The document discusses the use of augmented reality (AR) in library instruction to enhance engagement and awareness among students at Texas A&M University. It highlights a project that aimed to create a more scalable library tour experience through AR, outlining the teams involved and the positive feedback received from participants. Key considerations included budget constraints, device compatibility, and the need for ease of use and development.

1. GAMAR: Adding layers to
library instruction through
augmented reality
Innovative Tools and Apps:
What's Hot
Elizabeth German
NISO Webinar
June 6, 2018

2. About Augmented Reality
“Augmented reality (AR) refers to a wide
spectrum of technologies that project
computer generated materials, such as
text, images, and video, onto users’
perceptions of the real world.”
Yuen, S., Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong, and Erik Johnson. "Augmented reality:
An overview and five directions for AR in education." Journal of Educational
Technology Development and Exchange 4.1 (2011): 119-140.

3. About Augmented Reality

4. AR for Learning
Experiential learning
Gamification
Personal Technology
Data and Assessment
Pulling
together
trends in
education

5. AR Marketplace
Software Development Kits (SDK)

6. Texas A&M Project
Project Team
• Sarah LeMire
Coordinator of First Year Programs
• Stephanie Graves
Director of Learning and Outreach
• Michael Hawkins
Education Technology Support
• Beth German
Service Design Librarian
English 104
• Learning objective – Academic Resource awareness
• Constraint – 57 English 104 Sections, 25 students each = 1,425
students
• Solution – Unmediated Library Tour
Citations
LeMire, Sarah, Elizabeth German, Shweta Kailani,
Rhonda Newton, Stephanie J. Graves, and Michael
Hawkins. “Finding Tech-achu: Explore the Potential of
Augmented Reality.” Texas A&M University Tech
Summit. Galveston, TX, February 22, 2017.
.
LeMire, Sarah, Stephanie J. Graves, Michael
Hawkins, and Shweta Kailani. “Libr-AR-y Tours:
Increasing Engagement and Scalability of Library
Tours Using Augmented Reality.” College &
Undergraduate Libraries,
25:3(2018). doi:10.1080/10691316.2018.1480445 In
Press.

7. Choosing
Criteria Requirements
Price for development Modest budget allocated
Price for students Must be free
Device compatibility Must be iOS and Android
Program type No coding required
Ease of development No coding required
Ease for end user Easy to download and follow tour

8. The Tour

9. The Tour

10. The Tour

11. The Tour

12. The Tour

13. The Tour

14. The Tour

15. The Tour

16. The Tour

17. The Tour

18. The Tour

19. The Tour

20. The Backend

21. The Backend

22. The Backend

23. The Backend

24. Lessons Learned
Student feedback
• Initial semester, around 500 students participated
• Overwhelmingly positive feedback
• Original layout had too much movement, plan your path wisely
GAMAR
• Limited on features
• Video is available but is manually entered by GAMAR
• Limited accessibility (optional paper version)
• Limited statistics and manually sent by GAMAR
• Assessment check in activities