We’ve created a monster –

Weina Wang & Colleen BurgessOCULA April 25, 2014

We call it Ryerson Library Mobile Learning

Ryerson Library

SLC opens in 2015

Built in 1974

Laptop Loan Program

Report Card2007-2014

Name: RULA Laptop Loan ProgramEvaluated By: WW, CB, KD, FW

Subject: Total Circulation StatsAnnually 65,000

Grade: A+Comments: Wow! Well done!

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Our Research Team

RULA-SAC (Student Advisory Committee)

Survey Fall 2013

Theme 1. Why and how are you using the laptop loan

program

Most and Least Important Devices in Academic Success

eBook reader

iPad

iPhone/smart phone

Tablet

Laptop PC/Mac

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

What mobile device do you consider the most important to your academic success (n=1184)

Laptop PC/Mac

Tablet

iPad

iPhone/smart phone

eBook reader

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

What mobile device do you consider the least important to your academic success (n=1184)

Theme 2. Feedback on current program

Theme 3. Mobile learning, and future initiatives & desktop

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I’m a monster!

Evolving…

From knowledge container to a mobile learning platform

- William Gibson

“The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet”