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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one!
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
mockup
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”