Presentation delivered to m-libraries international conference, Brisbane 2011, by Charles Darwin University Library - "Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies at a regional university"

1. Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies at a remote and regional universityJulie Cartwright, Sally Cummings, Bernadette Royal, Michelle Turner and JoAnne Witt

2. Where is CDU? Photo credits: http://www.australia.com/destinations/states/nt.aspx http://amazingaustralia.com.au and Flickr-Creative Commons

3. Charles Darwin University Library Casuarina Campus

4. Challenges of Supporting Internal and External Students Photo credits: http://www.eightacresofeden.com/2009/12/lighting-for-teenagers-deskstudy.html

5. Orientation For All Group Mascots On campus On campus no phone Online Online no phone Photo credits: Steve Boak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalbarragup_artworks/), Grant Williamson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gjw/) and Sam Fraser-Smith (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfrasersmith/). Cartoonified using BeFunky.

6. Enticements Thank you for the generous sponsorship of the CDU Library Treasure Hunt.

7. Online Students Liaison Librarian Page Referencing Lib Guide

8. On Campus No Phone Posters

9. On Campus No Phone Posters

10. On Campus No Phone Postcard .

11. On Campus with Phone . Posters

12. On Campus with Phones Postcards

13. Free Tools We Used PercentMobile Quickmark QR code reader for PC i-nigma Blabberize

14. Lone Ranger or Social ?

15. Keeping it silly

16. Promote! Promote!

17. Promoting QR Codes

18. Linking the Physical to the Virtual Note: The accompanying video is embedded in the following slide

19. Serious Art of Having Fun Note: The accompanying video is embedded in the following slide

21. Different phrases used to indicate modes of entry

22. Treasure Hunt LibGuide stats

23. Bit.ly stats for URLs and QR codes

24. Feedback survey

26. Treasure Hunt Entries 70 on campus (31%) 8 / 70 (11.4%) used QR codes 223 entries 153 online (69%) 15 / 153 (9.8%) used QR codes Comment: “A great way to familiarise my way around the CDU library site. Great fun too, a break from study!”

27. Treasure Hunt Libguide 1205 visits in Feb & March 203 visits to the About QR codes tab

28. Bit.ly Stats for URLs and QR Codes Note: The accompanying video is embedded in the following slide

29. Bit.ly Stats for URLs and QR Codes

30. Feedback Survey Voluntary, no prizes offered 7 questions

31. How did Students Hear about the Treasure Hunt?

32. What did They Think of it?

33. Do Students Own Smartphones?

34. What is Their Experience with QR Codes?

35. Are Students Interested in Accessing Library Services via Mobile Devices?

37. Working with lecturers to bring student groups through or embed treasure hunt into information literacy classes

38. LibGuide provided education role (learning about QR codes) as well as starting point of activity

40. Difficult to reach students through CDU emails, both for promotion and contacting winners

41. Promotion on-campus and online was difficult to do effectively

43. 10% of participants used QR codes

44. Online activities had greater uptake than on-campus activities

47. QR code links to video/text/images instructions on how to print

48. QR Code links to tutorial on how to add money to card using card machine and eftpos facility

49. LCD screen in CDU Library foyer. QR code links to video/text/images of Library news, sites and events

50. QR code copies call number to mobile device/maps physical location/more info

51. Wrap Up How do we identify what aspects to adopt and promote? Observations indicated high level of clients using mobile devices within the library. CDU Library policy will ensure mobile compatibility is considered in all future system and content purchases Statistics collected indicate fun, instructional video clips worthy of adopting &promoting CDU Library QR Codes can be used in any promotional arena/campus wide/Territory wide Are they worthy of our time and budget? Yes, increasing library profile to external & internal clients through the use of free software tools such as Animoto & Blabberize clearly demonstrated high level of student engagement. How to overcome difficulties for smaller Libraries who may lack staffing, expertise and resources? We addressed these difficulties by sourcing freeware, self taught play time, drawing upon existing knowledge from within the team and the common goal of providing a fun learning experience for everyone involved.