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TECHNOLOGY MEETSANTHROPOLOGY
WEST/SOUTHWEST EDUCAUSE • February 2013
Bridgette Sanders, Social Sciences Librarian
Judy Walker, Education/Psychology Librarian
J. Murrey Atkins Library • UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Improv ing Student Learning Spaces
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The 21st Century
Learner
• Social
• Team Orientation
• Multitaskers• Hands-on
• Experimenters
• Entrepreneurs
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Ethnographic
Studies
• Feedback Boards/Charts
• Interviews
• Usability studies
• Observation
• Student journals• Card sorting
• NO surveys!
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Ethnographic
Studies
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Quick, Easy
Responses
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Quick, Easy
Responses
Equipment Upgrades
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Redoing the
Space
BeforeBefore
After
After
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Not so Quick &
Easy Responses
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New Access
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Reconfiguring
Computer Space
Bad
Best
Better
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Collaborative
Rooms
Traditional
a.k.a. Study Rooms
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Collaborative
Rooms
High Tech
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Collaborative
Rooms
High Tech
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Collaborative
Walls
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Collaborative
Tables
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Collaborative
Tables
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Student
Response
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Proof is in the
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Average Weekly Logins
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Proof is in the
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The Future is NOW
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The Future is NOW
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The Transition
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The New Space
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The Emerging
Future
Digital Scholarship Lab
dsl.uncc.edu
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Simultaneous WiFi Connections
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Challenges
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What We Learned
• Use local human resources
Student Projects
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What We Learned
• Mobility is a must
“His group seems to have
rearranged the furniture to
make their own s tudy
space .” (Kaitlin, field notes,
p.9-10)
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What We Learned
• Work closely with IT folks
“But I still can’t connect to the Wi -Fi … I still can’t connect to the Wi -Fi …
The Wi-Fi is finally connected! That
took way too long. If I actually
needed it, I probably wo uld have
mo ved locat ions ” (Sayde, field
notes, p. 11).
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What We Learned
• Interactivity/Digitization
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Bridgette Sanders
Judy Walker