learning commons: whats working? john culshaw professor and associate director for administrative...
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Learning Commons: What’s Working?
John CulshawProfessor and Associate Director for
Administrative Services
University of Colorado at Boulder
Student Body Profile
• 30,000 students (5,000 graduate)
• 6,000 students live in residence halls
• Most students traditional college age
The Need• Norlin facility
improvements• Call for 24/7 space• Changing learning
styles and needs• Norlin Renaissance
Plan
The Plan• Enable student work• Link space to learning• Pervasive technology• Flexible and collaborative• Address student needs holistically• Integrate the outdoors
Second floor photo here
Old ref room photo here
Plaza photos here
Old Mac lab here
3rd floor photos here
Measuring Success
– Overnight usage counts– Computer usage counts– Student Comments– Café proceeds
11:00 PM12:00
Midnight 1:00 AM2:00 AM
3:00 AM4:00 AM
5:00 AM6:00 AM
7:00 AM
10772
3619
94
22
3
124
81
44
2516
97
68
151
109
63
40
2517
1312
15
122
117
88
71
52
3929
2628
49
31
18
10
6
33
3 4
103
60
39
24
16
117
7 9
171
133
83
52
34
23
1815 17
Norlin Commons Average Monthly Usage by Hour
Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10
Commons Computer Usage• 60 fixed workstations, 120 laptops • 5,500 unique logins during Jan-Feb• 2,728 unique logins on laptops• 48 minutes average on desktops• 72 minutes average on laptops
8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Noon 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
11:00 PM
Midnight0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
49
121
157
203
286 282
314
286
234227
144
84
64
4839
0 1
44
128
214200
250237
196 196
168
118
97 99
80
54
3822
43
Average Items Checked out by Hour, Feb 2010
Norlin Circulation Desk Norlin Commons
Student Feedback
The Good:“Awesome”“Finally a 24-hour space”
The Expected:“Open earlier on Sundays”“Keep the rest of the library open
later”“Clean the bathrooms”
The Odd:“Needs a Jacuzzi hot tub…”
Student Space Utilization Study
• Collaboration stations
The Future• Revisiting Norlin Renaissance Plan
• Never enough power• Need more desktop computers
• Enhance other spaces, including branches
Success!• High usage• Safe space contributes to campus life• Students have returned to the library