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Many resources on campus are not being utilized because students don’t know they exist.
For instance:
Empty classrooms that a group of students could be using instead.
Sporting equipment that sits. unused in the storage.
Lab instruments that are free during specific hours.
Even students might have textbooks, calculators, or other devices that students need, but no one knows who has what.
In the end, we are wasting resources while students complain that there are not enough resources to support what they want to do on campus.
Idea / Solution
Campus Resource Sharing Map (Hidden Resource Finder)
A real-time live, digital map + app that provides all free resources that are available on campus at that time.
Example Features:
-Provide what classrooms/labs (like group study spaces) that are currently marked free and available to reserve/book.
-Let students submit items that they’re willing to share (like textbooks, calculators, sports kits, etc.), and provide an opportunity for other students to use those resources.
-Display the number of seats currently available in the library or study halls.
-Show the laundry machine availability in hostels, (if integrated for on campus).
- Use IoT sensors (or even just a combination of a timetable + student or the app reporting) to show that resources are free.
Impact
-Students are spending less time finding free spaces/resources, and instead are able to access them directly.
-Reduces unnecessary duplication (for example. students decide to buy new textbooks because they didn’t know that a senior had one).
-Increases a culture of sharing on campus.
-Makes campus feel SMARTER and more efficient.
