Auburn University has teamed up with mobile app developer Guidebook to create an upgrade to the “Auburn Guides” app.
The project was spearheaded by John-Michael Roehm, director of the previous Auburn Guides projects.
“The updated version of Auburn Guides provides users with a much more streamlined and user friendly approach to using Auburn Guides,” Roehm said. “From the stylistic design to the functionality, the updated app functions similarly to many other popular applications, making it much more intuitive.”
The new Auburn Guides app boasts the same features as the old app, but with a “slicker” interface and functionality, Roehm said.
“The most popular use of Auburn Guides is the scheduling feature," Roehm said. "Departments and organizations pay most schedules of events, meeting times or other information for students to browse."
Roehm said the app has a scheduling feature to remind students of events.
"When you find an event you like, you may add it to your schedule and set for a reminder to go off on your phone at the time you desire," Roehm said. "Many of these events are seamlessly being inputted into the app from AUinvolve so the information you are getting is consistent."
The popular “Handbooks” feature will also be returning from the previous app.
“Auburn Guides has also seen great use of the app to be used as a student handbook with pertinent information,” Roehm said. “Student Conduct recently listed the entire Code of Student Conduct in an easy to read format for students to understand.”
The process was a collaboration between University staff and mobile app developers Guidebook, who handled the technical aspects of the project.
“We are fortunate to partner with Guidebook to actually do all of the technical building of the app," Roehm said. "Their team has been great to work with to make sure the Auburn Guides app ‘looks and feels’ like something Auburn students are used to seeing."
Roehm said the Guidebook team has been helpful in keeping the app up-to-date.
“The Guidebook team handles all technical issues allowing for non-tech users like myself to easily maintain accurate information in the app," Roehm said.
Roehm also encourages students and other users alike to look forward to the future of Auburn Guides.
“We are continually meeting with new campus departments and organizations to add to Auburn Guides,” Roehm said. “We hope the future shows that Auburn Guides will be a one-stop mobile shop for information about Auburn University.”
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