Transcript ECAR NATIONAL STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 2011 Eden Dahlstrom | December 15, 2011 ECAR Senior Research Analyst.

ECAR NATIONAL STUDY OF
UNDERGRADUATES AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, 2011
Eden Dahlstrom | December 15, 2011
ECAR Senior Research Analyst
STUDY HISTORY
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ECAR annual study, since 2004
 Objectives (generally speaking):
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Assess student ownership and use of technology
Explore how effectively students, instructors, and
institutions use technology
Gauge students’ technology perceptions and
preferences
STUDY STATUS
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2011 was an experimental year with two studies
conducted
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Traditional institutional-based data collection
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Thank you! 145 institutions participated in 2011
National sample of undergraduates drawn from a
consumer panel
2012 study plans
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Invitation to participate is forthcoming…more
information at the end of this presentation
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http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECAR
NationalStudyofUndergradua/238012
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT RESOURCES
Wow!
What a
great
infographic!
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Any questions before we talk about the key
findings of the 2011 study?
KEY FINDINGS
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Students are drawn to hot technologies but
rely on more traditional devices.
Students recognize major academic benefits
of technology.
Students report uneven perceptions of
institutions and instructors on technology.
Facebook-generation students juggle
personal and academic interactions.
Students prefer, and say they learn more in,
classes with online components.
KEY FINDING 1 – STUDENTS ARE DRAWN TO
HOT TECHNOLOGIES BUT RELY ON
TRADITIONAL DEVICES
AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION
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What percentage of students said they own an
iPad?
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a) 8%
 b) 12%
 c) 23%
 d) 37%
AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER
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What percentage of students said they own an
iPad?
a) 8%  Correct Answer
 b) 12%
 c) 23%
 d) 37%
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PREFER SMALL, MOBILE DEVICES
PREFER SMALL, MOBILE DEVICES
Technology
Technology
Students
Own
Ownership
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5
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10
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Laptop
87%
2
Printer
81%
3
DVD Player
75%
4
USB Thumbdrive
70%
5
Wi-Fi*
67%
6
Stationary gaming
device
66%
7
iPod
62%
8
HDTV
56%
9
Smartphone
55%
10
Digital Camera
55%
11
Webcam
55%
12
Desktop Computer
53%
13
Handheld Gaming
Device
38%
14
Netbook
11%
15
iPad
8%
*Likely interpreted by the respondent as
having access to Wi-Fi
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Traditional age college students
(18-24) and those from households
of $100K+ own more technology
than their counterparts.
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RELY ON TRADITIONAL DEVICES
CORE SOFTWARE IS CENTRAL
CARNGIE CLASS DIFFERENCEES
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Students at community colleges are more likely
to own stationary technologies
 Students at institutions that award master’s and
doctorate degrees are more likely to own
portable technologies
KEY FINDING 2 – STUDENTS RECOGNIZE MAJOR
ACADEMIC BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY
STUDENTS VALUE THE BASICS
Value of Technology to Academic Success
Percent Responding “Extremely Valuable”
STUDENTS VALUE THE BASICS
Value of Technology to Academic Success
Percent Responding “Extremely Valuable”
AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION
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What percentage of students said they use their
smartphones for academics?
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a) 22%
 b) 37%
 c) 53%
 d) 76%
AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER
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What percentage of students said they use their
smartphones for academics?
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a) 22%
 b) 37%  Correct Answer
 c) 53%
 d) 76%
SMARTPHONES—NOT JUST FOR
COMMUNICATION
Ways Smartphones Are Used for Academic Work
(Among Users) n= 1,122
E-mailing professors
Checking grades
Texting other students about coursework
Looking up info on Internet outside of class
E-mailing other students about coursework
Accessing course websites or syllabi
Looking up info on Internet in class
As a timer or time management device
Listening to music while doing coursework
Taking pictures
Collecting data for classwork
To access a social networking website
Accessing library resources
Registering for courses
Conducting research for papers/presentations
Accessing financial aid information
Texting professors
Making textbook purchases
Learning about locations you're in/visiting
As a source of additional help or tutoring
Posting information or images on the Internet
Writing papers or other classwork
Ordering transcripts
Making charts or other visual aids
66%
62%
61%
59%
57%
45%
45%
42%
40%
37%
28%
28%
24%
22%
22%
21%
19%
16%
15%
15%
14%
12%
7%
5%
VALUE ANYTIME, ANYWHERE ACCESS
Value of Technology for Academic Success
Percent Responding “Extremely Valuable”
(Among users and those whose instructors use)
N = bases vary
Wi-Fi access is
instrumental to
student success,
and students
want access from
everywhere
on campus.
E-MAIL HITS THE TOP OF WISH LIST
Wish Instructor Used More Often
E-mail
Course or learning management system
E-books or e-textbooks
Presentation software
Online forums or bulletin boards
Online chats, chat events, webinars
College/university library website
Web-based videos
Freely available course content
Video-sharing websites
Word processors
Podcasts and webcasts
Text message
Spreadsheets
Facebook
Tagging/bookmarking/liking
Simulations or educational games
Blogs
Wikis
Web-based citation/bibliography tools
Social studying sites
Instant message
Telephone-like communication over the Internet
Graphics software
Video-creation software
Online multi-user computer games
Programming languages
E-portfolios
Web-based music
39%
32%
31%
27%
21%
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19%
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9%
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7%
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5%
*Only items mentioned by at least 5% of students are shown
KEY FINDING 3 – STUDENTS REPORT UNEVEN
PERCEPTIONS OF INSTITUTIONS AND
INSTRUCTORS ON TECHNOLOGY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AA
AA
DR
DR
DR
AA
EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
KEY FINDING 4 – FACEBOOK-GENERATION
STUDENTS JUGGLE PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC
INTERACTIONS
AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION
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What percentage of students said it was
appropriate for an instructor to “friend” them on
Facebook?
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a) 97%
 b) 64%
 c) 31%
 d) 14%
AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER
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What percentage of students said it was
appropriate for an instructor to “friend” them on
Facebook?
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a) 97%
 b) 64%
 c) 31%  Correct Answer
 d) 14%
COMMUNICATION TOOLS—MASS ADOPTION
Frequency of Use for School or Personal Purposes
COMMUNICATION TOOLS—MASS ADOPTION
Frequency of Use for School or Personal Purposes
SOCIAL NETWORKING STATMENTS
Agreement with Statements about Social Networking
Students are comfortable
communicating with other
students on Facebook about
academics; however, they
prefer their communication
with instructors to be more
formal (using email for this
purpose instead).
KEY FINDING 5 – STUDENTS PREFER, AND SAY
THEY LEARN MORE, IN CLASSES WITH ONLINE
COMPONENTS
BLEND TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE
Preferred Learning Environment
Seminars and other smaller classes with
some online components
36%
Classes that give me the option to use as
many or as few online components as I
need to
22%
Large lecture classes with some online
components
Seminars and other smaller classers with
no online components
16%
10%
Seminars and other smaller classes that
are completely online
6%
Large lecture classes with no online
components
5%
Large lecture classes that are completely
online
5%
Learn the Most In…
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Any questions before we talk about the ECAR
recommendations from the 2011 study?
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Investigate your students’ technology
needs…and create an action plan…
Provide professional development opportunities
and incentives…
Enhance students’ involvement in technology
planning…
Meet students’ expectation for …Wi-Fi
access…
Join the consumer migration to e-content…
RECOMMENDATIONS, cont.
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Support students’ use of core productivity
software and applications…
Make better use of technologies that students
value…
Use technology in more transformative ways…
Give students different options for interacting
with instructors/institutions…
Move strategically toward blended/hybrid
learning environments…
Establish/refine social media policies…
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Q and A…
2012 STUDENT STUDY PARTICIPATION
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This week: invitation to participate
 Jan. 15: last date to pledge participation
 Dec. – Mar.: on-campus study planning
 Feb. – Apr.: data collection
 June: institution-specific results will be available
 Sept.: nationally-representative public report
ECAR:
• Provides incentives for student participation
• Offers resources and support
• Returns your student response data to you
• Returns comparison data to you
• Includes your data in the final report
For More Information…
ECAR National Study of Students and
Information Technology in Higher
Education, 2011
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECA
RNationalStudyofUndergradua/238012
Eden Dahlstrom
ECAR Senior Research Analyst
[email protected]