Student use of technologies for learning - what has changed since 2010?
| Authors | Maree Gosper (Maquarie University), Jo McKenzie, Jenny Pizzica (UTS), Janne Malfroy, Kevin Ashford-Rowe (ACU) |
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| Publication | Proceedings of ASCILITE2014 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Link | Paper link, Details |
Another great paper to come out of the ASCILITE2014 conference was this gem, which compares Student Experience and Expectation of Technology (SEET) survey results from 2010 to a second instance in 2013. The survey measures student use of technologies in their learning as well as their social and work lives.
General findings of the study are that "Overall students are increasingly satisfied with their use of technologies" and that the LMS is still a key part of teaching at universities.
Results show an increase in student access to computing equipment, up from 87% to 96%. Use of mobile technologies has also increased from 53% to 82%, yet the most popular location for using these technologies is at home.
Students are using cloud storage as a means of collaboration (up 13%) and communicating with their peers more using video-conferencing (up 4%). The use of online library resources has increased (up 8%). There were also smaller increases in the use of other technologies, mostly Web-based services. MOOCs have not capture student attention.
Although MOOCs have attracted a lot of interest in the popular press and in Universities, there is very little awareness within the student body. Only 2% of participants have completed one or more... and 77% had not heard of them at all.
LMS functions are high in the list of technologies that students use regularly. These include course materials, announcements, recordings, unit outlines, discussion forums, progress tracking, quizzes, messaging, submitting assignments and accessing assignment feedback.
For those involved in the provisioning of educational technologies within higher education, this is a worthwhile read. The paper is attached to this post.