Study on Excellence on Computer and E-Learning Use by College Instructors Alice Havel1,2 , Mary Jorgensen1,3 1 Adaptech Research Network 2 Dawson College 3 CRISPESH Celebrate Research: Research Symposium Dawson College, Montreal, May 2015
In Collaboration With Laura King – Cégep André-Laurendeau Catherine S. Fichten – Dawson College Jillian Budd – Adaptech Research Network Cristina Vitouchanskaia – Adaptech Research Network Alex Lussier – Cégep André-Laurendeau Tali Heiman – Open University of Israel
Otherwise Known As It doesn’t take much to make them happy Students give feedback on their teachers’ use of computer technology
Research Questions Do you like your teachers to use technologies in class? What technologies have your teachers used in class? Which of these technologies worked well for you? Which of these technologies did not work well for you?
Demographics: Students Gender Female: n = 183 (59 %) Male: n = 126 (40 %) Age (average = 20.50) R-score (average = 25.97) Field of study Social Science: n = 157 (51 %) Science: n = 96 (31 %) Creative Arts: n = 55 (18 %)
Demographics: Students Program of study Pre-university: n = 210 (68 %) Technical / career: n = 94 (31 %) Cegep Dawson College: n = 150 (48 %) Cégep André-Laurendeau: n = 161 (52 %) Immigrant status (not born in Canada) Immigrant: n = 95 (31 %) Non-immigrant: n = 213 (69 %)
I Like Courses Where Professors Use Technology
Top 5 Technologies That Worked Well 1) Presentation Software: PowerPoint 2) Videos 3) CMS: Course Notes Posted Online 4) CMS: Grades Posted online 5) CMS: Other Features
Top 5 Technologies That Did Not Work Well 1) Presentation software: PowerPoint 2) Online communication 3) Teacher’s knowledge and use of technology 4) CMS: selected aspects 5) Performance of technology at school
Top 5 Suggestions for How to Use Technology Better Use and availability of tech at school Teacher’s knowledge and use of tech Performance of tech at school Presentation software: PowerPoint Allowing personal use of technology
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