A Perspective on the Technology Awareness among Students Carlos Jimenez-Bescos & Ann Hockey

What technology are we expecting students to use?

The Survey Perform during academic year 2010/11. Covering the whole range of BE students 487 respondents. Ages ranging from 18 to 53 years (Mostly 20s). 6 points Likert scale. Very frequently (VF); Frequently (F); Fairly frequently (FF); Not frequently (NF); Not used (NU); Not understand (DNU)

Mobile Phone 76 % VF 17 % F

Social Networks 26 % VF 25 % F 22 % FF

ARU 23 % FF 32 % NF 21 % NU

Home 41 % VF 30 % F 18 % FF

E-Portfolio 9 % NF 38 % NU 48 % DNU

Photo Sharing 11 % NF 48 % NU 30 % DNU

Mobile Learning 10 % NF 38 % NU 41 % DNU

Video Messaging 21 % NF 37 % NU 17 % DNU

Youtube 24 % FF 24 % NF 11 % NU

Blogs 20 % NF 45 % NU 21 % DNU

eBooks 23 % NF 34 % NU 18 % DNU

Discussion Forums 22 % NF 25 % NU 10 % DNU

VLE 17 % NF 28 % NU 20 % DNU

Virtual Worlds 6 % NF 46 % NU 42 % DNU

Any Concerns?

Conclusions Mobile phones, social networks and personal s are very frequently use. Limited use and/or understanding of wikis, discussion forums, blogs and VLE. Two questions appear.

What are the implications to elearning deliveries and the increasing use of technology? Are we overestimating the capabilities of technology ‘natives’?

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