1. 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

2. 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

3. Otherwise Known As It doesn’t take much to make them happy
Students give feedback on their teachers’ use of computer technology

4. 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?

5. 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 %)

6. 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 %)

7. I Like Courses Where Professors Use Technology

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Questions?

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