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

2. STUDY HISTORY  ECAR annual study, since 2004  Objectives (generally speaking):  Assess student ownership and use of technology  Explore how effectively students, instructors, and institutions use technology  Gauge students’ technology perceptions and preferences

3. STUDY STATUS  2011 was an experimental year with two studies conducted  Traditional institutional-based data collection  Thank you! 145 institutions participated in 2011  National sample of undergraduates drawn from a consumer panel  2012 study plans  Invitation to participate is forthcoming…more information at the end of this presentation

4. IMPORTANT RESOURCES  http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECAR NationalStudyofUndergradua/238012 http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECAR NationalStudyofUndergradua/238012

5. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT RESOURCES Wow! What a great infographic!

6.  Any questions before we talk about the key findings of the 2011 study?

7. KEY FINDINGS 1. Students are drawn to hot technologies but rely on more traditional devices. 2. Students recognize major academic benefits of technology. 3. Students report uneven perceptions of institutions and instructors on technology. 4. Facebook-generation students juggle personal and academic interactions. 5. Students prefer, and say they learn more in, classes with online components.

8. KEY FINDING 1 – STUDENTS ARE DRAWN TO HOT TECHNOLOGIES BUT RELY ON TRADITIONAL DEVICES

9. AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION  What percentage of students said they own an iPad?  a) 8%  b) 12%  c) 23%  d) 37%

10. AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER  What percentage of students said they own an iPad?  a) 8%  Correct Answer  b) 12%  c) 23%  d) 37%

11. PREFER SMALL, MOBILE DEVICES ©2011 EDUCAUSE. CC by-nc-nd11 Technology Students Own Laptop87% Printer81% DVD Player75% USB Thumbdrive70% Wi-Fi*67% Stationary gaming device 66% iPod62% HDTV56% Smartphone55% Digital Camera55% Webcam55% Desktop Computer53% Handheld Gaming Device 38% Netbook11% iPad8% 1 8 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Traditional age college students (18-24) and those from households of $100K+ own more technology than their counterparts. 6 Technology Ownership *Likely interpreted by the respondent as having access to Wi-Fi ©2011 EDUCAUSE. CC by-nc-nd 11

12. RELY ON TRADITIONAL DEVICES

13. CORE SOFTWARE IS CENTRAL

14. CARNGIE CLASS DIFFERENCEES  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

15. KEY FINDING 2 – STUDENTS RECOGNIZE MAJOR ACADEMIC BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY

16. STUDENTS VALUE THE BASICS Value of Technology to Academic Success Percent Responding “Extremely Valuable”

17. STUDENTS VALUE THE BASICS Value of Technology to Academic Success Percent Responding “Extremely Valuable”

18. AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION  What percentage of students said they use their smartphones for academics?  a) 22%  b) 37%  c) 53%  d) 76%

19. AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER  What percentage of students said they use their smartphones for academics?  a) 22%  b) 37%  Correct Answer  c) 53%  d) 76%

20. SMARTPHONES—NOT JUST FOR COMMUNICATION Ways Smartphones Are Used for Academic Work (Among Users) n= 1,122

21. 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.

22. E-MAIL HITS THE TOP OF WISH LIST Wish Instructor Used More Often *Only items mentioned by at least 5% of students are shown 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

23. KEY FINDING 3 – STUDENTS REPORT UNEVEN PERCEPTIONS OF INSTITUTIONS AND INSTRUCTORS ON TECHNOLOGY

24. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

25. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AA DR

26. EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

27. KEY FINDING 4 – FACEBOOK-GENERATION STUDENTS JUGGLE PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC INTERACTIONS

28. AUDIENCE POLL—QUESTION  What percentage of students said it was appropriate for an instructor to “friend” them on Facebook?  a) 97%  b) 64%  c) 31%  d) 14%

29. AUDIENCE POLL—ANSWER  What percentage of students said it was appropriate for an instructor to “friend” them on Facebook?  a) 97%  b) 64%  c) 31%  Correct Answer  d) 14%

30. COMMUNICATION TOOLS—MASS ADOPTION Frequency of Use for School or Personal Purposes

31. COMMUNICATION TOOLS—MASS ADOPTION Frequency of Use for School or Personal Purposes

32. 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).

33. KEY FINDING 5 – STUDENTS PREFER, AND SAY THEY LEARN MORE, IN CLASSES WITH ONLINE COMPONENTS

34. BLEND TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE Preferred Learning Environment Learn the Most In…

35.  Any questions before we talk about the ECAR recommendations from the 2011 study?

36. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Investigate your students’ technology needs…and create an action plan… 2. Provide professional development opportunities and incentives… 3. Enhance students’ involvement in technology planning… 4. Meet students’ expectation for …Wi-Fi access… 5. Join the consumer migration to e-content…

37. RECOMMENDATIONS, cont. 6. Support students’ use of core productivity software and applications… 7. Make better use of technologies that students value… 8. Use technology in more transformative ways… 9. Give students different options for interacting with instructors/institutions… 10. Move strategically toward blended/hybrid learning environments… 11. Establish/refine social media policies…

38.  Q and A…

39. 2012 STUDENT STUDY PARTICIPATION  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

40. 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 edahlstrom@educause.edu