STUDENTS
TECHNOLOGY
AND
2013
Technology Value and Use Students value the ways in which technology helps them achieve their academic goals and prepares them for their future academic and workplace activities.
achieve my academic outcomes (76%)
Technology helps me
prepare for future educational plans (76%) prepare for the workplace (61%)
E-BOOK USE IN COURSES
of students said most/all of their instructors...
â…”
...have adequate technical skills
Did not use
...use technology effectively
26%
Used in one 35%
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
71% 54%
17% 22%
of students use open educational resources
Used in half or more
Used in a few of students say...
feel they are very or extremely important
½
...e-books are important to their academic success ...wish their instructors would use them more
Learning Environments BLENDED LEARNING
Students prefer blended learning environments while beginning to experiment with MOOCs.
77%
65%
63%
50% 38%
of students said they took any online
46% course in the past year
34%
Few students said they took a MOOC in the past year U.S.
Canada
Other countries
No
97%
Yes 3%
U.S.
Students taking about half or more of their classes as blended learning
96%
4%
Canada 6%
95%
Students who say they prefer blended learning classes
Other countries
Mobile Device Ownership and Use Students are poised to use their mobile devices more, and look to institutions and instructors for opportunities and encouragement to do so.
DEVICE OWNERSHIP +3%
89% Laptop
(percentage-point change since 2012)
+14%
+10%
+15%
Smartphone
16%
31%
43%
76%
+4%
Desktop computer
Tablet
E-reader
STUDENTS' IN-CLASS BYOD EXPERIENCES
Top 5 in-class uses for smartphones: 1 To look up information
Banned/ Discouraged
Encouraged/ Required
74%
2 To photograph information
3%
Smartphone
3 To access digital resources
30%
15%
Tablet
4 To record my instructors
19%
5 To participate in activities
26%
Laptop
58%
of students own three or more Internet-capable devices
Connectivity and Engagement Students value their privacy, and using technology to connect with them has its limits. the institution (64%)
Technology makes me feel more connected to
professors (60%) other students (53%)
Early Alert and Resource Recommendations
60%
11%
of students prefer to keep their academic and social lives separate. Keeping academic and social lives separate is more important to older students than younger students.
89%
Not interested
Moderately interested
Very interested 76%
24%
Guidance about Course Offerings
The data in this infographic come from the ECAR report ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013. To view the full report, visit: educause.edu/ecar-student-2013
EDUCAUSE CENTER FOR ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH