A Perspective on the Technology Awareness among Students Carlos Jimenez-Bescos & Ann Hockey
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 Email
• 23 % FF• 32 % NF• 21 % NU
Home Email
• 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 emails 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’?
Thank you very much