Student perceptions of tech use in higher ed classes: This Educause article is a must read for community college faculty, whether they are tech users or tech resisters. Data were gathered in 2004 from survey responses received from over 4000 university students. Not surprisingly, the "digital natives" report heavy reliance on and ownership of a litany of personal technology devices. But they purport to be quite discerning when it comes to preferences for technology use in their classrooms. I'm betting they have seen a lot of bad PowerPoint, but whatever the reason, they indicate a partiality for a "moderate" level of technology use by their instructors. When it comes to their online classes, they report, in general, positive experiences with the Learning Management System (LMS) at their institution. Interestingly:
"the interactive features least used by faculty were the features that students indicated contributed the most to their learning. The students were especially positive about sharing materials with students (38.5 percent), faculty feedback on assignments (32 percent), and online readings (24.9 percent)".[Link to full article]
Enhancing Teaching With Technology: Are We There Yet?: Expanding on the findings related to student preferred components of their LMS was this article from Innovate which states:
"Students claim that their schools and teachers have not yet recognized—much less responded to—the fundamental shift occurring in the students they serve and in the learning communities they are charged with fostering".
As indicated in the article, we have to question the level of engagement we ask of our faculty. And my own 2¢ is that we could use a whole lot more professional developement opportunities and round table types of discussions for sharing of ideas and best practices when it comes to helping the faculty get excited about embracing a new technology.
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