COLLEGE OF EDUCATION& PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Fall 2009Student / Faculty

21st Century Technology Survey

I will be communicating with my teacher via…

I will be communicating with my students via…

57%

19%

9%

8%

6%

CommunicationStudent

Email 181 Personal 61Text 28 Cell Phone 26Internet (Inst Msg) 19

All agree that email is the most effective way to communicate. Regardless of the method, computer driven communication will be the primary means of interaction.

40%

25%

19%

8%

8%

CommunicationFaculty

Email 19 Uconnect 12 Personal 9Facebook 4 Class Web Site 4

The tools that will be most useful to my classroom learning will be….

All agree that students need individual computers, smartboards will be a standard teaching tool, and the internet will utilized for

communication.

32%

23%

20%

12%

7%7%

Essential ToolsStudent

Classroom Computers 79 Smartboard 57Visual Aides 49 Internet 30WebCT 17 Hands On 17

35%

25%

20%

10%

10%

Essential ToolsFaculty

Smartboard 14 Classroom Computers 10Internet 8 WebCT 4Hands On 4

The tools that will be most convenient for me to discuss ideas from class and research…

All agree that the computer will be the primary means of discussion. That means students need computers and then various internet tools can be used such as

class websites, email, Facebook & WebCT.

28%

20%20%

17%

15%

Convenient ToolsStudent

Classroom Computers 37 Internet 26Online Discussion 26 Email 23WebCT 20

28%

20%20%

17%

15%

Convenient ToolsFaculty

Internet 4 Personal 4Facebook 3 Email 3WebCT 3 Mobile Furniture 3

How do you imagine using today's technology in the future?

All agree that smartboards will be used (not just available in the classroom).

35%

17%19%

15%

15%

Today's Technology to be used in the Future

Student

Smartboard 42 Facebook 20Handhelds 23 Class Website 18Classroom Computers 18

47%

18%

12%

12%

12%

Today's Technology to be used in the Future

Faculty

Smartboard 8 Facebook 3 Handhelds 2Class Website 2 WebCT 2

What other technology do you imagine using in the future?

An overall theme in the survey results included using technology already available such as the smartboards . Student laptops were also identified as essential.

29%

24%

22%

13%

12%

Future TechnologyStudent

Smartboard 32 Cell Phone 27 Computers 25Texting 15 Netbooks 13

25%

25%25%

25%

Future TechnologyFaculty

Smartboard 2 Cell Phone 2Handhelds 2 Skype 2

All agree that comfort and mobility were important elements for the physical classroom space. The room arrangement (casual, not lecture style) and décor

(colors, student displays) were highlighted.

What would the physical space of your perfect learning environment look like?

What is missing from today's classrooms that you would like to see in the future?

All agree that students need their own computers and comfortable furniture is important for the

environment.

39%

19%

17%

14%

11%

Currently Missing but Needed Technology

Student

Indiv. Computer 32 Comfort Furniture 16 Personal interaction 14 Smartboard 12Tech Training 9

27%

18%

18%

18%

9%

9%

Currently Missing but Needed Technology

Faculty

Comfort Furniture 6 Indiv. Computer 4Webcam 4 Color 4Student Display 2 Reliable 2

What limits technology from being successful right now and what might do so in the future?

The lack of tech training and usage was the most identified limitation to technology and one that could be rectified with

existing resources.

39%

39%

14%

4% 4%

Limitations to Success-ful Technology Usage

Student

Money 55 Tech Training 54Reliability 19 Wireless internet 6WebCT 6

39%

23%

16%

10%

6%6%

Limitations to Success-ful Technology Usage

Faculty

Tech Training 12 Money 7Access 5 Classroom Arrangement 3Not Using available 2 Old Habits 2

If you could make just one suggestion to CEPS regarding the use of technology, now or in the future, what would it be?

Immediate training and utilization of existing tech equipment was the dominant suggestion in the

survey.

35%

18%18%

17%

13%

Suggestions for Technology Usage

Tech Instruction 29 Computers 15Reliable 15 Uconnect WebCT 14Smartbds 11

67%

20%

13%

Suggestions for Technology Usage

Tech Instruction 10 Computers 3Color & Comfort 2