Campus Technology’s 2016 Teaching With Technology study is out and the report contains a few noteworthy observations (as always the link the to the primary source is below):

  • 79% of faculty are absolutely / very confident in their technology skills
  • 61% of faculty rate their student’s technology skills as average or below average
  • 56% of students are required to bring devices, however…
  • 78% of institutions do not provide any devices for students
  • 67% of faculty are supportive of students using their own devices, but just over half those faculty have reservations about doing so
  • In terms of devices, 95% of faculty believe laptops are essential / valuable with 84% believing the same about tablets
  • In a bit of a surprise, only 55% of faculty believe mobile phones are essential or valuable – perhaps saying something about the availability / friendliness of common learning platforms for smaller screens
  • 75% of faculty report that some / all of their courses taught are blended or hybrid
  • In terms of software used in learning environments, the top three are word processing, presentation software and online video (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo).  Ebooks?  Not in the top five.

For more insights, click through to the article and supporting study.  Happy reading!

35 Percent of Faculty Feel They Need More IT Support — Campus Technology