Student Technology Usage and Insights in Higher Education
This presentation delves into how students are utilizing technology in academic settings, focusing on challenges, advantages, and findings from the Digital Experience Insights Survey. It highlights key metrics related to technology support, online learning environment quality, digital skills development, and student engagement. The session structure involves discussions on current technologies, survey results, and planning for the future of technology integration in educational institutions.
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Academy Forum 2: How are students using technology? Dr Jim Woolley Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit lteu@aber.ac.uk
Session structure Discussion based: Current technologies Digital Insights Survey Discussion on the findings from Digital Insights Planning for the future
Discussion: Challenges You ll be sent into 3 breakout groups: What challenges do you think students currently face in using technology? Please nominate a spokesperson to feed back.
Youll be split into 2 groups: Discussion: Advantages Reflect on your current experience. What currently works well in terms of the technology? Please nominate a spokesperson to feedback
Digital experience insights survey: findings from learner/student survey conducted 2021-2022 at Aberystwyth University Prepared by Kate Wright, Lauren Harvey, and Joseph Wiggins
What is the learner/student digital experience insights survey? Asks learners/students across further education (FE) and higher education (HE) about their experiences of using technology at their college or university and on their course Run by Jisc Separate surveys for FE and HE For 2020/21 there were nearly 63,000 responses from UK FE learners and HE students This presentation summarises some key findings from data collected from our learners/students
Summary of key metrics Technology at your organisation 80.72% agreed they were supported to use their own devices (Q12a HE) Supported to use own devices 74.40% agreed we supported them to access online platforms/services off site (Q12b HE) 81% Supported to learn effectively online Support access to online platforms/services off site 82.56% rated the quality of the online learning environment as good or above (Q14 HE) 74% 72% Technology in your learning 44.33% agreed they had engaging and motivating online learning materials (Q21a HE) 83% Provided reward/recognition for digital skills Quality of the online learning environment 22% 72.36% agreed that learning online was convenient (Q22a HE) 44% 80.39% rated the quality of the online learning on their course as good or above (Q25 HE) 80% Quality of online learning on course Engaging and motivating online learning materials Developing your digital skills 72% 21.79% agreed we provided them with reward and recognition for their digital skills (Q27d HE) Online learning is convenient 71.86% rated the support we offered them to learn effectively online as good or above (Q30 HE)
Benchmark comparisons The digital experience insights surveys national dataset allows us to compare our results with anonymised overall results from other UK organisations that ran the learner/student insights survey (see table below).. We have compared the eight key metrics shown earlier in this presentation on slide 4. Question Our data UK data 62.56% 57.62% Supported to use own devices (Q12a HE) 74.40% 69.26% Support access to online platforms/services off site (HE) 82.56% 76.93% Quality of the online learning environment (Q14 HE) 44.33% 42.84% Engaging and motivating online learning materials (Q21a HE) 72.36% 68.03% Online learning is convenient (Q22a HE) 80.39% 74.32% Quality of online learning on course (Q25 HE) 21.79% 24.04% Provided reward/recognition for digital skills (Q27d HE) 71.86% 66.08% Supported to learn effectively online (Q30 HE)
Theme one (T1) You and your technology
T1: Devices used regularly for learning (Q9). Learners/students were asked, which of these devices they regularly used for learning (they could tick all that applied). Which of these devices do you regularly use for learning? (tick all that apply) Desktop computer 28% Laptop 93% Tablet 20% Smartphone 69% Additional screen 14% Additional mic or headset 21% Additional camera or webcam 10% None of these 0%
Theme two (T2) Technology at your organisation
T2: Digital platforms and services at your organisation Live video classes: 85.9% eg Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet Virtual learning environment: 93.4% eg Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas Collaborative applications: 28.7% eg Google Docs, virtual boards, wikis Online assessment or testing platform: 63.5% Student dashboard for tracking progress: 35%
T2: Digital tool or app really useful for learning (Q13). Learners/students were asked to give an example of a digital tool or app they found really useful for learning. Common Digital Tool/applications included: 43.4% of learners/students that commented mentioned Blackboard 9.4% of learners/students that commented mentioned Microsoft Teams Expanded explanations cited reasons for choosing Blackboard such as: - Central to the learning experience - Accessibility from many different types of devices - Well organised and fit for use* *Answers also specified that the usefulness could be compromised by ineffective course organisation
T2: Overall quality of the online learning environment (Q14). Learners/students were asked to provide an overall rating for the quality of the online learning environment. 82.6% rated us as good or above. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the online learning environment? 48% 32% 13% 3% 3% 1% 0% Best imaginable Excellent Good Average Poor Awful Worst imaginable
Theme three (T3) Technology in your learning
T3: Difficulties when learning online (Q18 HE). Learners/students were asked if any of these made it difficult for them to learn online (they could tick all that applied). Have any of these made it difficult for you to learn online? (tick all that apply) 0 No suitable computer/device 11% No safe, private area to work 13% Poor wifi connection 52% Mobile data costs 13% Can't access learning platforms 18% None of these 37%
T3: Learning activities they have carried out (Q20 HE) Learners/students were asked, in the last two weeks, which learning activities they had done. In the last two weeks, which of these learning activities have you done? (tick all that apply) Live online lecture or class 48.70% Access recorded lecture or class 72.30% Mixed face-to-face / online class 39.00% Computer-marked test or practice paper 19.70% Live quizzing or polling 15.10% Online research tasks 35.10% Online text-based discussion 9.70% Collaborate online eg shared report 11.20% Virtual lab, practical or field work 9.70% Online game or simulation 5.60% Use a virtual reality headset 0.60% None of these 9.10%
T3: Online learning materials (Q21). Learners/students were asked how much they agreed with four statements about our online learning materials. How much do you agree that your online learning materials are: Engaging and motivating 44.30% 40.50% 15.10% At the right level and pace 62.00% 31.00% 7.00% Accessible to you 77.10% 20.20% 2.70% Available in good time 66.80% 27.00% 6.20% Agree Neutral Disagree
T3: Learning online (Q22). Learners/students were asked how much they agreed with four statements about learning online. How much do you agree that learning online: Is convenient for you 72.40% 11.30% 16.30% Allows you to contribute in the ways that you prefer 51.40% 20.80% 27.80% Enables you to make good progress in your [studies/learning] * 53.10% 20.80% 28.40% Makes you feel part of a community of staff and [students/learners] * 26.20% 42.70% 31.20% Allows you to be assessed fairly 58.30% 9.00% 32.80% Agree Neutral Disagree
T3: Positive aspects of online learning (Q23 HE). Learners/students were asked, what aspect of learning online, if any, had been most positive for them. This was a free text question, which we analysed for themes. Common themes included: 19.3% of learners/students that commented mentioned accessibility 16.9% of learners/students that commented mentioned being able to pace work themselves and/or time management 9.2% of learners/students that commented mentioned lecture recordings 1.4% of learners/students that commented mentioned there were no positives
T3: Negative aspects of online learning (Q24). Learners/students were asked, what aspect of learning online, if any, had been most negative for them. This was a free text question, which we analysed for themes. Common themes included: 20.6% of learners/students that commented mentioned lack and/or difficulty of motivation and distractions 9.8% of learners/students that commented mentioned lack of contact with staff 2.6% of learners/students that commented mentioned Blackboard as negative Online learning in itself is taxing. Online learning doesn t have the same feeling. It is something which isn't marked with attendance, isn't easily promoted and pushed. which make it difficult for students like myself either with low energy or executive dysfunctions to find the will power that structured lessons provide
T3: Overall quality of online learning on their course (Q25). Learners/students were asked to provide an overall rating of the quality of online learning on their course. 80.4% rated us as good or above Overall, how would you rate the quality of online learning on your course? 47.50% 29.40% 14.30% 3.90% 3.50% 0.90% 0.50% Best imaginable Excellent Good Average Poor Awful Worst imaginable
Resources Find out more LTEU Blog JISC Student digital experience insights survey 2021/22: higher education findings (pdf)
Whole group discussion: Discussion: Digital Insights Data What surprised you about the data and summary?
Youll be split into pairs: Discussion: Developing plans What digital and technological changes would you like to see developed at the University?
Off the back of the discussion today, Discussion: Changes What will you change in your teaching practice?
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