2013 Undergraduate Student Technology Survey
Creighton University
Ryan Cameron Tobias Nownes
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2013 Undergraduate Student Technology Survey Creighton University Ryan Cameron Tobias Nownes About the Survey Questions from the ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Technology, 2012 Survey* Undergraduate Students only
Ryan Cameron Tobias Nownes
* All questions used and edited with permission
Senior 22% Junior 24% Sophomore 29% Freshmen 25% By Class UC 8% SON 11% Business 17% A & S 64% By College Female 62% Male 38% By Gender Professional 31% Doctoral 18% Master’s 24% Bachelor’s 27% Academic Goal Off campus 38% On campus 62% Location
4108 Email invitations 1301 Student responses 1173 Completed surveys 128 Abandoned surveys
PC 50% Mac 47% Other 2% In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a laptop?
98% used a laptop 97% own their laptop 97% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success
Mac 48% PC 52% Freshman Mac 49% PC 51% Sophomore Mac 49% PC 51% Junior Mac 49% PC 51% Senior
Mac 51% PC 49% Arts & Sciences Mac 52% PC 48% Business Mac 49% PC 51% Nursing Mac 22% PC 78% University College
76% 13% 2% 9%
iPad Android Windows Don’t know
In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a Tablet Device?
55% used a tablet device 48% own the tablet used 28% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success
11% 7% 82% Freshman
iPad Android Windows Don’t know
10% 5% 10% 75% Sophomore 6% 1% 16% 77% Junior 8% 1% 21% 69% Senior
10% 2% 13% 75% Arts & Sciences
iPad Android Windows Don’t know
7% 2% 10% 81% Business 6% 3% 6% 84% Nursing 6% 30% 64% University College
65% 32% 1% 2%
iPhone Android Windows Blackberry
In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a Smartphone?
86% used a smartphone 94% own the smartphone used 41% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success
1% 1% 1% 36% 60% Freshman
iPhone Android Windows Blackberry Don’t know
2% 3% 1% 31% 64% Sophomore 2% 3% 1% 25% 69% Junior 2% 2% 1% 33% 62% Senior
1% 3% 1% 32% 63% Arts & Sciences
iPhone Android Windows Blackberry Don’t know
2% 1% 30% 68% Business 1% 2% 1% 25% 72% Nursing 1% 3% 42% 53% University College
Access BlueLine Access BlueCast Check Grades Register for class View Financial aid Library resources 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
43% 34% 35% 12% 43% 12% 32% 33% 34% 24% 32% 19% 20% 22% 17% 43% 17% 42% 5% 10% 14% 21% 8% 27%
Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used
How important is it to your academic success for you to do the following actions using a handheld mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet)?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
BlueLine BlueCast Check grades Register Financial aid Library
58% 60% 57% 22% 67% 21% 3% 3% 4% 2% 3% 2% 9% 8% 13% 11% 8% 16% 15% 12% 12% 23% 9% 23% 11% 11% 10% 28% 8% 25% 4% 6% 5% 14% 4% 12%
Excellent Good Fair Poor No Mobile Never Accessed
Thinking about your experience in the past year, rate Creighton University on how well you are able to do the following with a handheld mobile device:
3% 72% 16% 9%
Courses completely online Course with some online components Courses with no online components No response
In what type of learning environment do you tend to learn most?
10% 15% 75% 1% Freshman
Completely Online Some Online No Online No Response
7% 12% 78% 3% Sophomore 8% 14% 75% 3% Junior 9% 20% 68% 4% Senior
8% 16% 73% 2% Arts & Sciences
Completely Online Some Online No Online No Response
11% 15% 73% 2% Business 11% 15% 72% 2% Nursing 6% 18% 67% 9% University College
Yes 17% No 74% No response 9% In the past year, have you taken a completely online course at Creighton?
8% 78% 14% Courses completely online Courses with some online components Courses with no online components The 17% of Creighton students that have taken an online course view of their preferred learning environment.
BlueLine BlueCast Google Drive E-Text Library Websites Online Citation Tools 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
22% 10% 40% 17% 31% 0% 18% 15% 24% 21% 19% 1% 41% 51% 26% 38% 30% 33% 19% 23% 10% 24% 21% 66%
Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used
How important are the following resources or tools to achieving your academic success?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
BlueLine BlueCast Google Drive E-Text Blogs Simulations
27% 51% 36% 32% 37% 5% 5% 17% 14% 4% 4% 1% 6% 12% 13% 8% 5% 5% 43% 16% 26% 41% 32% 63% 19% 3% 11% 16% 23% 27%
Use a lot more Use more Use less Stop using Don’t know
Generally speaking, which resources or tools do you wish your instructors used less ...
Email Face to Face BlueLine Message Phone call Text Message Facebook 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
9% 4% 8% 5% 1% 0% 67% 44% 46% 15% 3% 1% 19% 36% 35% 46% 24% 25% 5% 15% 10% 34% 72% 74%
Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used
How important are the following forms of communication to achieving your academic success?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Email Face to Face BL Message Phone Call Text Message Facebook
44% 48% 49% 7% 8% 5% 25% 14% 14% 4% 0% 0% 6% 5% 10% 12% 1% 5% 10% 27% 25% 57% 58% 73% 16% 6% 3% 21% 33% 17%
Use a lot more Use more Use less Stop using Don’t know
Generally speaking, which forms of communication do you wish your instructors used less ... or more?
That instructors use new, cutting edge technologies Make more or better technology available . . . To be better skilled using technology . . . 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
5% 6% 14% 18% 22% 47% 60% 57% 32% 17% 14% 7%
Critical Important Not Very Important Not Important
How important are the following to you?
50 100 150 200 iPads Smartboard BlueLine BlueCast
59 78 100 159
You indicated that it is important that your instructors use "cutting-edge" technologies. Give us up to three examples of cutting-edge technologies you want instructors to use: Open response 1013 Responses
100 200 300 400 Google BlueLine Wikipedia CU Mail Library
47 84 89 346 352
When it comes to your success as an undergraduate, what is the one website or online resource you couldn't live without? Open response 1077 Responses
75 150 225 300 BlueLine Grades Lectures Record PowerPoint BlueCast
59 77 96 150 86 272
Tell us ONE thing that your instructors can do with technology to better facilitate
Open response 1096 Responses
50 100 150 200 BlueLine WiFi Internet iPad Tablet Training
24 19 47 71 124 190
Tell us ONE thing that Creighton can do with technology to better facilitate or support your academic success. Open response 1058 Responses