[Web4lib] ECAR 2009 Study > Chapter Six > Undergraduates And The Mobile Revolution

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

Colleagues/

 

The 2009 Edition Of The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and
Information Technology ...

 

/Gerry 

 

Since 2004, the annual ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and
Information Technology has sought to shed light on how information
technology affects the college experience. We ask students about the
technology they own and how they use it in and out of their academic
world. We gather information about how skilled students believe they are
with technologies; how they perceive technology is affecting their
learning experience; and their preferences for IT in courses. 

 

The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology,
2009 is a longitudinal extension of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
studies. It is based on quantitative data from a spring 2009 survey of
30,616 freshmen and seniors at 103 four-year institutions and students
at 12 two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input
from 62 students at 4 institutions; and review of qualitative data from
written responses to open-ended questions.

 

In addition to studying student ownership, experience, behaviors,
preferences, and skills with respect to information technologies, the
2009 study also includes a special focus on student ownership and use of
Internet-capable handheld devices.

 

Table of Contents / Foreword  / Chapter 1 Executive Summary / Chapter 2
Introduction: Higher Education-A Moveable Feast? / Chapter 3 Methodology
and Respondent Characteristics / Chapter 4 Ownership of, Use of, and
Skill with IT / Chapter 5 IT and the Academic Experience 

 

Chapter Six > Undergraduates and the Mobile Revolution<<<

 

>>>>>> A Must Read <<<<<<

 

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Links To The Full Report, Individual Study/Report Sections, As Well As A
Related Article 

 

("EQ > The Revolution No One Noticed: Mobile Phones and Multimobile
Services in Higher Education") 

 

Are Available At 

 

[ http://bit.ly/10kB8b  ]

 

!!! Thanks To Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp!!!

 

 Enjoy !

 

/Gerry

 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011

 

 

gerrymck at iastate.edu

 

There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying

 

The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed

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