students, screens and the ever-present smartphone - lucy blakemore

Students, screens and the

ever-present smartphone

2015 Student Technology Survey

15 questions in survey

6 individual depth interviews with students

2,114 responses

15 internal stakeholder interviews (issues, questions, concerns)

Quantitative survey Students’ experiences, needs and expectations around

technology in personal lives and study Higher education, VET and ELICOS contexts

NPI CLS

84%

50%

16%

50%MaleFemale

Under 18yrs

18-25yrs 26-35yrs 36-45yrs 46-55yrs 56-65 Over 65yrs

NPI CLS

Smartphone Laptop computer

Tablet Desktop computer

96%

75%

45%

26%

Everywhere

Home

71%

96%

54%

50%

53%

51%32%

17%

Mobile usage

Mobile data

Mix of my data and free WiFi

Free WiFi / internet

Laptop / desktop Phone

82%

20%

55%42%

Learning activities NPI CLS

Short activity

Long activity

Productive

Receptive

11%29%

60%

Face to face Email Online class space

Phone calls / text messages

Social media Messaging apps

With my teacher(s)

45%

84%

63%

11%2% 2%

67%

48%

20%13% 12% 6%

Communication with teachers

NPI CLS

Face to face Email Online class space

Phone calls / text messages

Social media Messaging apps

With students

53% 55%63%

46% 48%

18%

80%

43%35%

78% 74% 76%

Communication with other students NPI CLS

Learning new technology

71%

66%

I teach myself

Google/online search

NPI

CLS

48%

64% Friends and classmates

Fix it myself

Barriers

‘Nothing stops me’

29%19%

14% 20%

More digital resourcesTraining and guidance

NPI CLS

More digital resources Internet issues

Innovators Early adopters Early majority Late majority Laggards

13% 15%

45%

15%12%

78%

19%

3%

Experience

PositiveNeutralNegative

Yes Not sure No

39% 40%

21%

66%

27%

7%

Want more? NPI CLS

Questions?

Lucy BlakemoreManager, Learning & Teaching InnovationE: Lucy.Blakemore@navitas.com

Yindta WhittingtonResearch & Project OfficerE: Yindta.Whittington@navitas.com