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What do students really want?A student perspective on the use of technology
in 21st century higher education
Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting education and research
Joint Information Systems Committee
Presenter
Facilitator
Usman Ali is the Vice President (Higher Education) previously being elected on the NUS National Executive Committee, Block of 15 in 2009 and is now the first Muslim Vice President in the history of the National Union of Students. He was also the Chair of the Communications Scrutiny Committee and the Nominations committee whilst being on the ‘block.’ Prior to the NUS, he was the President and Vice President Activities at the University of Salford, where he studied Business Information Systems with a 1 year industrial placement. As Vice President (Higher Education) he will be on the OIA Board of Directors, National Student Survey (NSS) Steering Group, the National Student Forum and the Higher Education Academy Academic Council as well as others.
Rhona Sharpe is principal lecturer in the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development at Oxford Brookes University UK
where she is responsible for the research and consultancy activities of the unit.
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1.What students think about
current ICT usage in HE
2.How students would like to
see it used
3.Training needs of students
and academics
In this session…
• What do students think
about current ICT usage
in further and higher
education?
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My ICT skills meet the
standard required to
enhance my studies
I feel that ICT has
enhanced my time at
university in general
I feel that the use of ICT
has enhanced my studies
%1 - Totally disagree 2 3 4 - Neither agree nor disagree 5 6 7 - Totally agree
Chart 13: 46% of students agreed that ICT has enhanced their studies
Q50. To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the information and communication technology at university?
Base: All answering section 6 (1003)
46%
38%
54%
“Teachers use PowerPoints far too much and don’t
know how to do anything else on the computer.”
“Literature and media demonstrated a recurring
focus on issues surrounding effective use of
technology and not just technology for
technology’s sake;
that many students still found conventional
methods of teaching to be superior,
but staff need to develop their own ICT skills to
meet the requirements of their students;
and that ICT has great potential to benefit the
delivery of teaching, but harnessing that
potential is the predominant challenge”
Research
A. ICT offers flexibility and convenience e.g. easy access
to resources off campus
B. ICT provides access to wider information and people
and ideas
C. ICT provides instant, on demand access and
responses
D. ICT offers alternative methods of assessment e.g. other
than essays
E. Other (and type into text box)
Part 1: DiscussionWhich of these student perceptions is it most
important for institutions to respond to?
• How would students like
to see ICT used?
Part 2
- Course rep events: Four regional course rep
workshops in Newcastle, London, Lincoln and
Salford.
Discussions around demand, perspective and
training needs
- ICT Symposium: Held at University of London
Students’ Union. Student union officers from
around the country took part in a day of roundtable
discussions.
- Online Discussions: Debates were held on the
Course Rep Facebook group and on Twitter using
the hashtag #studentICT
Higher Education
1. Students prefer a choice in how they learn
2. Significant variations in levels of demand
across the student population
3. High levels of demand for improved IT facilities
– NSS results demonstrated this also this year.
4. Virtual Learning Environments to be used in an
effective way – particularly for FE students.
5. International students, particular those from
countries with highly developed technologies,
expect ICT/e-learning in the UK
Student demand
• Research skills
• Ethical use of ICT
• Managing privacy
• Customisation
• Using discipline specific tools
Part 1: DiscussionWhat do students need
from institutions?
A. Consistent use of the VLE
B. Choice about mode of study (e.g. podcasts,
lecture capture)
C. Online working (identity, privacy, ethical
practice)
D. Online learning skills (research, customisation)
E. Other (type into text box)
Part 1: DiscussionWhich of these student demands is it most
important for institutions to respond to?
• What are the training
needs of staff?
Part 3
“Some of the tutors aren’t very good with computers…
…but I can usually help them”
“what are the barriers in relation to
improving staff skills/competencies?”
..... And how can these barriers be
overcome?
Recommendations 1
• All institutions should have an ICT strategy that is
revised every three years and students should be
actively engaged in the process of developing that
strategy
• Institutions should appoint Senior Fellows
responsible for new technologies and supporting the
integration of them into teaching and learning
• Faculties should have innovation funds to support
academics to develop new ways of using ICT
• Institutions should review the use of their VLE to
identify and share good practice of where it has
enhanced the student learning experience.
Recommendations 2
• Institutions should consider ways of making university
administration more accessible through technology
including e-submission of assessment, registration and
course choices.
• All students should be offered training needs analyses of
their ICT skills at the start of their programme to identify
their training requirements.
• Course evaluation forms should question the extent to
which tutors have integrated ICT into courses
• ICT skills should be integrated into the Professional
Standard Framework, institutional promotional criteria
and also selection for teaching awards.
ICT should create added value
not value for money
#studentviewsICT
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To what extent should
students’ views inform
what institutions offer?
Which recommendations
can easily be put into
practice?
How prepared are staff to
deliver what students
want and need?
Discussion Questions