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Exploring the Use of Digital Technologies and Devices in Student Learning
Dr Helen Kay
Alan Donnelly
• The Digital Technologies Survey ran between 16th October and 2nd November 2014.
• The survey was targeted at undergraduate and postgraduate students that had recently arrived at Sheffield Hallam University. The target population was approximately 8,600 students and 22% (1,914) responded.
• The survey was developed in a collaboration between the University of Leon, Spain, the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research, the Faculty of Development and Society, and the Student Engagement and Experience Team and the Technology Enhanced Learning Team, QESS.
Digital Technologies Survey
The importance of devices for achieving academic success
Laptop Smartphone Tablet or iPad0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Extremely important Very important
Moderately important
Ownership of devices
Smartphone Laptop Tablet/iPad Smartphone and Laptop
Smartphone and Tablet/
iPad
Laptop and Tablet/iPad
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Pro
po
rtio
n o
f re
spo
nd
ents
(%
)
Which devices were used by students to access the digital technologies?
• Laptops were used for a much wider range of purposes compared to smartphones and tablets/iPads.
• Smartphones and tablets/iPads were used to access digital technologies that mainly involve consuming (e.g. video tools) or communicating information (e.g. social networking tools, microblogging tools).
• Laptops were widely used to access digital technologies that involve consuming, communicating or creating information (e.g. presentation tools, screencasting tools).
Which digital technologies were used by students?
Social
net
workin
g to
ols
Video
tools
Synch
rono
us to
ols
Photo
sha
ring
tools
Micr
oblog
ging
tools
Prese
ntat
ion to
ols
Wiki
tools
Inte
ract
ive o
nline
stic
ky n
otes
Bloggin
g to
ols
Profe
ssion
al ne
twor
king
tools
Web
-bas
ed re
spon
se s
yste
ms
Scree
ncas
ting
tools
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Per
cen
tag
e o
f re
spo
nd
ents
(%
)
Educational purposes• Presentation tools • Professional networking tools• Screencasting tools• Web-based response systems• Wiki tools
Educational and entertainment purposes• Blogging tools• Interactive online sticky notes• Video tools
Social purposes• Synchronous tools
Social and entertainment purposes• Microblogging tools• Photo-sharing tools• Social networking tools
What were students using digital technologies for?
How confident were students about using digital technologies in their university studies?
Screencasting tools
Web-based response systems
Professional networking tools
Blogging tools
Interactive online sticky notes
Wiki tools
Presentation tools
Microblogging tools
Photo sharing tools
Synchronous tools
Social networking tools
Video tools
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Extremely confident Very confident Moderately confident
Percentage of respondents (%)
What were students' expectations and the level of importance they placed on using digital technologies in their university studies?
Prese
ntat
ion to
ols
Video
tools
Profe
ssion
al ne
twor
king
tools
Wiki
tools
Web
-bas
ed re
spon
se s
yste
ms
Social
net
workin
g to
ols
Bloggin
g to
ols
Scree
ncas
ting
tools
Inte
ract
ive o
nline
stic
ky n
otes
Synch
rono
us to
ols
Micr
oblog
ging
Photo
sha
ring
tools
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Importance of use (Extremely/Very important) Expectations of use (Definitely/Probably)P
rop
ort
ion
of
resp
on
den
ts (
%)
Summary
• The majority of students reported that they owned laptops and smartphones.
• Laptops were perceived to be the most important device for academic success and they were used for a wide range of purposes.
• A large proportion of the users of presentation tools, wiki tools, video tools and blogging tools used them for educational purposes.
• Students’ expectations and the level of importance placed on using digital technologies for their studies were related.
Exploring the Use of Digital Technologies and Devices in Student Learning
Questions and Discussion
