I’ve just been reading the Student Expectations Survey by the JISC dated July 2007 issued Sept 2007 – a hefty tome based on face-to-face and online surveys of 500+ students by MORI. This was pre-enrolment ie their expectations about rather than experiences of university life. There is an interesting section on use of ICT at School which is something that was mentioned in the discussion yesterday. Key findings summarised:
- HEIs should use the system of learning at schools and colleges as a model – since the status quo seems to be popular (however experience of e-learning may be limited)
- HEIs need to ensure that any ICT they use has clear benefits (doh)
- 25% say they learn better through a computer than face to face (they tend to be at the geek end of the spectrum)
- Differences in preferred learning methods (paper notes versus laptops) – so achieving the correct balance may be a difficult task (blended learning anyone?)
No comments:
Post a Comment