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Research on university students’ evolving competencies
"The future of learning is not 'Trust us.' The future of learning is 'Did it work?'"
"The future of learning is not 'Trust us.' The future of learning is 'Did it work?'"
(The Future of Learning: How Colleges Can Transform the Educational Experience, McMurtrie, 2018, p. 9)
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% of US teens who say thay use the internet, either on computer or cellphone
% of US teens who say thay use the internet, either on computer or cellphone
2015 - 80%
2015 - 80%
2018 - 89%
2018 - 89%
(Selingo, 2018)
(Pew Research Centre)
Who are our (Gen Z) students?
Who are our (Gen Z) students?
- Most diverse, best educated demographic (Pew Research Center)
- Most diverse, best educated demographic (Pew Research Center)
- Born between 1997 and 2012 (Pew Research Center)
- Born between 1997 and 2012 (Pew Research Center)
- 56% Canadian undergrads work an average of 18 hrs/week (Serebrin, 2012)
- 56% Canadian undergrads work an average of 18 hrs/week (Serebrin, 2012)
- 40% of Americans aged 16-24 feel lonely “often,” or “very often” (Anderson, 2018)
- 40% of Americans aged 16-24 feel lonely “often,” or “very often” (Anderson, 2018)
- 80% are concerned about the cost of higher education (Selingo, 2018)
- 80% are concerned about the cost of higher education (Selingo, 2018)
- 80% use YouTube; 72% Instagram; 51% Facebook (Selingo, 2018)
- 80% use YouTube; 72% Instagram; 51% Facebook (Selingo, 2018)
- 50% say their "favorite professor" "makes class interesting and involving"; "Teaches me about important global issues," 12% (Selingo, 2018)
- 50% say their "favorite professor" "makes class interesting and involving"; "Teaches me about important global issues," 12% (Selingo, 2018)
- 26% "preferred way to learn" is "in-person activities with classmates"; "online course with a community of peer," 4% (Selingo, 2018)
- 26% "preferred way to learn" is "in-person activities with classmates"; "online course with a community of peer," 4% (Selingo, 2018)
- Skeptical about "whether technology improves learning" (McMurtrie, 2018)
- Skeptical about "whether technology improves learning" (McMurtrie, 2018)
- 81.5% of HE learners feel that digital skills will be important in their chosen career (Newman & Beetham, 2017)
- 81.5% of HE learners feel that digital skills will be important in their chosen career (Newman & Beetham, 2017)
Digital ownership and usage
Digital ownership and usage
Newman & Beetham, 2017
We've gone from
We've gone from
> Should students use devices in the classroom?
to
> How do we use devices in the classroom?
to
> I'm teaching from my devices.
> Should students use devices in the classroom?
to
> How do we use devices in the classroom?
to
> I'm teaching from my devices.
84% of students use their own smartphone for learning support.
84% of students use their own smartphone for learning support.
88% laptops and 19% desktops
88% laptops and 19% desktops
Newman & Beetham, 2017; McMurtrie, 2018
Some Inside Higher Ed smartphone articles
Some Inside Higher Ed smartphone articles
Writing Papers on Phones, Matt Reed
Online Students Multitask More (Not in a Good Way), Doug Lederman
Smartphones for All Students: An Academic Equalizer in an Era of Income Inequality?, Lindsay McKenzie
Reading 'From Gutenberg to Google' As a History of the Future, Joshua Kim
What tools would you like to see more of in class?
What tools would you like to see more of in class?
Lecture capture - Faculty 56%; Students 66%
Lecture capture - Faculty 56%; Students 66%
Students’ smartphones as learning tools - Faculty 49%; Students 38%
Students’ smartphones as learning tools - Faculty 49%; Students 38%
Social media as a teaching and learning tool - Faculty 42%; Students 31%
Social media as a teaching and learning tool - Faculty 42%; Students 31%
McMurtrie, 2018
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