2013 Undergraduate Student Technology Survey

Creighton University

Ryan CameronTobias Nownes

About the Survey

• Questions from the ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Technology, 2012 Survey*

• Undergraduate Students only

• Deployed in January 2013

• Over 30% response rate to the survey

* All questions used and edited with permission

Respondent Profile

Senior22%

Junior24% Sophomore

29%

Freshmen25%

By Class

UC8%SON

11%

Business17%

A & S64%

By College

Female62%

Male38%

By Gender

Professional31%

Doctoral18%

Master’s24%

Bachelor’s27%

Academic Goal

Off campus38%

On campus62%

Location

4108 Email invitations1301 Student responses1173 Completed surveys128 Abandoned surveys

Computer Preference

PC50%

Mac47%

Other2%

In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a laptop?

98% used a laptop

97% own their laptop

97% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success

By Class

Mac48%

PC52%

Freshman

Mac49%

PC51%

Sophomore

Mac49%

PC51%

Junior

Mac49%

PC51%

Senior

By College

Mac51%

PC49%

Arts & Sciences

Mac52%

PC48%

Business

Mac49%

PC51%

Nursing

Mac22%

PC78%

University College

Tablet Preference

76%

13%

2%9%

iPad Android Windows Don’t know

In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a Tablet Device?

55% used a tablet device

48% own the tablet used

28% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success

By Class

11%7%

82%

Freshman

iPad Android Windows Don’t know

10%5%

10%

75%

Sophomore

6%1%

16%

77%

Junior

8%1%

21%

69%

Senior

By College

10%2%

13%

75%

Arts & Sciences

iPad Android Windows Don’t know

7%2%

10%

81%

Business

6%3%

6%

84%

Nursing

6%

30%64%

University College

Smartphones

65%

32%

1%

2%

iPhone Android Windows Blackberry

In the past year, whether you own it nor not, have you used a Smartphone?

86% used a smartphone

94% own the smartphone used

41% view as “Critical” or “Important” to academic success

By Class

1%

1%1%

36%60%

Freshman

iPhone Android Windows Blackberry Don’t know

2%

3%1%

31%64%

Sophomore

2%

3%1%

25%

69%

Junior

2%

2%1%

33%62%

Senior

By College

1%

3%1%

32%63%

Arts & Sciences

iPhone Android Windows Blackberry Don’t know

2%1%

30%

68%

Business

1%2%

1%25%

72%

Nursing

1%3%

42% 53%

University College

Mobile Access

Access BlueLine

Access BlueCast

Check Grades

Register for class

View Financial aid

Library resources

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

43%

34%

35%

12%

43%

12%

32%

33%

34%

24%

32%

19%

20%

22%

17%

43%

17%

42%

5%

10%

14%

21%

8%

27%

Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used

How important is it to your academic success for you to do the following actions using a handheld mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet)?

Mobile Experience

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

BlueLine BlueCast Check grades Register Financial aid Library

58%60%57%

22%

67%

21%

3%3%4%

2%

3%

2%

9%8%13%

11%

8%

16%

15%12%12%

23%

9%

23%

11%11%10%

28%

8%

25%

4%6%5%14%

4%12%

Excellent Good Fair Poor No Mobile Never Accessed

Thinking about your experience in the past year, rate Creighton University on how well you are able to do the following with a handheld mobile device:

Learning Environments

3%

72%

16%

9%Courses completely onlineCourse with some online componentsCourses with no online componentsNo response

In what type of learning environment do you tend to learn most?

By Class

10%15%

75%

1%Freshman

Completely Online Some Online No Online No Response

7%12%

78%

3%Sophomore

8%14%

75%

3%Junior

9%

20%

68%

4%Senior

By College

8%16%

73%

2%Arts & Sciences

Completely Online Some Online No Online No Response

11%15%

73%

2%Business

11%

15%

72%

2%Nursing

6%

18%

67%

9%

University College

Online Courses

Yes17%

No74%

No response9%

In the past year, have you taken a completely online course at Creighton?

Online Courses

8%

78%

14%Courses completely onlineCourses with some online componentsCourses with no online components

The 17% of Creighton students that have taken an online course view of their preferred learning environment.

Academic Resources

BlueLine

BlueCast

Google Drive

E-Text

Library Websites

Online Citation Tools

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

22%

10%

40%

17%

31%

0%

18%

15%

24%

21%

19%

1%

41%

51%

26%

38%

30%

33%

19%

23%

10%

24%

21%

66%

Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used

How important are the following resources or tools to achieving your academic success?

Resources used by Faculty

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

BlueLine BlueCast Google Drive E-Text Blogs Simulations

27%

51%36%32%37%

5%

5%

17%

14%

4%4%

1%

6%

12%

13%

8%5%

5%

43%

16%

26%

41%32%

63%

19%3%

11%16%23%27%

Use a lot more Use more Use less Stop using Don’t know

Generally speaking, which resources or tools do you wish your instructors used less ... or more?

Communication Tools

Email

Face to Face

BlueLine Message

Phone call

Text Message

Facebook

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

9%

4%

8%

5%

1%

0%

67%

44%

46%

15%

3%

1%

19%

36%

35%

46%

24%

25%

5%

15%

10%

34%

72%

74%

Critical Important Not Important Haven’t used

How important are the following forms of communication to achieving your academic success?

Communication used by Faculty

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Email Face to Face BL Message Phone Call Text Message Facebook

44%48%49%

7%8%5%

25%14%14%

4%

0%0%

6%5%10%

12%

1%5%

10%27%25%

57%

58%

73%

16%6%3%

21%33%

17%

Use a lot more Use more Use less Stop using Don’t know

Generally speaking, which forms of communication do you wish your instructors used less ... or more?

Use of New Technology

That instructors use new, cutting edge technologies

Make more or better technology available . . .

To be better skilled using technology . . .

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

5%

6%

14%

18%

22%

47%

60%

57%

32%

17%

14%

7%

Critical Important Not Very Important Not Important

How important are the following to you?

Cutting Edge Tech

0

50

100

150

200

iPads Smartboard BlueLine BlueCast

59

78

100

159

You indicated that it is important that your instructors use "cutting-edge" technologies.Give us up to three examples of cutting-edge technologies you want instructors to use:

Open response1013 Responses

One Important Site

0

100

200

300

400

Google BlueLine Wikipedia CU Mail Library

47

8489

346352

When it comes to your success as an undergraduate, what is the one website or online resource you couldn't live without?

Open response1077 Responses

One Thing

0

75

150

225

300

BlueLine Grades Lectures Record PowerPoint BlueCast

5977

96

150

86

272

Tell us ONE thing that your instructors can do with technology to better facilitate or support your academic success.

Open response1096 Responses

One Thing

0

50

100

150

200

BlueLine WiFi Internet iPad Tablet Training

2419

47

71

124

190

Tell us ONE thing that Creighton can do with technology to better facilitate or support your academic success.

Open response1058 Responses

Thank youDivision of Student Life

Dr. W. Wayne Young Jr., Ph.D

Dr. C. Timothy Dickel, Ed.D

Student Participants