Minnesota State University, MankatoInformation & Technology Solutions

Student Technology Research

Presented to Technology Fee Advisory Committee November 17 , 2019

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Student device ownership

Faculty device ownership

Student device

ownership history,

with 2017 projections

Student Relationship of device used for coursework w/ importance to

student success

Percentage of students trying to connect devices to the network at the same time

7%

32%

61%

11%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

None

Just one

At least two

Three or more

Student ratings of campus network and Wi-Fi performance

50%

58%

36%

46%

54%

61%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Campus network performance

Campus Wi-Fi performance

Living off-campus Living on-campus Overall

Student ratings of campus network and Wi-Fi performance

Student ratings of campus network and Wi-Fi performance

Faculty satisfaction with classroom technologies

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2016 Survey 2019 Survey

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1. Information security: Developing a risk-based security strategy that effectively detects, responds to, and prevents security threats and challenges

2. Student success: serve as a trusted partner with other campus units to drive and acheive student success.

3. Privacy: Safeguarding institutional constituents’

privacy rights and maintaining accountability for protecting all types of restricted data.

4. Student-Centered Institution: Understanding and advancing technology’s role in optimizing the student experience (from applicants to alumni)

5. Digital Integrations: Ensuring system

interoperability, scalability, and extensibility, as well as data integrity, security, standards, and governance, across multiple applications and platforms

6. Data Enabled Institution: Taking a servicebasedapproach to data and analytics to reskill, retool, and reshape a culture to be adept at data-enabled decision-making

7. Sustainable Funding: Developing funding models that can maintain quality and accommodate both new needs and the growing use of IT services in an era of increasing budget constraints

8. Data management and governance: Implementing effective institutional data governance practices and organizational structures.

9. Integrative CIO: Repositioning or reinforcing the role of IT

leadership as an integral strategic partner of institutional leadership in achieving institutional missions

10. Higher Education Affordability: Aligning IT’s priorities and resources with institutional priorities and resources to achieve a sustainable future

EDUCAUSE 2019 Top 10 IT Issues

EDUCAUSE 2019 The other IT Issues

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ECAR - Recommendations for 2019

◼ Invest in Wifi infrastructure – especially outdoors and student housing

◼ IT should train staff

◼ Faculty should embrace student mobile devices in classroom

◼ Find ways to provide tech-enhanced opportunities for female, minority and first-generation students.

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2016 Student/Faculty Technology Survey Resources:Survey summary (Data Almanac)Survey InfographicSurvey ReportEducause PresentationSurvey InstrumentSurvey VariablesMSU CommentsMSU ComparisonSPSS DATACSV Data