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The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?
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How close are we to achieving the 21st-century campus? To answer that question, CDW-G surveyed more than 1,000 college students, faculty and IT staff members about their perceptions of campus technology.
To help higher education institutions assess their own technology, CDW-G developed the 21st-Century Campus Online Assessment Tool. Using the same surveys from the national study, institutions can identify how faculty use technology and understand students' technology expectations. The 21st-Century Campus Online Assessment Tool is available at www.21stCenturyCampusIndex.com.
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- Regardless of their major, students say campus technology was a key factor in their school selection - and is critical to their chosen professions
- More than 80 percent of faculty teach at least some of their classes in "smart classrooms," yet just 42 percent of those faculty use the technology during every class session
- Topping students' technology wish list is online chat capability with professors; just 23 percent of higher education IT staff say their campus offers it
- Faculty and IT staff agreed that lack of technology knowledge among faculty is the biggest barrier to technology on campus
The CDW-G 21st-Century Campus Index rates IT in U.S. higher education
- The index combines student, faculty and campus IT staff input, revealing that U.S. colleges and universities are just halfway to realizing 21st-century capabilities, such as full technology integration in and out of the classroom
How does your school stack up?
Download 21st-Century Campus assessment forms here.
Campus Technology Success
The CDW-G 21st-Century Campus study found that institutions are committed to providing students with network access to campus and educational resources.
Campus Technology Challenges
What is the biggest impediment to classroom technology on your campus?
Calls to Action
- Assess campus technology: Identify how faculty use technology in class as well as student technology expectations, and use the results to pinpoint challenges and opportunities. Visit www.21stCenturyCampusIndex.com for more information
- Monitor what's relevant after graduation: Identify the technologies graduates are expected to master and provide training
- Train professors: Ensure training meets professors' needs and accommodates their schedules
- Connect with Web 2.0 tools: Leverage chat, blogs and social media tools to connect students and faculty; build community within and beyond the campus
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CDW-G directed O’Keeffe & Company to conduct an online survey of college students, faculty and IT staff in May 2008
- Sample Size
- Students: 401
- Faculty: 305
- IT Executives: 301
- Tech Index Combined Sample: 671
- Margin of Error
- Full Sample: +/- 3.09% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- Students: +/- 4.89% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- Faculty: +/- 5.61% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- IT Executives: +/- 5.65% margin of error at 95% confidence level
- Tech Index: +/- 3.72% at 95% confidence
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