21st-Century Campus Report: Defining the Vision
What is the 21st-century campus? To answer that question, CDW-G surveyed more than 1,000 college students, faculty and IT staff members to understand how technology is shaping American campuses and the educational experience.
The annual report examines how student technology needs are changing, and how student needs are changing, and how campuses are – and are not – responding. This year's survey also asks the higher education community to define the elements of the 21st-century campus. The resulting report identifies strengths and weaknesses associated with campus technology and recommends steps forward.
To view an in-depth analysis of the 2009 CDW-G 21st-Century Campus Report: Defining the Vision, please complete the information form at the link below.
- Access defines the 21st-century campus
- Importance of campus technology skyrockets for students
- Faculty and students do not see eye-to-eye on technology use
- Looking ahead, students and faculty lack confidence in institutions’ workforce preparation
- Compared to 2008, students place increased significance on campus technology
Students: How important is it that your college offers you the following?
Making the Connection
- While 52% of students report using social networking tools for educational purposes, faculty are not using these tools to connect with students
- Though both use Web 2.0 technology outside of class, faculty and students still rely on traditional methods to communicate with each other
Faculty use social media outside of class
Prepping for the Workforce
- Students and faculty lack confidence in university’s technology workforce prep
- 32% of students “strongly agree” that their college/university is preparing them to successfully use technology as a business/professional tool when they enter the workforce
- Only 22% of faculty “strongly agree” that their institution is preparing students to use technology at work
Students believe the most important workplace tech tools will be:
Calls to Action
- Seek input: Administration should reach out to current students and recent grads to see how they use technology; IT should implement these techniques today to stay ahead of the curve
- Make technology ubiquitous: IT and faculty should employ the same technology/tools in the classroom as students use at home or will use in the workplace; the transition should be seamless
- Work with faculty: IT should work with faculty to offer targeted technology professional development, with a focus on improving faculties’ skill sets and achieving teaching goals
- Create connections: Administration should promote distance learning capabilities; IT should help students/faculty connect with counterparts around the world to enhance the learning experience
CDW-G hired O’Keeffe & Company to conduct an online survey of college students, faculty and IT staff in April 2009
Sample Size and Margin of Error
Sample Size and Margin of Error
- 1,017 Full Sample: +/- 3.1% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- 400 Students: +/- 4.9% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- 303 Faculty: +/- 5.6% margin of error at a 95% confidence level
- 314 IT Staff: +/- 5.5% margin of error at 95% confidence level
