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From small flexible software tools to From small flexible software tools to ubiquitous portable devices and instant ubiquitous portable devices and instant access, students today experience access, students today experience technology very differently than faculty do, technology very differently than faculty do, and the gap between students' view of and the gap between students' view of technology and that of faculty is growing technology and that of faculty is growing rapidly.rapidly.

Horizon Report, 2007Horizon Report, 2007

Solutions to the Solutions to the Digital DisconnectDigital Disconnect

Carole Turner, Asst. Director, UW Academic Carole Turner, Asst. Director, UW Academic TechnologyTechnology

Jim Kerkhoff, Asst. Dean, UT Fine ArtsJim Kerkhoff, Asst. Dean, UT Fine Arts

IntroductionIntroduction

Why bother?Why bother?

recruit and retain recruit and retain studentsstudents

Improve student’s Improve student’s information fluencyinformation fluency

align alumni services align alumni services with Net Genswith Net Gens

instructors using tech instructors using tech well are a positive well are a positive influence on learninginfluence on learning

What did we do?What did we do?

Lit survey on today’s studentsLit survey on today’s students

Survey dataSurvey data

Student interviewsStudent interviews

Reality CheckReality Check

What did we do?What did we do?

Lit survey on today’s studentsLit survey on today’s students

Survey dataSurvey data

Student interviewsStudent interviews

Reality CheckReality Check Andrew:Andrew:

To our surprise . . .To our surprise . . .

Students are Students are generally happygenerally happy

enough enough technologytechnology

comfortable comfortable spacesspaces

wireless coveragewireless coverage

To our surprise . . .To our surprise . . .

Students are Students are generally happygenerally happy

enough enough technologytechnology

comfortable comfortable spacesspaces

wireless coveragewireless coverage

Deborah and J.P.Deborah and J.P.

To our surprise . . .To our surprise . . .

Students are Students are generally happygenerally happy

enough enough technologytechnology

comfortable comfortable spacesspaces

wireless coveragewireless coverage

Mary Katherine:Mary Katherine:

Informal Learning Informal Learning SpacesSpaces

campuses are good at facilitiescampuses are good at facilities

one example: 11% increase in one example: 11% increase in Fine Arts Library usage after Fine Arts Library usage after renovationrenovation

Gap: the need for more diverse Gap: the need for more diverse study spaces with technologystudy spaces with technology

Informal Learning Informal Learning SpacesSpaces

Informal Learning Informal Learning SpacesSpaces

Zach:Zach:

Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Gap: students prefer Gap: students prefer active learning active learning

many classrooms many classrooms have presentation have presentation technologytechnology

wireless in the wireless in the classroomclassroom

faculty awareness faculty awareness and acceptance is and acceptance is neededneeded

Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Gap: students prefer Gap: students prefer active learning active learning

many classrooms many classrooms have presentation have presentation technologytechnology

wireless in the wireless in the classroomclassroom

faculty awareness faculty awareness and acceptance is and acceptance is neededneeded

Mary Katherine:Mary Katherine:

Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Gap: students prefer Gap: students prefer active learning active learning

many classrooms many classrooms have presentation have presentation technologytechnology

wireless in the wireless in the classroomclassroom

faculty awareness faculty awareness and acceptance is and acceptance is neededneeded

ChueChue

Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Gap: students prefer Gap: students prefer active learning active learning

many classrooms many classrooms have presentation have presentation technologytechnology

wireless in the wireless in the classroomclassroom

faculty awareness faculty awareness and acceptance is and acceptance is neededneeded

V.H.:V.H.:

Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Gap: students Gap: students prefer active prefer active learning learning

use more wireless use more wireless in the classroomin the classroom

help faculty help faculty develop develop interactive interactive applicationsapplications

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

Gap: students Gap: students want classes with want classes with online online components.components.

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

Gap: students Gap: students want classes with want classes with online online components.components.

Andrew:Andrew:

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

Gap: students Gap: students want classes with want classes with online online components.components.

Zach:Zach:

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

Gap: students Gap: students want classes with want classes with online online components.components.

Chue:Chue:

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

Gap: students Gap: students want classes with want classes with online online components.components.

simplify online simplify online applicationsapplications

provide more provide more support for using support for using online componentsonline components

CollaborationCollaboration

Students value Students value collaboration collaboration tools, but they tools, but they also like face-to-also like face-to-face interactionsface interactions

CollaborationCollaboration

Students value Students value collaboration collaboration tools, but they tools, but they also like face-to-also like face-to-face interactionsface interactions

Dan:Dan:

CollaborationCollaboration

Students value Students value collaboration collaboration tools, but they tools, but they also like face-to-also like face-to-face interactionsface interactions

CollaborationCollaboration

Students prefer Students prefer studying studying informally with informally with each other each other instead of groups instead of groups that faculty that faculty assignassign

CollaborationCollaboration

Gap: faculty are Gap: faculty are not aware of the not aware of the collaboration tools collaboration tools students are students are already usingalready using

Gap: Institutional Gap: Institutional culture culture discourages use of discourages use of third-party third-party applicationsapplications

Conclusions/Conclusions/CommentsComments

Encourage use of Encourage use of third-party third-party applicationsapplications

re-focus campus IT re-focus campus IT efforts on the core efforts on the core missionmission

Continue faculty Continue faculty development development initiativesinitiatives

Conclusions/Conclusions/CommentsComments

Questions or Questions or Comments?Comments?

Carole Turner - Carole Turner - cturner@wisc.educturner@wisc.edu

Jim Kerkhoff - Jim Kerkhoff - kerkhoff@mail.utexas.kerkhoff@mail.utexas.eduedu

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Millennials Go to College, Neil Howe and William Strauss, 2005, LifeCourse Associates; Millennials Go to College, Neil Howe and William Strauss, 2005, LifeCourse Associates; www.lifecourse.comwww.lifecourse.com

““Five Things for a CIO to Consider about Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Students,” Strategic Project Paper by Cam Beasley, David Five Things for a CIO to Consider about Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Students,” Strategic Project Paper by Cam Beasley, David Greenbaum, Jim Kerkhoff, Todd Litzinger, Brian Rust, and Carole Turner, April 2006. Greenbaum, Jim Kerkhoff, Todd Litzinger, Brian Rust, and Carole Turner, April 2006. http://webspace.utexas.edu/jbk/ITLP/Five_Things_v65.dochttp://webspace.utexas.edu/jbk/ITLP/Five_Things_v65.doc

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““Teaching Learners to Take Charge of Their Educations: Small Pieces, Loosely Joined”, Concurrent Session, ELI 2007, Burtis, Teaching Learners to Take Charge of Their Educations: Small Pieces, Loosely Joined”, Concurrent Session, ELI 2007, Burtis, Greenlaw, Slezak http://www.educause.edu/ELI071/Program/10825?PRODUCT_CODE=ELI071/SESS29Greenlaw, Slezak http://www.educause.edu/ELI071/Program/10825?PRODUCT_CODE=ELI071/SESS29

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Millennials Go to College, Neil Howe and William Strauss, 2005, LifeCourse Associates; Millennials Go to College, Neil Howe and William Strauss, 2005, LifeCourse Associates; www.lifecourse.comwww.lifecourse.com

““Five Things for a CIO to Consider about Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Students,” Strategic Project Paper by Cam Beasley, David Five Things for a CIO to Consider about Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Students,” Strategic Project Paper by Cam Beasley, David Greenbaum, Jim Kerkhoff, Todd Litzinger, Brian Rust, and Carole Turner, April 2006. Greenbaum, Jim Kerkhoff, Todd Litzinger, Brian Rust, and Carole Turner, April 2006. http://webspace.utexas.edu/jbk/ITLP/Five_Things_v65.dochttp://webspace.utexas.edu/jbk/ITLP/Five_Things_v65.doc

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““Students and Libraries on the Madison Campus,” Focus Group Results, September 2006, UW Wisconsin.Students and Libraries on the Madison Campus,” Focus Group Results, September 2006, UW Wisconsin.

““Teaching Learners to Take Charge of Their Educations: Small Pieces, Loosely Joined”, Concurrent Session, ELI 2007, Burtis, Teaching Learners to Take Charge of Their Educations: Small Pieces, Loosely Joined”, Concurrent Session, ELI 2007, Burtis, Greenlaw, Slezak http://www.educause.edu/ELI071/Program/10825?PRODUCT_CODE=ELI071/SESS29Greenlaw, Slezak http://www.educause.edu/ELI071/Program/10825?PRODUCT_CODE=ELI071/SESS29

UW-Madison Engage Program: http://engage.wisc.eduUW-Madison Engage Program: http://engage.wisc.edu

The 2007 Horizon Report, New Media Consortium/ELI http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2007_Horizon_Report.pdfThe 2007 Horizon Report, New Media Consortium/ELI http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2007_Horizon_Report.pdf

Aligning Collaboration Tools with Academic Needs, Academic Technology, Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison, Aligning Collaboration Tools with Academic Needs, Academic Technology, Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison, 2007. 2007. http://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/resources/products/actwan/index.htmhttp://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/resources/products/actwan/index.htm

Assorted “New Student” research links: Assorted “New Student” research links: http://del.icio.us/jbkerkhoff/newstudenthttp://del.icio.us/jbkerkhoff/newstudent

University of Mary Washington Faculty Showcase: http://facultyacademy.org/wiki07/page/Developing_an_Online_Exhibit and University of Mary Washington Faculty Showcase: http://facultyacademy.org/wiki07/page/Developing_an_Online_Exhibit and Venice Exhibit: http://venice.maoch.org/index.php?title=Venice_homeVenice Exhibit: http://venice.maoch.org/index.php?title=Venice_home