2015 UVic Student Technology Survey PDF
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2015 UVic Student Technology Survey Results Report Prepared by In-In Po, Libraries’ Assessment Resource Office December 14, 2015 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report INTRODUCTION The UVic Student Technology Survey aims at gathering information about student technology usage in order to help improve services to students. This survey is important especially in ensuring that the University Systems and the Libraries make informed decisions when implementing new technologies. The survey was designed on the Fluid Survey with the survey invitation link emailed by the Registrar Information Systems Office of the Registrar to participants in the UVic student listserv. The survey consisted of 24 questions, with about 10 th th minute anticipated completion time. The survey was active for about two weeks, from September 30 to October 16 , and it was distributed to 20,622 registered students with 3,701 responses received in return. This results in an overall good response rate of 17.9%. For analysis purposes, results data were downloaded and cleaned in MS Excel, and tables and charts were created (see the results below). This report also includes the Appendix section which contains a list of comments on how UVic technology should be improved. MOBILE DEVICES 1. What kind of mobile phone do you own? (Please choose the best answer) 2046 1357 79 107 57 37 12 6 I do not own Regular Smartphone Smartphone Smartphone Smartphone Other Blank a mobile mobile phone – Android – Blackberry – iPhone – Windows phone (without a browser) Page 2 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 2. What mobile phone carrier do you use? 920 605 614 514 487 331 163 50 17 Bell Fido Koodo Rogers Telus Virgin Wind Mobile Other Blank Mobile 3. What other mobile devices do you own? (Please select all that apply) 1081 1059 642 554 315 275 248 198 205 37 Ebook reader – Ebook reader – Ebook reader – Tablet – Android- Tablet – iPad Tablet – iPod Shuffle or iPod Touch Other None Kindle Kobo Other based Windows-based Nano (audio only) Page 3 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 4. Please tell us how you have used your mobile device(s) for research, learning, campus directions, etc.: The following themes were generated from students’ responses to this open-ended question. The highest usage of mobile devices is for browsing for general information. As many students indicated, they prefer to do light research on their devices as supposed to heavy library research. 1147 897 798 779 728 596 553 468 248 Don't use/ don't Library research Class material Course spaces Directions/ Emails and General info Personal Blank have access mapping collaboration (UVic, BC organization Transit, Google, tool (calendar, social media, scheduling, dictionary, word wikipedia, etc) processing, note taking, reminders) Page 4 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report EMAIL AND COLLABORATION 5. What is your primary e-mail account? 2021 791 292 213 199 154 24 7 UVic Previous Gmail Hotmail / Shaw / Telus Yahoo Other Blank university Outlook.com 6. If you use your UVic email at all, how do you check it? (select all that apply) 1939 1104 515 392 256 124 Online through Forwarded to Desktop email Smartphone email Other Blank UVic webmail another provider program (e.g. program (e.g. Gmail) and Outlook, Apple check it there Mail, Thunderbird) Page 5 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 7. How often do you check your primary email? (please choose the best option) 1421 1301 806 139 31 3 Instant Multiple times At least once perAt least once per Less than once Blank notification via per day day week per week smartphone 8. Which of these tools for collaborative document editing do you use? (please choose all that apply) 2205 1358 741 563 492 126 14 DropBox Google Microsoft iCloud None Other Blank Drive One Drive 9. Which of the following real-time audio-video collaboration tools do you use (please select all that apply): 2537 839 588 573 392 Skype Google Facebook Other Blank Hangouts Video Chat Page 6 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report COMPUTING AND INTERNET 10. Do you own a laptop? If so, how old is it? (Please select the best answer) 1659 1036 856 135 9 6 No, I do not Less than a Between 1 and Older than 3 Other Blank own a laptop year old 3 years old years old 11. If you own a laptop, what operating system does it use? (Please select the best answer) 1627 680 558 493 130 77 43 54 39 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Windows XP Mac OSX Linux Windows 10 Other Blank Vista Page 7 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 12. If you own a laptop, how often do you typically bring it to school? (Please select the best answer) 1590 984 472 499 156 Daily, or almost More than once a Occasionally Never Blank every day week 13. If you have a tablet, what course-related activities would you use the tablet for? Please select all that apply: 1663 1402 1386 1004 889 818 364 196 Web browsing Reading Accessing campus Accessing library Course work Giving a Other Blank resources resources (audio/video presentation e.g. Moodle) (through the recording/editing, library webpage) word processing, etc.) Page 8 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 14. What tools do you use to take class notes / participate in class? (Please select all that apply) 3298 1205 823 497 332 75 70 101 30 Pen and paper Laptop (to Laptop (to Tablet device Tablet device Cell Phone iClicker Other Blank type notes) record audio) (to type notes) (to record audio) 15. At home or in residence, do you have, or plan to have in the near future, any of the following types of internet access? (Please select all that apply) 1889 1012 978 217 143 103 35 60 High speed High speed High speed Wireless Wired internet No internet Other Blank Shaw Telus Other internet in in residence access residence 16. Do you back up the files on your laptop and/or desktop computer? (Please select the best answer) 2453 836 384 28 Yes No Not sure Blank Page 9 of 57 2015 UVic Student Technology Survey: Results Report 17. If you back the files on your laptop or computer, tell us how you are making the backups. (Please select all that apply) 1547 1195 846 764 756 102 38 Cloud backup to a Backup to an Manual backup to a Manual backup to a I email important Other Blank service like Google external hard drive thumb drive / USB DVD files to myself and Docs, Dropbox, stick back them up in my OneDrive, Mozy or web based email Carbonite 18. How do you print material? Please select all that apply: 2500 1161 825 776 146 168 62 90 18 At home / at a Campus Library Wirelessly on A print shop on A print shop off I don't print Other Blank friends’ house computer labs computer print campus (from campus (e.g. campus (e.g. material station my laptop) Zap) Staples, Monk’s) Page 10 of 57
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