Faculty and Student Use of Technology

The following table shows the results of a survey conducted of instructional faculty in the SOE regarding the use of technology in their own professional practice and the opportunities that they provide in coursework for candidates to use technology for educational purposes.

Faculty Use of Technology (N = 51)

Please indicate how often you engage in each use of technology listed below as a part of your work.

	Never	Seldom	Frequently
Create and retrieve information from a database	1	14	35
Use multimedia software to create a presentation (e.g. PPT)	4	16	30
Edit digital video	32	16	3
Create and update a web page	16	18	15
Practice fair use and abide by copyright law when using internet resources	0	1	50
Use the Internet as a resource when seeking information	0	1	50
Download images from a digital camera to a computer	10	11	30
Use a grading program	12	14	25
Access student academic records through PeopleSoft database system	7	22	22
Use adapted technologies to meet students' special needs	10	34	7
Create online courses or modules using WebCT or Vista	13	10	28
Participate in online course development training.	17	16	18
Participate in activities sponsored by TLP	2	27	22
Sought assistance from TLP	2	21	28

Please indicate how often, as an instructor, you have provided opportunities for students to:

	Never	Seldom	Frequently
Use technology to reinforce and practice concepts and skills	3	8	40
Do research using internet and/or CD ROM	1	5	45
Use technology to create/present reports or projects	0	6	45
Engage in computer-based demonstrations or simulations	8	21	22
Correspond with experts, authors, students from other schools, etc. via e-mail	6	13	32
Use adapted technologies to meet their students' special needs	11	29	10
To design and implement technology-infused instructional plans	3	20	28