1. Saving Money or Adding Value? What Students Say About the Move to Digital Learning Resources Mark Brown et., al. Director, Teaching, Learning and Distance Education EDEN June, 2011
7. Saving Money or Adding Value? 1. Research design 2. Perceived current study practices 3. Perceived future study practices
8. 1. Research Design Objective: • determine the level of use and effectiveness of the digital delivery of learning resources, including annotation tools; • understand staff and student perceptions of the digital delivery of learning resources; • assess the types of supports, services and resourcing requirements needed for the effective digital delivery of learning resources.
9. 1. Research Design • Online survey • Semester Two 2010 • College of Business • 60 course offerings • 5000 students • 1200 responses (28%) • 528 internal / 681 distance
19. 3. Perceived Future Study Practices “ Although I use digital extensively, I also prefer to have printouts of everything which I can take everywhere”
25. Conclusion Three takeaways… • They like digital but still prefer print • They like digital annotation but don’t use it • They see digital as ‘normal’ practice in the future
26. Conclusion “ Not everything that can be counted counts, not everything that counts can be counted".
27. The problem is never the problem. The response to the problem is almost always the real problem. Conclusion “ Not everything that can be counted counts, not everything that counts can be counted".
28. Conclusion In Your Own Words Project Online learning is not the same as learning online http://wikiresearcher.org/DEHub_Research_Projects/DEHubMassey_University
29. “ A prudent question is one-half of wisdom . ” Francis Bacon http://tinyurl.com/solt-mbrown Questions [email_address]
Editor's Notes
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The new New Zealand is ambitious, confident and full of the digital creativity that brought Lord of the Rings to the world. We have something unique to offer the world. . And we are doing just that.
The new New Zealand is digitally connected.
Annual Plan Goal 50% reduction
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