Technology in the Classroom

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM COLLEGE EDITION SOCIETY IS MOVING TOWARDS A MORE DIGITAL AGE, AND SO IS EDUCATION. HOW ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS ADAPTING TO TECH-SAVVY GENERATIONS? VOCATIONAL & CAREER COLLEGES COMMUNITY & JUNIOR COLLEGES Vocational colleges teach job-specific skills for placement in a specific career Community colleges are "open enrollment" institutions, often 2 years, run by the state Average cost of tuition and fees O. $6,100 $3,150 •S• Average time of completion: Number of 2-year community colleges: 1-2 YEARS 1,083 Highest undergraduate degree Certificate of completion or AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE ASSOCIATE DEGREE ACCORDING TO THE US DEPT. OF ENROLLMENT: EDUCATION, 6,383,000 1,457,155 7.5 MILLION THAT'S 43% OF Students in career education programs (2007-8) Certificates awarded by career colleges (2007) ALL COLLEGE Number of students enrolled in a 2-year community college UNDERGRADUATES Top fields taught at career colleges: Average age of students: 29 YEARS OLD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT NURSING ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING CULINARY ARTS COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN Some career colleges are nationally accredited, as opposed to most public and private colleges (which are regionally accredited), which means credits might not transfer. Many students use community college as a way to train directly for a career, or to save money before transferring to a four-year university. BOTH OF THES E TYPE S OF COLLEGES HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON CAREER PLACEM ENT. IN A ST UDY BY EDUCAUSE.EDU. of students say technology 63% in the classroom prepares 74% says it prepares them for future educational plans. them for the workforce. IN 2012, 6,700,000 PEOPLE TOOK A CLASS COMPLETELY ONLINE LD 31% That's 31% of At community college, 72% E (2% of students complete online undergraduate students courses PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES STATE UNIVERSITIES $15,213 $35,636 Average cost Average time of completion 4 YEARS 4 YEARS As of 2010, there are 0A 679 1,556 state universities private 4-year institutions Highest undergraduate degree BACHELORS BACHELORS Enrollment 8,227,000 students are expected to have attended a public 4-year university in 2013. 5.6 MILLION Number of students enrolled in 4-year private colleges 27.3% 72.7% 20% OF ALL COLLEGE of them will be full-time students. will be UNDERGRADUATES part-time. The first state university was MOST PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OFFER LARGER AMOUNTS OF GRANTS TO OHIO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. founded in 1804. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AID COMES FROM 4.2% 72.5% In 2013, Princeton offered 60% of students an average grant of University Federal Government 24 7% $36,000* 16.3% Private Sector State Government *which is more than tuition ($35,450)! 89% OF UNIVERSITIES OFFER COURSES ONLINE. plato Online education has existed since 1960, when the University of Illinois developed PLATO, a note-sharing system. BEYOND EMAIL With technology at a rapid pace, communication via email has already become outdated for many young students. On average students spend 123 minutes a day on their computers. 60% of students say it's important to have an online forum to communicate with 31 MINUTES ON SOCIAL MEDIA 6 MINUTES ON EMAIL other students. Some professors have resorted to talking to students via Twitter and Facebook Groups, BUT 57% OF STUDENTS PREFER TO KEEP THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LIVES SEPARATE. In 2011, 3 universities launched "Copley Square," a program that provided a private student-centric social media platform to help increase student engagement on a daily basis. It's features included: STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED SEEINGA 5-20 GRADE POINT TWITTER-LIKE MESSAGE PLATFORM STUDY GROUP & VIDEO STUDY REMINDERS INCREASE AFTER MEETUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SYSTEM. BLEND ED ENVIRONMENTS USE TECHNOLOGY IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING AND HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR 70% of students say they learn best in a blended A) 54% of students say they are more actively involved in environment. courses that use technology. 64% of students strongly agree that technology elevates In 2010, only 47% of students said their instructors' were effectively using technology. the level of teaching. In 2012, that rose to 68%. 57% OF STUDENTS ALSO SAID THEY WISH THEIR INSTRUCTORS USED FREELY AVAILABLE COURSE CONTENT MORE-A CONCEPT THAT HAS LEAD TO THE RISE OF... MOOCS MOOCS are Massive Online Open Courses designed for unlimited enrollment and free participation. AVERAGE COST MOOC COURSE AS OF FEB 2013, ONLY 5 MOOC COMPLETION RATE FREE O COURSES ARE APPROVED TO BE 15% TAKEN FOR COLLEGE CREDIT. THERE ARE THREE MAIN MOOC INSTITUTIONS 33,000 COURSERA UDACITY EDX Average number of students enrolled per class 1,700,000 students 700,000 students 370,000 students 2.6% OF UNIVERSITIES OFFER MOOCS 9.4% plan to offer them in the future. ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS AVERAGE COST HIGHEST UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE: $31,000 BACHELORS Some of the most popular online degrees are Masters and PhDs LIKE CAREER COLLEGES, Online colleges increase access to education for students who are currently working or have other commitments. Online degree programs offer: MANY ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON JOB TRAINING AND FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING PLACEMENT. FLEXIBLE PACING TELECOMMUTING AND THE MOST POPULAR DEGREESs ARE... 3,000,000 PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING BUSINESS students enrolled in a full-time online college ADMINISTRATION COMPUTER -O ACCOUNTING </> PROGRAMMING ONLINE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IS GROWING 10:1 COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL COLLEGES. A ARCHITECTURE ACCORDING TO THE SLOAN CONSORTIUM, 77% OF ACADEMIC LEADERS RATE ONLINE LEARNING OUTCOMES AS EQUAL TO OR SUPERIOR TO FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION. THESE DEGREE PROGRAMS UTILIZE A VARIETY OF ONLINE AND VIRTUAL INNOVATIONS TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORSs. EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO BLEND TOGETHER WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF FITTING IN? 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