Mobile IT in Higher Education 2011

Mobile IT in HIGHER EDUCATION, 2011 Many expect mobile computing to become an integral part of higher education... Expectations of heavy to very heavy demand for mobile IT in four areas Research 9% Administration 10% Instruction 20% General communications 35% "Universities should consider 90% of respondents expect spending on 92% of institutions are treating mobile practices providing some level of support-at no charge- to users of mobile devices.* similar to the Internet in mobile-enablement to rise terms of importance, over the next three years. resources, and development" "Source EDUCAUSE Core Data Service, educause.edu/coredota ...but many colleges and universities are ZERO ZERO ZERO 38% say services they mobile- enabled in past watching and waiting. 12 months "Making mobile apps a 35% spending on mobile priority in terms of cost and time is not core, in my report opinion. We just have to wait for the market or institutional 19% say FTES working on mobile they have collaboration to mature." For those that are working on mobile initiatives, students are the focus. Priority and level of enablement for student/public services Some/most are enabled High/Highest priority 21% IT services and support 32% "(The killer mobile app 31% would be] any that helps students with learning and support services." Library catalog and other library services 32% 22% Administrative services for student information 50% 38% Learning/course management services 55% 23% Student recruitment and admissions 57% 40% Primary web presence 64% A lot, almost all, or all of mobile demand being met for three constituencies 22% 10% 8% Students Faculty Staff Institutions that agree they are prepared to meet expected mobile demands for the 2011–2012 academic year in these areas: Research 41% Administration 46% Instruction 51% General communications 58% * Among only institutions reporting a research-focused mission Higher education supports the idea of collaborations, but most want to wait until Respondents that agree or strongly agree with statements about cross-institutional collaboration on IT solutions and services: they are mainstream. "We would be more likely 89% 83% 74% 76% to join such a collaboration are personally believe that in favor of collaborations might consider functional compromises to realize those think collab- they would be a successful orations have the potential to save higher when the issue becomes more of a university priority and would more likely join on model for higher education's education savings the back end of such significant mobility efforts sums of money initiatives, when the framework and development And yet, most would.. 63% join a consortium or deploy its solutions 62% ... when most of their peers do are in place and successful." The data in this infographic come from the ECAR research report Mobile IT in Higher Education, 2011, www.educause.edu/library/ERS1104. EDUCA USE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH