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Perception gap

CDW Government polled 1,000 college students, instructors and IT staff for their report 2009 21st-Century Campus Report: Defining the Vision. Some key findings:

  • 81% of college students use technology every day to prepare for class.
  • 74% of faculty say they incorporate technology into almost every class, but only 45% of students say technology is fully integrated into their curriculum.
  • 52% of students report using social networking sites for educational purposes while 14% of faculty say they use social networking site for educational purposes.
  • 67% of faculty say they are satisfied with their technology professional development, but 45% of students rate faculty lack of tech knowledge as the biggest obstacle to classroom technology integration.
  • 32% of students and 22% of faculty strongly agree that their college/university is preparing students to successfully use technology when they enter the workforce.

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