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From: Susan Grajek <sgrajek@educause.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Subject: ECAR Releases National Study of Students and IT
To: thomas.surprenant@qc.cuny.edu

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Research Report	October 13, 2011

ECAR Releases National Study of Students and IT

Dear Thomas,

ECAR has just released The National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011. The report sheds light on how information technology affects the college experience. Because of the widespread interest in and importance of this topic, ECAR has made this report publicly accessible upon release.

The 2011 study differs from past studies in that the questionnaire was reengineered and responses were gathered from a nationally representative sample of 3,000 students in 1,179 colleges and universities.

Key Findings

Students are drawn to hot technologies, but they rely on more traditional devices
Students report technology delivers major academic benefits
Students report uneven perceptions of institutions' and instructors' use of technology
Facebook generation students juggle personal and academic interactions
Students prefer, and say they learn more in, classes with online components

EDUCAUSE Research at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
If you're attending EDUCAUSE 2011 in Philadelphia, I invite you to participate in a session about this report and in the many other EDUCAUSE Data, Research, and Analytics activities at EDUCAUSE 2011.

Sincerely,

Susan Grajek
Vice President
EDUCAUSE

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