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LEARNING ONLINE
source: www.nua.ie/surveys/index
www.usatoday.com/news/education/
2003-11-09-students-it_x.htm?csp=15
www.vm.ee/estonia/kat_175/
pea_175/2972.html
info.worldbank.org/ict/assets/
docs/mdg_Complete.pdf
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Students see the Internet as a virtual textbook and reference library, a virtual tutor and study shortcut, and as a place to conduct virtual study groups… - technology has found a place in the classroom, as an eMarketer recent report reveals the global education and training market to be worth roughly US$2 trillion. The data found that the US already accounts for 37.5% of this market, or roughly US$750 billion;
- more than 50% of US high schools are currently offering online courses or exploring them for the future, according to a study by Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. (IESD);
- according to a survey of 12 to 15 year old students by the Pew Internet and American Life Project (Sep 2001), the Internet is replacing the library as the first port of call for US school-goers working on projects. Pew found that 71% of the teens polled say the Internet is their primary source of information for schoolwork. Only 24% said the library was their primary source;
- colleges and universities that invest a lot of money in technology may want to focus more on teaching students to use it responsibly. In the United States, for example, more than 8 of 10 undergraduates (83%) regularly use information technology in their academic work, but an even larger share (87%) say their peers at least ‘sometimes’ copy and paste information from the web without citing the source, according to the 2003 report from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE);
- a recent Harris Interactive study (2002) indicates that 93% of American college students regularly use the Internet, making them the most connected segment of the population. Around 92% of students aged 18-30 own a personal computer, while 13% plan to buy a PC in the next year;
- around 59% of Canadians say they would take an online course if they were to further their education, a recent Ipsos-Reid survey has found (March 2002). Nearly 26% have already searched the Internet for online courses, while just over one-in-ten have either taken an online course, or an offline course which included a significant online component;
- only 1% of UK college and university students have never used the Internet, according to a study from Virginstudent.com. The study found that 1/3 of students use the Internet every day, while over 50% use it three to five times a week. 2/3 of students own their own computer, and 58% of first year students brought their own computer to college with them;
- there are some interesting differences between age groups. In Finland, as in many other countries, the households with school-aged children have more computer and Internet-connections than others. In 2002, 86% of the age group 10-14 had a possibility to use computer at home and 71% had an Internet-connection, but only 76% of the age group 15-19 had a possibility to use computer at home and only 58% had an Internet-connection; (1)
- in Estonia, the government’s flagship program - Tiger Leap - has successfully integrated ICTs into classroom instruction. In June 2004, TNS Emor Internet usage surveys show that 52% of Estonians between the ages of 6 and 74 use the Internet. The same study finds that the most active Internet users are youngsters (aged 12-24), 90% of whom use the Internet. The percentages are also high for primary school students where 2/3 of students (aged 6-9) are Internet users;
- in 1990, the Chilean government embarked on a major educational reform program, which included an initiative to integrate ICT as a learning and knowledge resource for all students within the public school system, known as Enlaces. By 2000, over 5,300 primary and secondary schools had received computers, local networks, educational and productivity software and free/unlimited Internet access. Enlaces had reached 90% of the student population attending state-subsidised institutions.
(1) According to Nurmela & Ylitalo (2003). Source: OECD.
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