Julia Gillard releases information about research conducted into the effects of technology and learning

I have just finished reading a press release by Julia Gillard who is the Minister for Education. The research explored students’ perceptions and expectations of learning with information and communications technologies (ICT).

http://deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Releases/Pages/Article_091022_114337.aspx

More than 1000 students from primary and secondary schools, VET and universities were surveyed.

Some of the findings were:

97% of VET students agreed that computers and the internet help them with their studies ‘most’ or ‘all of the time’

63% of VET students agreed that their teachers’/lecturers’ skills with technologies are good?

24% of VET students indicated they had access to and used the internet in classrooms or lecture theatres ‘everyday’

38% responded ‘never’ to using internet in the classroom or lecture theatres

20% responded ‘not often’ to using internet in the classroom or lecture theatres

More information can be found at http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/DigitalEducationRevolution/Pages/default.aspx