This presentation describes the changing patterns of AIT students' usage of the Moodle VLE from 2009 to 2011. Data were gathered from two online surveys in 2009 and 2011 and analyzed just descriptively to see the shift in VLE use

Faherty, Sheila

Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah

Harding, Nuala

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A Comparative Analysis of Student Usage of the Virtual Learning Environment Moodle  in AIT in 2009 and 2011   Dr. Sheila Faherty Department of Nursing and Health Science, AIT  Tunku Badariah Tunku Ahmad Institute of Education, IIUM  Nuala Harding The Teaching and Learning Unit, AIT  L&T Showcase June 10, 2013 Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland 1 Demographic Information of Respondents 2 Total Number of Respondents (by year) 3 n = 528 n = 730 01002003004005006007008002009 2011Breakdown of Respondents  (by Year & Gender) 4 Female, 53% (n=281) Male, 47% (n=247) Female, 53% (n=387) Male, 47% (n=343) 2009  2011  Respondents’ Age  5 75.2% (n=397) 20.3% (n=107) 4% (n=21) 3 62.2% (n=454) 27.7%  (n=202) 9% (n=66) 8 16-23 24-35 36-50 50+2009 2011Field of Study  6 Humanities, 24% (n=125) Science & Medical Health, 17% (n=88) Engineering, 26% (n=136) Business/Law, 29% (n=155) Other, 4% (n=24) Humanities, 27% (n=197) Science & Medical Health, 13% (n=95) Engineering, 27% (n=193) Business/Law, 27% (n=200) Adult Edu, 6% (n=45) 2009  2011  Year of Study (note: this was recorded only for 2011)  7 Year 1, 34% (n=249) Year 2, 25% (n=183) Year 3, 22% (n=164) Year 4, 14% (n=100) Year 5, 5% (n=34) Student Perceptions towards the VLE  8 I think systems like the VLE are useful 9 90.7% 91.4% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%2009 2011The VLE’s Ease of Use & Reliability, Flexible Learning, Access to Resources 10 84.7% 69.5% 40.7% 79.0% 83.7% 64.5% 45.8% 78.6% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%Easy to use Reliable Changes the hours I canstudyGives more access toresources & learningmaterials2009 2011Digital literacy, support, access & preference 11 92.0% 54.7% 77.1% 24.1% 90.5% 53.2% 82.7% 26.0% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%I'm comfortable with usingcomputersI can get adequate help &support to use the VLEI have adequate access tothe Web outside collegeI would prefer gettingmaterial in hardcopyhandouts to having it put onVLE2009 2011Patterns of VLE Use  2009-2011  12 Proportion of Coursework with Material on VLE  13 Note:  More course material was being put on VLE, looking at the increases in the responses for MOST (an increase of 19.1%) and ALL (6.1% increase). 4.9% 46.2% 24.4% 20.5% 4.0% 1.6% 24.4% 24.1% 39.6% 10.1% None Some About Half Most All2009 201114 “Some [lecturers] only put small bits on it. All class notes should be up. It is hard to get all notes if you play sport with the college.” (Arts/Humanities student) How Often Do You Use VLE?  15 20.0% 49.9% 14.9% 13.1% 2.1% 37.3% 47.7% 9.3% 5.1% 0.5% Daily A few times aweekOnce a Week Once or twiceper monthNever2009 2011Note:  a 17.3% increase of daily users Access Notes on VLE BEFORE class 16 12.7% 20.3% 31.6% 16.3% 19.1% 21.2% 19.9% 31.9% 14.2% 12.7% Daily A few times aweekOnce a Week Once/twice permonthNever2009 201117 “I think lecturers should put the notes up on Moodle in advance of lectures as we are paying ourselves for the print outs and it’s up to us to get them.   Also I think it would give us a better opportunity to learn as I personally find it very difficult to take notes while listening.” (Arts/Humanities student)  Print and bring VLE Notes to class 18 14.0% 16.7% 27.7% 20.5% 21.2% 20.1% 20.3% 25.3% 18.8% 15.5% Daily A few times aweekOnce a Week Once/twice permonthNever2009 201119 “Some lecturers don’t put up the notes until after their classes which is a pain as it’s easier to write in additional notes of you have the notes in front of you.” (Arts/Humanities student)  Access VLE Notes AFTER class 20 11.2% 22.5% 31.6% 22.2% 12.5% 16.6% 23.8% 33.0% 19.0% 7.5% Daily A few times aweekOnce a Week Once/twice permonthNever2009 2011VLE Access Points 21 95.6% 11.9% 67.9% 47.8% 30.4% 4.4% 13.7% 79.5% 11.4% 80.5% 22.2% 27.5% 4.5% 3.0% HomeWorkplaceOpen AccessLabsDepartment LabsLaptops onCampusInternet OutsideCampusMobile Devices2009 2011Note:  Most students accessed VLE from home & open access labs VLE Access Time 22 11.0% 59.9% 32.6% 20.3% 21.6% 5.3% 6.3% 44.1% 40.9% 23.9% 18.6% 5.1% 22:00 - 7:0018:00 - 22:0014:00 - 18:0012:00 - 14:009:00 - 12:007:00 - 9:002009 2011If you use the VLE, why? 23 17.8% 91.5% 56.4% 4.2% 13.0% 30.5% 71.0% 87.7% 55.9% 9.9% 22.0% 55.3% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%To KeepTrack of ClassTimesTo Get Copiesof LectureNotesTo Get OtherCourseMaterialFor OnlineDiscussionFor OnlineQuizzesTo SubmitAssignments2009 2011If you do not use the VLE, why not?  24 48.7% 4.4% 4.0% 4.7% 5.9% 41.5% 4.2% 2.9% 4.7% 7.9% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%My Lecturers Don'tUse ItInformation on It Isn'tUsefulDifficult to Use Can't Access It No Access to the Web2009 201125 “Only when some lecturers won't use it.” (Civil Engineering student)   “Sometimes system crashes in college and can’t access Moodle because it’s down.” (Business/Law student)   “No other reason than there was something wrong with my computer.” (Student in Foundation Course)   “Sometimes it does not allow access off campus for no apparent reason. Therefore I find it unreliable.” (General Nursing student)  What do you use the VLE for? 26 61.0% 95.5% 80.1% 59.9% 25.6% 42.2% 31.0% 74.4% 48.5% 91.3% 71.6% 57.2% 18.0% 28.6% 18.0% 47.3% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%Class AnnouncementsLecture Notes & HandoutsAccess to Other MaterialReading List & Recommended WebsitesOnline DiscussionsOnline QuizzesPlagiarism Detection & TurnitinSubmitting Assignments 2009 2011Lecturer Usage 27 42.0% 75.9% 52.6% 73.2% 0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%My lecturers make good use of VLE I would like my lecturers to makemore use of VLE20092011“Not enough lecturers use it. Only 1 of my 6 lecturers used it this year!”(Business/Law student)    “Most lecturers in my course don’t use it. I think it would be a great help if they did.” (Mechanical Engineering student)    “Not enough lecturers use it and when they do, they don’t use it enough.” (Arts/Humanities student)   28 How the VLE influences learning 29 42.8% 65.9% 72.9% 67.8% 38.4% 40.7% 65.9% 76.0% 75.5% 49% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%It mainly repeatswhat's covered inclassIt adds to what'scovered in classIt helps to clarifywhat has beencovered in classUsing VLE makes iteasier for me tolearnUsing the VLE helpsme understand howwell I'm doing2009 201130 “Some lecturers refuse to put their notes up. This means when we are taking notes, we’re trying to listen to explanations at the same time. Very hard!” (Arts/Humanities student)  How does the VLE influence communication? 31 39.8% 0 23.1% 36.8% 67.7% 25.6% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%I'm more likely to communicatewith my lecturer when using theVLEUsing the VLE gives me moreaccess to my lecturersUsing the VLE gives me moreaccess to my classmates2009 2011Will VLE use affect student attendance? 32 Getting notes on the VLE makes me less likely to go to lectures 33 3.4% 11.4% 17.8% 35.2% 32.2% 5.5% 9.7% 15.6% 38.0% 31.1% 0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%strongly agree agree neutral disagree strongly disagree2009 201167.4% (2009) and 69.2% (2011) disagreed  Getting notes on VLE makes me less likely to go to lectures      34 Note:  Based on the % of disagreement to this item, most students would still go to class despite being able to access lecture notes on VLE.  It’s a good sign/finding suggesting that VLE use is not likely going to result in absenteeism. 14.8% 15.2% 67.4% 69.2% 17.8% 15.6% 2009 2011Agree Disagree NeutralMost Important Thing to be Improved about the VLE 35 Note:  It’s quite clear that most students would like to see better lecturer usage/more lecturers use VLE 21.4% 12.1% 59.7% 5.9% 28.1% 8.6% 52.9% 9.6% 2009 2011More Reliable Easier to Use Better Usage by Lecturers More Use of Audio/Multimedia/P36 “[The VLE] is not being used to its potential.” [Science/General Nursing Student]  “Moodle is essential for studying at home when it comes to exam time. It would be great if all our lecturers made proper use of it. Some have all of their material nicely organised and easy to access, others have everything jumbled up and mixed between courses.” [Computer Engineering Student] “I’d like to see more interactive learning on the VLE; lecturers should put more diverse types of learning tools such as story-telling.” [Arts/Humanities student] 

A comparative analysis of student usage of the Virtual Learning Environment Moodle in AIT in 2009 and 2011

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A comparative analysis of student usage of the Virtual Learning Environment Moodle in AIT in 2009 and 2011

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