The use of instructional technology in poultry science curricula in the United States and Canada: 1. Demographics of technology and software use.

نویسندگان

  • J G Hogle
  • G M Pesti
  • J M King
چکیده

This paper describes a study conducted in recognition of the increasingly widespread use of computers and the importance of exposure to instructional technologies in all aspects of poultry science curriculum. The study consisted of the distribution and analyses of two cross-sectional surveys to gather detailed information on the use of instructional technology (IT) in poultry science curricula in the US and Canada. One survey was sent to departments to obtain profiles of poultry science degree programs and the availability of IT and general support for its use. A second survey was designed to obtain individual profiles of faculty use of IT and attitudes toward the use of such technologies. Information presented in this paper includes basic demographics, estimates of survey validity, and a cross-section of instructional technologies used in poultry science education. The survey found that poultry science faculty reported higher levels of use for some instructional technologies than was expected from recent reports in the literature for higher education in general. Traditional technologies were widely used for instruction, but computers and the Internet were almost as popular. Reasons for the high levels of use may be due to an increasing user-friendliness of equipment and software applications, as well as the rapid acceptance over the past 2 yr of computers and Internet technologies among the general public. Involvement with IT projects appears to be changing from passive to active, consistent with faculty reports of high interest levels and active experimentation with technology and software.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Poultry science

دوره 79 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000