How Students Use Media: A Comparison across Faculties

The pervasiveness of online information services has led to substantial changes in higher education including changes in faculty members’ teaching methods and students’ study habits. This article presents the results of a survey about media use for teaching and learning conducted at a large Canadian university and highlights trends in the use of new and traditional media across university Faculties. The results of this study support the assumption that student media usage includes a mixture of traditional and new media. Keywords—Media Usage Habits, Educational Technology, Teaching and Learning Survey, Technology-Enhanced Learning;