Faculty Technology Use:
Now vs. Then

Faculty Computer Skill Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Computer Usage Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Word Processing Skill Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Word Processing Usage Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty E-Mail Skill Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty E-Mail Usage Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Internet Skill Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Internet Usage Levels
1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Curricular Computing
1995 vs. 1993
In Humanities and Social Sciences divisions

Moderate + high curricular usage levels increased from 6% to 24%
Overall curricular usage levels increased from 16% to 34%

=> More data on extent and nature of change in curricular computing in Curricular Computing Grant section

Recent Curricular Computing Vignettes

Economics: Students are completing senior thesis projects easily equivalent of masters theses. Original research questions are being explored through the analysis of massive data sets.
English: Students are conducting extensive and complex literary analyses through use of electronic texts and sophisticated search engines.
Biology: Students in several mid-level courses are able for the first time to analyze -- not just describe -- images from light and electronic microscopes through use of image capture and analysis equipment.

What do these curricular developments have in common?

The change in the overall willingness to experiment with new curricular innovations that use information technologies. The understanding by Carleton faculty that there is help around the corner from technical support staff makes a vast difference in a faculty member's willingness to undertake risky curricular changes.
-- Scott Bierman

Faculty Technology Use: In Summary

We could have cited "numbers of things" data here, e.g., numbers of computers, numbers of network nodes, numbers of dollars in technology budgets, etc. Such data for Carleton would indeed suggest an "improved faculty technology environment". They, however, would say nothing about increases in faculty abilities, and as such, would have little point.
- Cathy Smith

Next Section: How We Got Here

Faculty Technology Use: Now vs. Then

Faculty Computer Skill Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Computer Usage Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Word Processing Skill Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Word Processing Usage Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty E-Mail Skill Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty E-Mail Usage Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Internet Skill Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Internet Usage Levels 1995 vs. 1993

Faculty Curricular Computing 1995 vs. 1993 In Humanities and Social Sciences divisions