IT Connect
Information technology tools and resources at the UW
Teaching and Learning Research
UW-IT uses a user-centered approach to investigate the technology and support needs of the UW’s faculty, researchers, students, and staff, providing data to help the University make informed decisions in these areas. Projects employ both quantitative and qualitative methods, integrating data from multiple sources (surveys, focus groups, interviews, usability studies, usage logs) to better understand the UW community.
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Campus Reports
Integrated Planning and Advising Services: UW Faculty & Student Perceptions, 2016
Tara Coffin, Henry Lyle, Kristen Shinohara & Abigail Evans, March 3, 2016 View Report
UW Student Usage of Mobile Devices for Academic Purposes, 2015
Tara Coffin, Henry Lyle & Abigail Evans, December 4, 2015 View Report
Social Media in the Learning Setting: Opportunities and Challenges
Tara Coffin & Janice Fournier, June 2015 View Report
UW Faculty and Student Impressions of Campus Wi-Fi
Tara Coffin & An Ping, April 2015 Infographic
UW Faculty and Student Interest in Learning Analytics and Personalized Notifications
Tara Coffin & Henry Lyle, March 2015 View Report Infographic
UW Student Usage of Handheld Mobile Devices, 2014
Tara Coffin and Henry Lyle, December 2014 View Report Infographic
ECAR Study of Students and Technology, 2014
University of Washington Benchmarking Reports:
ECAR Study of Students and Technology UW Data Tables
ECAR Study of Faculty and Technology UW Data Tables
Canvas Evaluation, 2014
Office of Educational Assessment and UW-IT, July 2014 View Report
MyUW Annual Usage Report, 2012-2013
Ammy Phuwanartnurak, Katherine Kwong, April 2013. Download Report View Slide Show of Report Highlights
Lecture Capture at the UW: Results from 2013-2014 Needs Assessment and Panopto Pilot
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Students Bring Their Own Devices: Findings from the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research 2013 Survey
Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, and Robyn Foshee, February 2014. View Report
Exploring eTextbooks at the University of Washington: What We Learned and What is Next
Cara Giacomini, Peter Wallis, Henry Lyle, Wren Haaland, Keesha Davis, and Dan Comden, August 2013. View/Download Report
Coursera at the UW: The Challenges, Benefits, and Surprises of Teaching a MOOC
Janice Fournier, August 2013. View/Download Report
Canvas 2013: Evaluation Report
Bayta L. Maring and Angela Davis-Unger, Office of Educational Assessment, July 2013. View/Download Report
An Assessment of Two eTextbook Platforms at the University of Washington: Preliminary Report
Cara Giacomini, Wren Haaland, Henry Lyle, Peter Wallis, November 2012. View/Download Report
Improving the Student Experience: Assessment of the 2011-2012 Tegrity Lecture Capture Rollout
Cara Giacomini, Greg Koester, Henry Lyle, Heidi Stahl, November 2012. View/Download Report
Developing a Context-Specific Measure of Technological Expertise
Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, William Wynn, October 2012. View/Download Report
Canvas LMS Pilot 2011-2012
Janice Fournier, Ammy Phuwanartnurak, Bayta Maring, May 2012. View/Download Report
Tegrity Winter 2012 Report
Cara Giacomini, Heidi Stahl, William Wynn, May 2012. View/Download Report
Improving the MyUW Student Experience
Karin Roberts, Ammy Phuwanartnurak, William Wynn, Cara Giacomini, April 2012. View/Download Report
2011 Surveys on Learning and Scholarly Technologies: Final Report
Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, William Wynn, Heidi Stahl, Lillian Hankins, March 2012. View/Download Report
Amazon Web Services: Survey Results
Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, August 2011. View/Download Report
Mobile Teaching and Learning Research Project: MLIS Focus Group Summary
Cara Giacomini, Janice Fournier, William Wynn, January 2011. View/Download Report
Understanding UW Students’ Technology Needs
Janice Fournier, Cara Giacomini, Siobhan Mattison, September 2010. View/Download Report
Usage of General-Access Computing Centers and Workstations
Cara Giacomini, August 2010. View/Download Report
Student IT Strategy Report
IT Strategy for Students Advisory Committee, July 2010. View/Download Report
Student Use of Mobile Devices: Findings from the 2009 ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology
Cara Giacomini, July 2010. View/Download Report
Designing Campus Learning Spaces: A Report on Students’ Current and Future Needs
Janice Fournier, Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, March 2010. View/Download Report
2008 Surveys on Learning and Scholarly Technologies: Final Report
Cara Giacomini, Henry Lyle, Janice Fournier & Claire Connell, April 2009. View/Download Report
Conversations with the University of Washington’s Research Leaders: Final Report
Janice Fournier, Greg Koester, Cara Giacomini, Tom Lewis, William Washington, February 2009. View/Download Report
Transitioning from Paper to Electronic Portfolios in Beginning Composition
Cara Giacomini, Janice Fournier, November 2006. View/Download Report
Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One
Cara Giacomini, October 2006. View/Download Report
Coming Soon: Visual Consistency in the Catalyst Web Tools
Janice Fournier, William Washington, September 2006. View/Download Report
Educational Technology at the University of Washington: Report of the 2005 Instructor and Student Surveys
Cara Giacomini, Greg Yamashiro, February 2006. View/Download Report
Podcasting at the UW: An Evaluation of Current Use
Cara Giacomini, February 2006. View/Download Report
Electronic Portfolios: What a Contest Can Teach us about Student Use
Janice Fournier & Cara Giacomini, September 2005. View/Download Report
