Choice of Device to View Video Lectures: An Analysis of Two Independent Cohorts of First-Year University Students

Autor/inn/en	Namuddu, Jesca; Watts, Paul N.
Titel	Choice of Device to View Video Lectures: An Analysis of Two Independent Cohorts of First-Year University Students
Quelle	In: Research in Learning Technology, 28 (2020), (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-7069
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Lecture Method; Video Technology; Handheld Devices; Laptop Computers; Computer Uses in Education; Preferences; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Computernutzung; Ausland
Abstract	Video lectures and mobile learning devices have become prominent, but little is known about device choices for watching video lectures. The setting for this study, a university that provided perpetual access to personal computers and free tablet devices to all first-year students, provided a unique opportunity to study device choice in a setting where both tablets and personal computers were perpetually available. Weekly video lectures on a first-year module were made from October to April in two independent cohorts of students. YouTube analytics were used to record data on device usage for video lecture views. Tablets were initially used for almost 70% of views. However, tablet usage declined throughout the academic year, and tablets were overtaken by personal computers as the preferred device in the second half of the academic year. Findings suggest that an initial preference for using tablets to view video lectures lasts only a few months. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01