How Adoption Patterns Affect Technology Initiatives

New technology rollouts in higher education carry the promise of better teaching and learning and improved student outcomes. However, we rarely consider how adoption patterns will affect technology initiatives. Data from a robust, mixed-methods study of tablet adoption by Fresno State students suggests ways to make technology initiatives more sensitive to variations among students and to get more users on the path to adoption more quickly.

OUTCOMES: Recognize how adoption patterns affect technology rollouts * Explore technology adoption variations among students * Determine how to use data about technology adoption to improve technology initiatives