Computing in Higher Educational Institutions in an ERA of SEA Change

Abstract

This article makes use of College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE) surveys from 1994 through 1996 concerning how higher educational institutions are responding to demands for increased use of information technology in classes and by students and faculty. Student and faculty access to the Web jumped by a remarkable extent from 1994 to 1995 and thus institutions successfully provided access to this new technology. Student and faculty use of the Web also jumped greatly, though less than access. Use of computing and e-mail in the classroom increased at a much slower rate from 1994 to 1996. The equipping of classrooms for computing also remained at a low level. An analysis was conducted to determine if higher educational policies and structures had any impact on access to and use of computing by students and faculty but no consistent and strong findings were obtained.