Survey results 2012 by technologies for Mechanical Engineering and The Worldwide. N=78 votes
Exploring the data by disciplines
| Technologies | Votes(%) | Time to adoption(%) | Challenges(%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year or less | 2-3 Years | 4-5 Years | Better understanding of new ways of interacting with students | Creativity in designing learning experiences | Development of better technology infrastructures | Maturity of the technology | More funds to further development and implantation | New pedagogical methodologies that apply to the technology | ||
| Augmented Reality for Learning | 6.41 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | - | 20.00 | - | - |
| Cloud computing | 5.13 | 25.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | - | 25.00 | - | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| E-books and digital libraries | 5.13 | 100.00 | - | - | 25.00 | 25.00 | - | - | 50.00 | - |
| E-learning Platforms and Architectures | 11.54 | 55.56 | 33.33 | 11.11 | 55.56 | - | - | 11.11 | - | 33.33 |
| Games & Virtual Worlds to foster student's engagement and motivation | 5.13 | 25.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | - | 50.00 | - | - | - | 50.00 |
| Gesture-based computing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interactive video lectures and video conferencing | 17.95 | 28.57 | 57.14 | 14.29 | 50.00 | 7.14 | 35.71 | - | 7.14 | - |
| Learning analytics and semantic web | 1.28 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00 | - |
| Learning Objects reusability and digital repositories | 3.85 | - | 100.00 | - | 33.33 | 33.33 | - | - | 33.33 | - |
| Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning (including Smartphones and iPad) | 2.56 | - | 100.00 | - | 50.00 | - | - | - | - | 50.00 |
| Open Source, Open Standards, and Federated Systems | 3.85 | 66.67 | - | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | - | - | 33.33 | - |
| Remote labs | 7.69 | - | 33.33 | 66.67 | - | 33.33 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 16.67 |
| Simulators | 14.10 | 72.73 | 9.09 | 18.18 | 27.27 | 27.27 | 9.09 | 18.18 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Virtual labs | 14.10 | 18.18 | 54.55 | 27.27 | 9.09 | 18.18 | 36.36 | 18.18 | 18.18 | - |
| Web 2.0 tools and social networks for learning (podcasting, wikis, blogs, microblogs, bookmarking, tagging, etc.) | 1.28 | 100.00 | - | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
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