Assignment 7A - Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

Students feel unfulfilled in classrooms because of the lack of technological resources provided

Modern classrooms are not as modern as they should be as a result of the limited technology provided to faculty and students.

TESTS
WHO: Students and faculty who feel limited by the outdated resources set up in any given classroom setting; this could extend to other universities around the world

WHAT: The limitations of a given classroom in your typical university setting

WHY: Students and faculty deserve to be taught and to teach using the highest quality tools their site of education can provide; people pay money and spend time at these sites, thus being deserving consumers of only the best quality education

INTERVIEWS SUMMARY
The interviews I conducted allowed me to see past the traditional limitations of the average student (i.e. not having a writing utensil, paper to write on, etc.) and realize that this kind of problem can also include the very instructors of these students. In interviewing both of these sources (students and faculty), I was able to conclude that:

• Both groups agree that the lack of modern classroom tools limits their learning and teaching abilities.
• Students felt that there existed a direct relationship between their academic transformation and the efforts made by the university to ensure their academic success.
• Both students and teachers agreed that by bringing new technology into the classroom, collaboration would be further fostered.
• Faculty brought up the fact that in bringing in newer technology into the classroom, "distance students" could be easier to reach in terms of contributing to the physical space of the classroom setting and participate within classroom activities.

REFLECTION

Given the information I gathered through my interviews, I was able to learn about the vast issue that is the lack of modern technology in the average university classroom. It affects not only students but also faculty, who have to accurately teach hundreds of students using the outdated and restricting tools provided by the university. This opportunity has now expanded and can be applied to universities all over the world, of which I am sure face this very issue as well.