Sessional,weekly and diurnal patterns of computer lab usage by students attending a regional University in Australia |
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Authors: | Dirk H.R. Spennemann John AtkinsonDavid Cornforth |
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Affiliation: | The Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University, P.O. Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia |
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Abstract: | Most universities have invested in extensive infrastructure in the form on computer laboratories and computer kiosks. However, is this investment justified when it is suggested that students work predominantly from home using their own computers? This paper provides an empirical study investigating how students at a regional university multi-campus university use computer laboratories. The findings suggest that universities need to reassess the traditional driving force and expectation for extensive on-campus computing facilities as there is a huge underutilisation of these facilities. Instead it is recommended that alternative computing facilities in the form of student-centred facilities such as wireless hotspots could be provided. |
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Keywords: | Post-secondary education Human&ndash computer interface Teaching/learning strategies Learning communities Computing infrastructure |
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