The collaborative work of Amy Lee (PsTL department chair and associate professor), Rhiannon Williams (research associate and graduate program recruitment coordinator), Alison Link (PsTL M.A. alumna) and David Ernst (CEHD chief information officer) was featured in the first 2014 issue of International HETL Review. “Minding the Gaps: Mobile Technologies and Student Perceptions of Technology” focuses on the importance of understanding how the socioeconomic background of students impacts how they engage with mobile technology.

TRiO students and their non-TRiO peers were surveyed regarding perception of aspects of their education experience and how it was enhanced by use of iPads.  “Study results suggest that when thinking about and addressing student engagement, access, and success we would be wise to include in the discussion mobile technologies use across all socioeconomic groups,” according to the article.  Read the article.