A Decade of Change: What the Data Tells Us About the Current and Future of Adoption of Digital Learning

How has the digital learning landscape of U.S. higher education evolved over the last decade? What are the opinions of current students and faculty on their digital course materials?

This is the first webinar in the Trends in Digital Learning and OER series, which will present a data-driven overview of the trends and sentiments from faculty, administrators, and students, grounded in over a decade of national survey research. We will take a closer look at faculty opinions on digital courseware effectiveness and how courseware affordability (or not) is affecting students. We will also present the latest trends in Open Educational Resources (OER) awareness and adoption.

Bay View Analytics has been researching digital adoption and perceptions from faculty, administrators, and students for over 20 years. This webinar will provide a summary of our research projects, including results from our newest Spring 2025 surveys.

Intended Audience: 

Higher education educators, instructional designers, and administrators

Key Takeaways:

By attending the session, viewers will:

• Analyze current faculty perspectives on digital course materials and compare them to historical data.
• Evaluate the impact of course material costs on students using direct student-reported data.
• Identify some of the drivers of adoption of digital courseware, including OER.

   

Please Note: While attending the webinar live is free for OLC members and non-members, on-demand recordings will be available post-webinar for Professional and Institutional Members only. Consider becoming an OLC member for access to these and many other great benefits!

Speaker Bio

Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.

Julia Seaman, Ph.D.

Director of Research – Bay View Analytics

Dr. Julia Seaman has extensive experience in survey research as well as competitive intelligence and translational research. She has worked and published across a wide range of qualitative and quantitative projects. Along with her publications at Bay View Analytics, Dr. Seaman’s projects include publishing on statistical practices in ASQ, and consulting for several biotechnology start-ups. Dr. Seaman has published in scientific, statistical, and quality control journals, including Cell Death and Differentiation, BMC Anesthesiology, and Journal of Quality Progress, as well as serving as statistical and scientific reviewer for BMC journals and UCSF Health Awards.