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ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012 Infographic: September 17, 2012

ECAR has surveyed undergraduate students annually since 2004 about technology in higher education. In 2012, ECAR collaborated with 195 institutions to collect responses from more than 100,000 stu…
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012: September 17, 2012

Key Findings See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data. Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best suppor…
Mobile Teaching and Learning: Engaging Students and Measuring Impact: December 7, 2010

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) 2010 focus session on mobile learning brought together a collection of best practices, case studies, and research on mobile technologies' potential to…
Strategic Directives for Learning Management System Planning: September 21, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin reviews theoretical and practical publications that explore individual components of learning management system (LMS) behavior and isolates the primary claims, functi…
Teaching with Social Networks: Establishing a Social Contract: May 18, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin discusses the use of student-developed social contracts to support a vital online community of inquiry. In blended classes—which combine co-present and web-mediated…
What If…? Measuring Impacts of Policy Decisions on Technical Resources: July 31, 2007

This ECAR research bulletin discusses how systems dynamics is being applied to higher education administration. It offers a case study for modeling growth in usage of a learning management system…
Teaching Digital Responsibility: March 13, 2007

This research bulletin provides an overview of the rationale for the Computing Skills Workshop program at Carnegie Mellon University, which has been in place as a required program for all student…
Measuring Student Experiences with Course Management Systems: September 12, 2006

This research bulletin draws on the results of several research studies that are centered on the student experience with course management systems. These studies provide insight on student course…
Enriching Student Experience Through Blended Learning: June 6, 2006

The growth, and in some cases the very rapid spread, of blended learning across many institutions from community colleges to research universities arguably springs from the flexibility of the pat…
Faculty Use of Course Management Systems: July 20, 2003

This is 2003 ECAR survey instrument used for ECAR Research Study concerning Faculty Use of Course Management Systems. This is 2003 ECAR survey in…

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