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Active Learning Classrooms Pilot Evaluation: Fall 2007 Findings and Recommendations: October 25, 2007

This document provides a summary of the fall 2007 exploratory research on the Active Learning Classrooms constructed as a pilot project by the Office of Classroom Management (OCM). This pilot pro…
ELI In Conversation: The Fear 2.0 Group: June 12, 2008

Web 2.0 tools have the power to transform education. Such a transformation requires that faculty, students, and institutions take risks. With those risks comes fear, which is often unarticulated.…
Learning Architectures That Help Biology Students Reach the Pinnacle of Bloom's Taxonomy: September 17, 2008 | A session at the ELI 2008 Fall Focus Session
This session will present the academic architecture of a new course for entering biology majors and explore how the physical architecture of the Active Learning Classroom at the University of Minne…
Technology in the Field: Tablet PCs in Higher Education: January 20, 2009 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
Field-based classes are enhanced by pen-enabled tablet PCs. The mobility of a tablet PC allows Vassar students to investigate geospatial and statistical problems in the field with software, a full …
Active Learning in Field-Based Classes Using Tablet PCs for Collaborative Data Collection and Mapping (Learning Technology): January 21, 2009 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
Tablet PCs in higher education field courses have changed the way we teach field-mapping and data-collection concepts. Curriculum redesign and assessment strategies were applied to field archaeolog…
Game-Based Learning: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Learning Technology): January 22, 2009 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
This session will focus on three aspects of gaming in higher education: What new opportunities can games bring to our students' learning experiences? What issues of concern surround the discus…
7 Things You Should Know About QR Codes: February 13, 2009

QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can contain any alphanumeric text and that often feature URLs that direct users to sites where they can learn about an object or place (a practice know…
Transforming the University: Teaching and Learning in Emerging Learning Environments: March 25, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2009
More higher education institutions are embracing opportunities to encourage faculty to teach in emerging learning environments, and faculty are beginning to explore how they might utilize them to e…
Using the PAIR-up Model to Evaluate Active Learning Spaces: March 26, 2009

By Aimee L. Whiteside, Linda Jorn, Ann Hill Duin, and Steve Fitzgerald The PAIR-up model takes advantage of interdisciplinary partnerships, assessment, innovation, and reevaluation of c…
Can a $30 Piece of Plastic Improve Learning? An Evaluation of Personal Responses Systems in Large Classroom Settings: April 22, 2009

Encouraging active learning with students, especially in large classrooms, can be a challenge for faculty. The present study examines the effectiveness of personal response systems (PRS), a techn…

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