Assessment and Evaluation

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Assessment and Evaluation

New Technology-based Models for Postsecondary Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Research Agendas

June 3, 2013

This report is the result of a National Science Foundation-Sponsored Computing Research Association Workshop held at MIT on January 9-11, 2013. This workshop developed a framework for understan…

RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K–12 Next Generation Learning

June 10, 2013

This toolkit from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is for K-12 district, charter, and school leaders to use in the ve…

Using Analytics at UMBC: Encouraging Student Responsibility and Identifying Effective Course Designs

April 30, 2013

Higher education invests considerable resources into technology for academic purposes, but understanding whether those instructional technologies improve learning is often a difficult questio…

CETIS Analytics Series: Case Study, Acting on Assessment Analytics

April 10, 2013

In this JISC publication, authors Shelia MacNeill and Dr Cath Ellis, from the University of Huddersfield, explain Dr. Ellis' interest in learning analytics and how she and colleagues are mak…

Using Google+ to Enhance Student Learning, Engagement, and Communication

April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways The social media tool Google+ lets students participate in a protected online environment that facilitates communication and information sharing about development…

Building Blocks for College Completion: Blended Learning

December 11, 2012

Ten projects funded by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) in the initiative’s first round of investment in 2011, known as Wave I, sought to scale the adoption of blended learning model…

Leveraging Open Technologies and Cross-Disciplinary Pollination to Transform Introductory Courses

February 4, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting

It's hard to "flip" an 800-student course on your own. We will describe how our cross-disciplinary group of instructors and graduate student assistants across different disciplines a…

Next Generation Learning: The Pathway to Possibility

April 3, 2013

“Next generation learning” is about engaging with today’s students through “next generation” teaching and learning designs. In this white paper, the authors present a distilled …

Increasing Student Success: Evaluating the Effectiveness of U-Pace Instruction at UWM

September 6, 2012

Two faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee developed the technology-enabled instructional approach known as U-Pace , which combines self-paced, mastery-based learning with in…

Adrift No More: Improving Student Outcomes in Math, Ethics, and Communication

September 1, 2012

Key Takeaways Three studies found statistically significant learning gains among undergraduate students in the skills involved with communication, ethics, and mathematics . …