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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Faculty

Blended Learning Implementation Guide

February 5, 2013

Digital Learning Now! (DLN) released "The Blended Learning Implementation Guide," the fifth DLN Smart Series paper, for leaders who are ready seize the opp…

Seizing the Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Effective Teacher

January 1, 2011

American children deserve the one ingredient we know creates stellar learning results: excellent teachers, consistently. This brief explains why every child needs excellent teachers year after …

3x for all: Extending the Reach of Education’s Best

January 1, 2009

Teacher effectiveness has the largest impact of school effects on student learning, and research indicates that top-quintile teachers produce learning gains three times (3X) that of bottom-quin…

Teaching Fishing; or, Empowering Users with Technology

February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime." This session will discuss the issues of "teaching fishing" (in relation …

Creating and Managing Online Faculty Training in Adobe Captivate and Blackboard

November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference

In planning online training for faculty development, ITDD in GUMC did a pilot to determine if Adobe Captivate and Blackboard could be used for creating different types of online training. This pr…

Next Generation Learning Challenge: Simulating Teaching

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways Can someone learn to teach by practicing with a classroom simulation ? Simulations provide multiple chances to practice , including making attempts with highe…

Demystifying Social Media for Media-Curious Faculty

March 14, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

This session will explore the challenges of training faculty in the nuances of social media. We'll discuss the experience of developing and offering fully online social media training seminars…

Creating a Successful and Sustainable Faculty Development Plan for the Adoption of Technology-Based Teaching and Learning Initiatives in Higher Education

February 13, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

While the use of blended learning, mobile learning, and online learning have altered the face and future of higher education, faculty members are often resistant to these innovations. What is gener…

Essential Attributes of Faculty Professional Development: The Excellence in Online Education Initiative

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Professional development in best practices for online teaching is essential to ensuring the success of new online instructors. In this session, learn the 12 essential attributes of faculty profes…

Engaging Faculty in Pedagogical Technology Training

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Marist College has introduced engaging faculty trainings with a pedagogical theme that use Sakai in-depth. We are currently rolling out a certification program for online instructors, which include…