Faculty

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Faculty

Temple U. Project Ditches Textbooks for Homemade Digital Alternative

February 8, 2012

"A pilot project at Temple University this fall gave 11 faculty members $1,000 each to create a digital alternative to a traditional textbook." …

The EDUCAUSE 2011 Core Data Service Report: Highlights and Insights into Higher Education Information Technology

January 31, 2012

Authors: Susan Grajek , Vice President for Data, Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE Pam Arroway , Senior Statistician, EDUCAUSE This report summarizes results from the 2011 EDUC…

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…

Applied Liberally: Google Apps for Education across Campus and as LMS Alternative

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

Wellesley's summer 2011 move to Google Apps for Education has already resulted in widespread use of Groups, Docs, Calendar, Sites and Gmail, to the extent that some faculty are using GAE for c…

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Transforming How Future Teachers View and Use Technology in the Classroom

March 27, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012

UW-Whitewater recognizes that the role of technology in the classroom, which has grown considerably over the past decade, is growing still. In this session, we'll detail how the College of Edu…

Faculty Technology Surveys in Three Very Different Institutions

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

Surveys of faculty use of technology can help inform planning and outreach efforts, as well as evaluate the effectiveness of current services. Three very different institutions, the Lone Star Colle…

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…

Improving Faculty Development Programs: An Analysis of Learning Analytics

February 14, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

This session evaluates the redesigned faculty development course IDL6543 (Interactive Distributed Learning) at the University of Central Florida. IDL6543 was originally developed in 1994. With the …

Faculty Learning Communities: Engaging Faculty in the New Culture of Learning and the Partnership for Sustainability and "e" (Emergent)Learning

February 22, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2012

Centered on creating and sustaining a "new culture of learning," this presentation examines the successful Miami University model for using faculty learning communities-adapted to "n…