Instructional Technologies

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Instructional Technologies

2012 CDS Executive Summary Report

January 24, 2013

This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detaile…

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…

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…

Analytics in Progress: Technology Use, Student Characteristics, and Student Achievement

August 13, 2012

John Whitmer is Associate Director of the LMSS Project at the CSU Chancellor's Office, Kathy Fernandes is Director of the LMSS Project at the CSU Chancellor's O…

7 Things You Should Know About Navigating the New Learning Ecosystem

May 2, 2012

The LMS was once the undisputed center of the digital learning ecosystem . But on many campuses, the situation has changed such that the campus online learning environment might be better v…

IT-Based Transformation in Higher Education: Possibilities and Prospects

March 19, 2012

If information technologies are to transform higher education, we must exploit opportunities and address problems. At the same time, transformed higher education cannot neglect important dimensi…

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…

7 Things You Should Know About First-Generation Learning Analytics

December 6, 2011

Learning analytics (LA) applies the model of analytics to the specific goal of improving learning outcomes. LA collects and analyzes the “digital breadcrumbs” that students leave as th…

U-Pace: Facilitating Academic Success for All Students

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways The U-Pace instructional approach combines self-paced, mastery-based learning with instructor-initiated Amplified Assistance in an online learning environment. …

How Are Students Actually Using IT? An Ethnographic Study

November 29, 2011

This ECAR research bulletin describes an anthropological ethnographic analysis of student practices relating to the use of information technology on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) c…