Instructional Technologies

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Instructional Technologies

Preparing the Masses for Yet Another LMS Migration: How BU Used a Crowdsourcing Concept to Train 4,000 Faculty and Thrived

March 12, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference

LMS migrations for an institution of any size can be a challenge when it comes to training. While there may never be "one size fits all" solution to any problem, at Boston University we f…

Implementing a New LMS: Brown Promotes Collaboration, Reflection, and Learning

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

In this poster session, we will offer three different departmental perspectives on leveraging the adoption of a new technology tool to rethink teaching and learning: Instructional Technology (ITG…

Transforming Data Management with Microsoft SharePoint: Practical Approaches to Get Your Institution Started

June 1, 2012 | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference

Microsoft SharePoint is a powerful collaboration platform that enables IT to deploy quick and custom solutions to meet organizational and institutional needs. In this session, representatives from …

Cloud Devices in Libraries, Labs, and Classrooms

May 31, 2012 | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference

The "Experience IT" format offers a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to newer tools and technologies so you can explore their potential impact in the workplace and classroom and …

Systematic Review: A Structured Approach to Evaluating Educational Technology Initiatives

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

Key to the success of educational technology initiatives is the rigorous evaluation of new platforms. This is especially true of larger, institution-wide efforts. This session discusses the Pennsyl…

Collaboration Tools: Provisioning the New Learning Ecosystem

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

Information technology tools that enable collaboration in teaching and learning environments are rapidly becoming the foundation for 21st-century learning ecosystem. Yet the path to making them a…

ACTI Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility (CCM) Meeting

October 18, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

The ACTI Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility (CCM) Working Group, the follow-on to the Net@EDU Converged Communications Working Group, is hosting its usual daylong meeting at the EDUCAUSE An…

Beyond the LMS: Integrating Social Media and Cloud Services to Meet Student Needs

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Representatives from two institutions will discuss how they extended the LMS to better support teaching and learning. Drexel University partnered with ConnectYard.com to enable students to read and…

The CMS and the Cloud: Integrating Cloud Services into Course Management Systems

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

A panel of presenters representing four course management systems will demonstrate how each has integrated cloud services. We will describe opportunities for modeling new learning activities and sh…

Leaping into the Clouds: Different Philosophies and Approaches to Hosted E-Mail and Collaborative Software Solutions

January 12, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

With IT departments experiencing severe cuts in staffing and technology resources, tough fiscal decisions had to be made to achieve a balanced budget while still maintaining a certain level of serv…