Instructional Technologies

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Instructional Technologies

Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics

February 25, 2013

Optimizing student success is the “killer app” for analytics in higher education . Intelligent investments in optimizing student success garner wide support and have a strong, justifia…

Implementing Online Learning Labs in Schools and Districts: Lessons From Miami-Dade’s First Year

November 1, 2011

A s online learning programs become prevalent in U.S. schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning. T…

Finding a Better and More Productive Project Management System

January 28, 2013

Key Takeaways Realizing the need for a better tool to collaboratively manage time, tasks, and goals on a key project, faculty members at Western Oregon University decided to inve…

Classroom and Instructional Technology

December 18, 2012

This CDS Spotlight focuses on survey results related to classroom technology . Creating effective learning environments in higher education classrooms with technology poses an ongoing challe…

Bridging the Gap Using Access Grid Video Collaboration Technology: A Case Study in Music Performance Education across Two Continents

January 28, 2013

Key Takeaways Researchers employed a mixed-methods design of inquiry involving survey designs and phenomenological methods research techniques to determine the Access Grid's…

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…

Identifying E-Portfolio Practices at AAU Universities

June 14, 2012

Beginning in July and ending in December 2011, the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education at the University of Pittsburgh developed and administered a survey designed to gaug…

Launching a University Tablet Initiative: Recommendations from Stanford University’s iPad Implementation

April 26, 2012

This ELI Brief describes a program at the Stanford University School of Medicine in which entering students received an iPad and PDF annotation software for use in their curriculum. Key goals…

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 …