Instructional Technologies

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Instructional Technologies

A Learning Social Network Using an E-Portfolio for Medical Practitioners Studies

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

A system of e-portfolios of physician students was set up in 2010 on the social network of Paris Descartes University. This social learning tool (based on ELGG open-source software) is extremely us…

Engaging Online Learners for Success: Beyond the LMS

November 9, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

NVCC has built an extensive program of online support services to engage distance learning students outside their courses. The presentation will describe the background, tour and demonstrate the …

Student Success at Scale: What Have We Learned from Applying Technology to Persistent Challenges? - Sponsored by IHD ServiceDesk

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

Multiple efforts are under way to leverage technology to improve student success, including initiatives in online courseware, adaptive learning, social media, and learning analytics. What have we…

As Learning Goes Mobile

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

In this session, we'll discuss the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project's latest findings about how people (especially young adults) use mobile devices, includi…

Seminar 17P - Designing, Supporting, and Evaluating Active Learning Spaces PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

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

Active learning spaces support teaching and learning in a technology-rich, collaborative environment designed to engage students in their own learning. McGill University has developed principles fo…

Seminar 15P - Videagogy: Using Humor and Digital Videos to Enhance Learning and Leadership PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

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

Research indicates that humor enhances student engagement, learning, and leadership. Coupled with technology, videagogy is a brain-based activity that leverages technology as a resource for learnin…

From Plan to Pedagogy: Lessons from an iPad Lending Program

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

A lending program developed at the University of Cincinnati gives faculty an opportunity to test-drive an iPad before deciding whether to buy their own. We will detail everything from initial conce…

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…

Complex Moving Parts: Assessment Systems and E-Portfolios

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

Walden University implemented a new assessment system and e-portfolio tool used for accrediting teacher preparation programs. This provided options for progress monitoring, data collection and anal…

Embedding Self-Assessment in Learning Content

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

To support instructors' efforts in embedding self-assessments in online learning content, GUSOM provided them with a guide for creating quizzes or similar types of student-content interactions…