Instructional Technologies

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Instructional Technologies

Learning Analytics: The Coming Third Wave

April 13, 2011

Learning analytics (LA) is the third wave of large-scale developments in instructional technology that began with the advent of the learning management system (LMS) . As a compelling diagnost…

Privacy Considerations in Cloud-Based Teaching and Learning Environments

January 5, 2011

In this white paper, we outline the privacy issues relevant to using cloud-based instructional tools or cloud-based teaching and learning environments for faculty members and those supporting ins…

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…

Collaboration Comes First: An LMS Selection Process

January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

You can't please all of the people all of the time, but can you get close? The selection, identification, and implementation of a new course management system is a daunting task, even more so …

Who Are Today’s Students? A Closer Look at The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010

November 1, 2010

During this hour-and-a-half ELI webinar, we’ll explore the study’s findings on social networking, cloud-based collaboration tools, mobility, and faculty information technology training. We’…

Implementing Google Apps for Faculty and Staff

October 19, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin explains how Boise State University addressed important concerns about security and strategic alignment in finalizing its decision to move to Google Apps for Educatio…

Conceptualizing the Functional Requirements for a Next-Generation E-Portfolio System

March 3, 2010

Key Takeaways An institution’s administration, faculty, and students all have vested interests in deployment of an e-portfolio system, which can address goals ranging from showcasing stud…

Learning about Lecture Capture Technology

February 21, 2010

This blogger is in the process of picking a lecture capture technology and is blogging about the experience and their findings. This blogger is i…

The Convergence of Lecture Capture and Social Media

January 26, 2010

In this EDUCAUSE Live! we will discuss how the formerly separate domains of lecture capture technologies and the emerging options for publicly sharing lectures on Web 2.0 consumer platforms are d…

Lessons Learned from Deploying Sakai: An Interinstitutional Panel Discussion

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Moving to Sakai or just considering it? Want to get the lowdown on implementation? Then come to this interinstitutional panel of seasoned Sakai implementers from Marist College, Indiana University,…