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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Learning

Open Wikis and the Protection of Institutional Welfare

February 7, 2012

Much has been written about wikis’ reliability and use in the classroom. This research bulletin addresses the negative impacts on institutional welfare that can arise from participating in a…

Disrupting Ourselves: Cherished Assumptions, New Designs, and the Problem of Learning in Higher Ed - Sponsored by WTC Consulting

January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

Our concept of learning has expanded at a rate far outpacing our notion of teaching, an issue that applies to the design and delivery of learning experiences. This presentation will look at how thi…

Moving Outside the LMS: Matching Web 2.0 Tools to Instructional Purpose

September 7, 2011

What considerations support the decision to either augment or replace an institution’s existing learning management system (LMS) with a cloud-based, Web 2.0 technology tool to suppor…

"Bag It and Tag It": Implementing a Course-Level Learning Portfolio Using CMS-Based Tools to Document Student Learning When Teaching in Wild, Open Spaces with Cloud-Based Tools (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)

February 14, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

As more of us adopt cloud-based tools (e.g., blogs, wikis, Google Docs, etc.) for use by students in authentic learning activities, we find ourselves without the student-produced artifacts that we …

As Learners Move into the Open: Obstacles to Overcome, Strategies for Success, and Potential for Participatory Learning (Research-Based)

February 16, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

This presentation will highlight results from two research studies conducted between 2008 and 2010 on social media use for learning. Participants were undergraduate and graduate students in a Schoo…

Collaborative Learning and Transmedia Teaching (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)

February 14, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

In this session we explain, demonstrate, and discuss a course we co-teach at the University of Oregon that uses the WordPress MultiUser platform as a framework for creating a dynamic, collaborative…

Learner Self-Engagement in Web 2.0 Participatory Learning Environments (Research-Based)

February 15, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

Learners benefit from blogs and wikis when their use is scaffolded by the instructor and/or course requirements. But if these prompts are missing or poorly designed, will learners self-activate usi…

Wikify Your Course: Designing and Implementing a Wiki for Your Learning Environment

September 22, 2010

Key Takeaways Wikis help engage students in their learning while providing social interaction with their peers in the learning process. A wiki assignment should enable students to work …

Pret-a-Porter Technology: Rebooting the Earlham College Study Abroad Program (Innovative Practice)

January 19, 2010 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010

Many voices in higher education still view technology as a barrier to cultural immersion in terms of study abroad. This session will demonstrate why universities should reconsider the use of mobile…

Rebooting the Past, Uploading the Future: Web 2.0 and the Study of History Through a Living Learning Community (Learning Technology)

January 19, 2010 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010

In this case study, the instructor, the undergraduate teaching assistant, and a library administrator will assess how new media and Web 2.0 technologies transform project-based learning within a un…