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Emerging Technologies, Innovation, and Academic Transformation: A Report on the ELI Focus Session

January 31, 2013

On October 2 and 3, 2012, the ELI teaching and learning community gathered for an online focus session on emerging technologies, innovation, and academic transformation . This white paper is…

7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Learning Spaces

January 8, 2013

Alternative classroom designs have emerged that support collaborative learning and shift the focus away from lecture-based formats. Collaborative learning spaces generally involve new…

Digital Badges as an Open Passport for Learning

January 7, 2013

Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this webinar with Kyle Bowen. As we continue to reshape the form and method …

Lessons Learned from Virtual Schools: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field

November 1, 2010

Virtual schools are a vibrant movement in education reform—extending the possibilities of learning beyond time and space constraints, and opening access for all students to a world-class educ…

When Success is the Only Option: Designing Competency-Based Pathways for Next Generation Learning

November 1, 2010

This paper is an introduction to competency-based pathways, a necessary condition to realizing the potential of next generation learning. The most important finding from this investigation is t…

Measuring How a College Education Lays the Foundation for “Thinking Like an Expert”

December 1, 2009

Authors: Larry Gallagher, Geneva Haertel, Louise Yarnall This report from SRI International summarizes the first-year progress of the Domain-Specific Assessment project, a prototype assessment…

Emerging Insights on Learning, Technology, and the Road Ahead

February 14, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

In this presentation we'll explore emerging insights in the quickly changing world of learning. We'll look to models from today and envision the road ahead on issues including the inter…

Using Laptops in the Classroom: The University of Michigan

December 3, 2012

Across the University of Michigan, laptops and other mobile devices are appearing in the classroom in greater numbers. Many faculty see this trend as an opportunity for more innovative teac…

Giving Credit Where and When It Is Due: Adventures in Digital Credentials and Badges

February 5, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting

Groups not traditionally in the degree-granting realm are upending how (and by whom) credit is issued. We will look at how programs outside higher education—as well as some pioneering projects …

Why Intervention and Impact Evaluation Is Critical for Improving Student Learning

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

This session will highlight effective strategies for designing and assessing the impact of interventions aimed at improving learning. Drawing on two recent SEI case studies that reported research…