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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Social Media

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012

September 17, 2012

Key Findings See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data. Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best suppor…

From Standardized to Personalized: A Trajectory for Mobile Learning

August 6, 2012

Join the ELI’s Malcolm Brown, director, and Veronica Diaz, associate director, as they moderate this webinar with William Rankin. For almost five centuries, our educational structures and pract…

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…

Experience IT: New Video, Social Networking, and Microdiscussion Tools for Student Success

March 27, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012

The Experience IT format offers a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to newer tools and technologies so you can explore their potential impact in the workplace or classroom and on your profe…

Mobile Learning: Applications That Change Distraction to Discussion

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

Purdue University offers students and faculty a series of mobile applications designed for use both in and out of the classroom. Learn how a collection of focused mobile tools can be broadly implem…

Seminar 14P - "Social Mobile" Learning for Educators PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

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

"Social mobile" can meet various pedagogical needs through content delivery, broadcasts, and announcements, as well as through back-channel communication and feedback. Social mobile can a…

Augmented Reality and Geotagging in Japan

March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways Mobile technology offers the ability to combine immediate access to information and location through augmented reality and geotagging . Dickinson College st…

Beyond Clickers: Cloud-Based Tools for Deep, Meaningful Cognitive Engagement (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)

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

Building on a pilot experiment using Twitter and word clouds, we built ChimeIn, a simple, lightweight cloud-based application. ChimeIn lets learners weigh in on multiple choice and free response qu…

Exploring Mobile Technologies

March 15, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011

This special "Experience IT" session is designed to offer a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to an emerging tool and explore its potential impact for professional development and…

EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 3, 2010

September 22, 2010

Reflections on Play, Pedagogy, and World of Wa…