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Student Engagement
Learning science research and practical experience highlight the importance of interaction and engagement to successful learning. Active and collaborative learning environments are particularly effective for Net Generation learners. Games, simulations, group projects, and undergraduate research are among a number of models for interaction and engagement being explored.
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- The entire issue of the EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 32, Number 4, 2009 is devoted to student engagement.
- Engaging Students with Engaging Tools, EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 32, Number 4, 2009
- Learning Space Design with an Inclusive Planning Process Promotes User Engagement,EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 32, Number 4, 2009
- Assessing the Future: E-Portfolio Trends, Uses, and Options in Higher Education, ECAR Bulletin, February 2009.
- Assessment for Improvement: Tracking Student Engagement Over Time, Annual Results 2009, National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), November 2009
- ELI 7 Things You Should Know About...
- Next-Generation Presentation Tools, January 2010
- Google Wave, November 2009
- Live Question Tool, April 2009
- Alternate Reality Games, January 2009
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- Wii, July 2008
- Second Life, June 2008
- Digital Storytelling, January 2007
Podcasts, Presentations and Videos
- Continuous Improvement in Teaching and Learning: Open Learning Initiative (OLI) and Open Learning Net (OLnet), ELI Web Seminar, January 11, 2010
- Clickers and Peer Instruction: A Powerful Way to Improve Student Engagement and Learning, but Only If You Do It Right ELI Web Seminar, October 05, 2009
- GameQuest: Creating an Education Game Program for Higher Ed, presentation and podcast from the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, October 2008
- Digital Story Making: Understanding the Learner's Perspective, presentation and video from the ELI Annual Conference, January 2008
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Student Engagement and Interaction
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$30K Tuition: What Does It Buy from IT? (At Rice, a Lot!)
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November 6, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
Undergraduates arrive at Rice, a moderately expensive campus, with highly customized laptops and elevated expectations for services. We welcome them with covert training, market best practices with…
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"Do It Yourself" Project Portfolio Management
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January 1, 2004
Project portfolio management (PPM) aims to single out IT projects that offer the greatest benefit to the organization. Learn the step-by-step process by which the University of Arizona's Fin…
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"Mary Isn't Contributing to the Coffee Fund!": Strategies for Managing Staff in a Rapidly Changing Environment
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January 17, 2013
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
Higher education today is a rapidly changing, complex environment faced with constantly increasing expectations for flexibility, accountability, creativity, and teamwork. This presentation will f…
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"Whatever": Revising Training Methods to Engage the New Generation of Help Desk Student Workers
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January 14, 2010
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010
Does your higher education support center employ student workers? If so, when was the last time you evaluated your training procedures? Are you using methods that engage the current generation that…
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2006–07 Salary Survey Executive Summaries
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January 1, 2007
The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources have several salary surveys, including Administrative Compensation, National Faculty Salary Survey, and Mid-Level Executives.…
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2007 Policy Conference: Year In Review
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June 5, 2007
The 2007 Policy Conference kicked off with a top-ten style list of Policy Issues currently facing higher education. This entertaining and insightful list was compiled and delivered by Tracy Mit…
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2012 CDS Executive Summary Report
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January 24, 2013
This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detaile…
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3x for all: Extending the Reach of Education’s Best
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January 1, 2009
Teacher effectiveness has the largest impact of school effects on student learning, and research indicates that top-quintile teachers produce learning gains three times (3X) that of bottom-quin…
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5 ways to drive your best workers out the door
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August 22, 2008
Your top workers can almost always get another job, even in a shaky economy. "The best employees are being recruited at any given time. Managers need to make that assumption and create an en…
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7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Computing
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August 3, 2009
Cloud computing is the delivery of scalable IT resources over the Internet, as opposed to hosting and operating those resources locally, such as on a college or university network. Those resource…
