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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
- Ustream, October 2008
- 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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Library Items on this Topic
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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"Flip IT! Flip IT Good!" User-Centered Solutions Create Success
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February 13, 2013
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A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference
You've heard of flipping houses, even classrooms, but what about a help desk? Web services? Incorporating user-centered design into a help desk remodel yielded a better user experience and pro…
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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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1:1 Computing at MIT
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January 1, 2001
The 1:1 Computing Discovery Project investigated directions for MIT that might promote student ownership of computers, enhance student academic life at MIT and leverage existing and anticipated edu…
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2+2 via Distance Education
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January 1, 1998
Indiana University is implementing "Degree Link," a new 2+2 transfer articulation program that provides community-based bachelor degree-completion opportunities to those who have complete…
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2008 ResNet Survey
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January 5, 2009
The 2008 ResNet Survey seeks to develop a longitudinal view on certain topics from the 2005 survey, assess technology and other changes in residential student computing support since that time, a…
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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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24 x 7 IT Service and Support
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October 20, 2004
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2004 Annual Conference
Leveraging central and distributed resources, Indiana University extends 24 x 7 x 365 support to 115,000 faculty, staff, and students on all campuses. This ubiquitous environment includes the IU Kn…
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360-Degree Support: Wrapping a Full Array of Faculty Support Services Around the Introduction of Multimedia Classrooms Parallel
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January 1, 2001
It's not about technology, it's about teaching! Since faculty are doing the teaching, the introduction of anything that changes faculty routines requires support services that meet their …
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3D Animation in the Academic Library: A New Frontier
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February 22, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2008
The Texas Tech Library recently opened a robust, interdisciplinary 3D Animation Lab. If offers a highly innovative blend of emerging tools and resources that enable radically new endeavors in teach…
