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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.
Articles and Reports
- 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
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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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Using Laptops in the Classroom: The University of Michigan
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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…
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Framing Mobile Initiatives to Measure Impact
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October 1, 2012
Despite the proliferation of mobile devices and mobile activity—not only in the general population but also in the teaching and learning community, right down to the classroom level— mobile …
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Next Generation Learning: The Pathway to Possibility
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April 3, 2013
“Next generation learning” is about engaging with today’s students through “next generation” teaching and learning designs. In this white paper, the authors present a distilled …
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Empowering Students and Instructors: Reflections on the Effectiveness of iPads for Teaching and Learning
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April 12, 2012
Devices like the Apple iPad call for purposeful experimentation to see how mobile technology might be used in teaching and learning and in updating established educational models to engage today…
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Mobile teaching and learning: engaging students and measuring impact
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February 23, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2012
The ELI's focus session on mobile learning brought together a collection of best practices, case studies, and research on mobile technologies' potential to engage students and enhance lea…
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Making the Most of What We Have: The Upside-Down Learning Model
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February 14, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting
Three of the top challenges currently facing academic technology units in higher education are reducing costs, increasing student engagement, and showing evidence of the impact of technology on stu…
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Partnerships for Online Learner Success
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October 20, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Providing support for online students is essential for fostering success. This presentation will discuss how the dedicated Online Student Support Coordinator at Bay Path College contributes to the …
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Assessing for Deeper Learning
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October 20, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
In the face of a rapidly changing and increasingly global workforce, organizations and educational institutions continue to stress the need for developing "deeper learning" skills such as…
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Strategic Directives for Learning Management System Planning
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September 21, 2010
This ECAR research bulletin reviews theoretical and practical publications that explore individual components of learning management system (LMS) behavior and isolates the primary claims, functi…
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A Blended Faculty Community of Inquiry: Linking Leadership, Course Redesign, and Evaluation (Research-based)
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January 29, 2008
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2008
This session will demonstrate and discuss the importance of linking leadership, course redesign, and evaluation in order to improve the quality of the student learning experience in higher educatio…

















