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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
- 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
Updated January 2010
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Student Engagement and Interaction
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A Campus-Based Alternate Reality Game (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)
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February 14, 2011
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011
Alternate reality games merge the real world with the online world and game characters with game players. In spring 2010, UNC–Chapel Hill conducted its first ARG, designed to help undergraduates …
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Building a Collaborative Online Literary Experience
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September 27, 2011
Key Takeaways Educators and students collaborated in constructing an immersive literary experience at the University of Richmond and then reenacted the narrative as a team. Co…
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Creating an Online Global Health Course and Game
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December 15, 2011
Key Takeaways Global public health as a course domain topic suits the various pedagogical methods and technologies commonly used for online learning . The data-ri…
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Cultivating Change in the Academy: 50+ Stories from the Digital Frontlines at the University of Minnesota in 2012
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July 9, 2012
Cultivating Change is an eBook designed to stimulate discussion about what’s possible as well as generate new vision and academic technology direction. It serves as a means for faculty, ins…
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Designing Games That Teach and Assess Learning Outcomes
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February 15, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting
Games have a high potential for learning. Games can also assess learning outcomes. How can this potential be realized? We report on a method developed by the Games for Learning Institute (G4LI) to …
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ELI Innovations & Implementations—SciFair: Game Worlds for Learning
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January 1, 2006
Cornell's SciCentr is an online museum of virtual worlds that engages young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Its SciFair program helps students build virtual worlds…
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Games in Education: Realizing Opportunities and Overcoming Obstacles
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December 5, 2011
The potential for games to augment traditional education and create entirely new learning opportunities is seemingly endless. But along with its new opportunities, educational gaming also …
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Games: The Best Way to Learn. Period.
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October 14, 2010
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference
In an age of distraction, information overload, and disengagement, traditional methods of conveying information to students are increasingly ineffective. In this session, we argue that games—with…
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If You Badge It, Will They Engage? Gamification Principles in Online Courses
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February 5, 2013
Motivation (and the associated engagement) in online classes is both the linchpin to success and arguably the most difficult element to inspire in students. The principles of gaming offer clues t…
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Integrating Video Games in the Classroom: Where to Begin?
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January 1, 2004
You've bought into the idea that games can effectively be used in the classroom, but how do you integrate commercial games into instruction without sacrificing learning outcomes? This session …
