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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
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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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Altius Education’s Ivy Bridge College
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November 28, 2012
Altius Education’s model is a competency-based, holistic approach to online education addressing four critical needs: student support, engagement, remediation, and affordability. Altius’ Heli…
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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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ERO Podcast: Chief of Staff for the Khan Academy, Jessica Yuen
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September 5, 2012
In this podcast, we talk with Chief of Staff for the Khan Academy, Jessica Yuen. In our conversation, she discusses the Khan Academy's use of analytics, attitude toward affordability for stu…
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Podcast: Wake Forest University's BioBook
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July 17, 2012
In this podcast we interview the creators of BioBook, a scalable e-text embodying six central principles of learning. It is organized into self-contained "nodes" that can be revised or …
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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 todayâ…
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Chapter 15: The Open Learning Initiative: Enacting Instruction Online
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May 2, 2012
A chapter from Game Changers Ross Strader and Candace Thille This chapter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License New technologies are oft…
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Collaboration and Technology: Scaffolding for Online Student Success
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February 23, 2012
Collaboration and group work are important online teaching and learning strategies, providing many benefits for students related to student engagement, student learning, and student success. Howeve…
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Assessing the Future: E-Portfolio Trends, Uses, and Options in Higher Education
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February 24, 2009
This ECAR research bulletin overviews the use of e-portfolios in higher education. The analysis of the potential benefits in post-secondary settings also includes considerations of the obstacles …
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Managing Online Discussions with a Participation Portfolio (Innovative Practice)
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January 22, 2009
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
If you want students to use online discussions, how do you avoid initiating every thread or simply counting all their replies (including their "I agree" posts)? By defining and rewarding …
