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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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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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Seminar 16P - Top-Ten Ways to Improve Student Learning Using Technology Outside the Classroom
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November 3, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
Technology is the most powerful way to increase your nontechnological interaction with students in the classroom. We will explore 10 easy ways for faculty to take advantage of technology to improve…
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Learning in an Emergent, Model-Based Environment Created by Cyberinfrastructure and Community: nanoHUB.org
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January 21, 2009
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
Powered by the HUBzero.org cyberinfrastructure platform developed at Purdue University, nanoHUB.org presents nanotechnology learners with interactive, graphical simulation programs right in their w…
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Using Computer-Simulated Case-Based Scenarios to Improve Learning
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the ELI 2008 Online Spring Focus Session
An online virtual case-based management system was developed to provide an interactive learning portal using simulated case scenarios, collaborative learning, decision support, and real-time assess…
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Making Learning Real: Turning Sim City into "Sim Science"!
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the ELI 2008 Online Spring Focus Session
Current theories suggest that learning is facilitated when embedded in the context in which it will be used, but the constraints of the traditional classroom make implementing this difficult to imp…
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Engage Students in a Ubiquitous Computing Environment Using DyKnow
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March 12, 2008
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008
How do you actively engage students when they all have laptops in class? Among other techniques, engagement is achieved through focused activities by using collaborative note-taking, student respon…
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A Proposed Redesign of Overhead Presentations: Moving from Verbal to Visual
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March 11, 2008
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008
This session will demonstrate how a redesign in overhead slides can create presentations that foster a more learner-centric rather than teacher-centric model. A change in emphasis from verbal to vi…
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Digital Story Making: Understanding the Learner's Perspective (Research-based)
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January 28, 2008
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2008
Digital storytelling assignments involve students in firsthand multimedia authorship. But what does the story-making experience feel like from the learner's perspective? What can students tell…
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Engineering Informatics for Bio-Inspired Robots
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October 16, 2007
Engineering Informatics for Bio-Inspired Robots is an NSF-funded project trying to break down barriers to collaboration between engineering and computer science departments. Faculty members parti…
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Why Today’s Students Value Authentic Learning
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October 2, 2007
Authentic learning engages students in the multidisciplinary problem solving and critical thinking researchers and experts use every day. While the concept isn't new, it is receiving renewed…
