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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

Updated January 2010

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Applying Social Network Analysis to Web-Based Student Interactions: January 12, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012
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Making Teaching and Learning Authentic- Engagement Through Social Media in Politically Charged Times: January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012
As the world is filled with technology, communications, and information, many learners question the relevance and authenticity of what they are challenged to learn. For faculty, there is often the …
Disrupting Ourselves: Cherished Assumptions, New Designs, and the Problem of Learning in Higher Ed - Sponsored by WTC Consulting: January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012
Our concept of learning has expanded at a rate far outpacing our notion of teaching, an issue that applies to the design and delivery of learning experiences. This presentation will look at how thi…
Social Media for Academic Purposes: March 9, 2010 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2010
This session will describe how Facebook and a visually designed website were used to engage students in a psychology course. It will detail a successful student-driven role-play activity where stud…
Being Mobile in an Open World: Implementing Social Media to Engage Students: March 16, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010
As social and information processes around us are transforming, how can we embrace current themes of openness, mobility, and networking to engage students for learning? This session will discuss s…
Blogging in the Classroom: Bane or Blessing?: March 10, 2010 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2010
This panel session will feature an interactive discussion of how to use blogs to enhance student learning. Students, faculty, and an instructional technology specialist panelist will discuss their …
Net Generation Students and Campus IT: Supporting Student Success in the Age of Multitasking, Facebooking, and Instant Messaging: June 13, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2007
What do we need to know to support student success in all facets of their higher education experience? IT services affect the success of students from the day they begin searching for a program or …
Team Building in Virtual Worlds: January 18, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007
The use of virtual worlds provides a means for educators to bring a simulated real-world experience to the classroom. This case study will explore how undergraduates were able to go beyond the conf…
Web2.0 and Folksonomies: Power to the People: March 14, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2006
Web2.0, social software, and folksonomies empower end users to create content, discover each other, and share content. These technologies can benefit enterprise communication and collaboration and …

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