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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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Next Generation Education Software: Why We Need It and a Research Agenda to Get It
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January 1, 2005
Andries van Dam describes software such as MathPad and ChemPad that foster deeper understanding of difficult topics. He advocates next-generational educational software based on integrated models t…
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Rethinking Teaching for the Knowledge Society
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January 1, 2001
By taking a more professional approach to teaching, higher education institutions can exploit the new information technologies to meet the challenge of mass higher education and lifelong learning f…
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New Media's Impact on Education Strategies
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January 1, 2001
Woodie Flowers describes his vision of higher education, one that helps meet the enormous educational challenges we confront on a global scale. He contrasts today's "cottage industry"…
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Evolution Meets Revolution: The Log, the Log-On, and the Blog
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January 1, 2003
This article discusses the development, structure and application of the technology services of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) in small liberal arts colleges. …
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Successes and Failures in the Marriage of Higher Education and IT
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January 1, 2003
Edward L. Ayers and Charles M. Grisham discuss the changes that Information Technology has introduced into Higher Education over the years and the achievements, disappointments and the reasons for …
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A Little Classroom Magic
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January 1, 1994
One Latin American culture professor goes beyond word processing to prove that computing and teaching are highly compatible. One Latin American culture…
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Demo, Jefferson Ballroom A
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January 1, 1994
The demo will take place in Jefferson Ballroom A. Try to get a seat up front. It may help. It may not. The demo will take place in Jefferson Ballroom A…
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Annals of Communications: The New Yorker's Ken Auletta
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January 1, 1994
The man who writes The New Yorker's "Annals of Communications" is skeptical of the influence interactive technology will have on communities and individuals. …
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Here Comes the Sun: A talk with the energetic cofounder of Sun Microsystems
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January 1, 1994
Sun Microsystems' energetic and ambitious CEO talks with Educom Review about Sun's unique approach to open computing, the company's plans to invest in instructional technology, and t…
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Credits by Cable: The Mind Extension University
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January 1, 1994
As Mind Extension University brings higher education to the nearest television screen, students around the country are tuning in for their degrees. As …
