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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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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Student Engagement and Interaction
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The New Depression in Higher Education
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January 1, 2002
McPherson and Schapiro began their careers as economistsand so much of their work reflects that view. Todayas college presidents, they have a different vantage pointfrom which to view institutional…
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Coping with Recession: Public Policy, Economic Downturns, and Higher Education
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January 1, 2002
This essay is about recessions and the major policy considerations that states and institutions must face in the current economic downturn. Discussions center around the public policy implications …
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Build Your Boat Before the Flood: Contigency Planning in Higher Education
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January 1, 2002
In the current economic environment, the need for contingency planning is clear. Craig Aase and Gary Krueger began todevelop a financial crisis plan for Macalester College inthe summer of 2000, wel…
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Global Issues in Higher Education: What American Colleges Should Know
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January 1, 2003
In U.S. higher education, academic programs and revenue streams have changed with the increase in student mobility and the freer exchange of knowledge across borders. Comparative analysis can allow…
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Endowment Spending Policy: An Economist’s Perspective
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January 1, 2004
The majority of colleges and universities today target their endowment spending at about 5 percent of a 12-quarter average of total endowment funds. The result over the past 10 years has been growi…
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Forum Futures 2004
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January 1, 2004
Forum Futures 2004 is a collection of summaries of the 15 papers presented and discussed at the Forum's 2003 Aspen Symposium. Papers include topics such as scholarship in the digital world, …
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Blah Blah Cost, Blah Blah Cost, . . .
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January 1, 1994
College and university presidents are looking beyond benefits to costs in order to raise networked resources and services to their next level. College …
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Three-Legged-Chicken Breeding and Other Investment Strategies
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January 1, 1994
After a decade of spending millions to infuse higher education with information technology, we still have little to show for the investment. What we need now is an investment strategy. …
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A Stone Soup
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January 1, 1994
Until we can prove that technology will be the lever that dramatically repositions the learning enterprise in our society, we have little chance of convincing our chief financial officers that it i…
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The Four Horsemen
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January 1, 1995
Offering solutions to the cost vs. quality trade-off. Offering solutions to the cost vs. quality trade-off. …
