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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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Higher Education in the Ultra-Connected Age: April 25, 2013

New forms of scholarship, new educational pathways , and new interconnections and dependencies characterize the digitally rich landscape of higher education today. We are living and workin…
Managing the Online Learning Environment: March 19, 2012

Malcolm Brown, ELI director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director moderate this seminar with Tina Stavredes. In the online environment, a course is available 24/7. The continuous accessibili…
Five Years of Course Redesign: Lessons Learned (Innovative Practice): January 20, 2010 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010
Large-enrollment undergraduate classes are an instructional ghetto in higher education. We know that hands-on experiential learning, especially in collaboration with other students, is a superior p…
Seminar 16P - Top-Ten Ways to Improve Student Learning Using Technology Outside the Classroom: November 3, 2009 | 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…
Engaged or Enraged? Student Outcomes from Hybrid Courses in the Sciences and Humanities: April 14, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2009
Millennial students of today are working harder than ever on their education, but academic studies compete with jobs, families, friends, and other distractions. Furthermore, current trends on large…
Reaching and Engaging Today's Learners: April 20, 2009

A Solutions in Action Webcast - Monday, April 20, 1:00 p.m. EDT Today’s students are growing up amid exponential technological change. Ubiquitous computing and mobile devices all…
Learning in an Emergent, Model-Based Environment Created by Cyberinfrastructure and Community: nanoHUB.org: January 21, 2009 | 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…
A Proposed Redesign of Overhead Presentations: Moving from Verbal to Visual: March 11, 2008 | 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…
Using Computer-Simulated Case-Based Scenarios to Improve Learning: March 18, 2008 | 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…
Making Learning Real: Turning Sim City into "Sim Science"!: March 18, 2008 | 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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