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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
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- Alternate Reality Games, January 2009
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- Wii, July 2008
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- 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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When Worlds Converge: The Coming Supernova of Entertainment and Education
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January 1, 2005
Don Marinelli discusses the CMU program in entertainment technology, where students learn by doing project work in a multidisciplinary environment. Don…
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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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Leadership Development: A Strategic Imperative for Higher Education
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January 1, 2005
Linda Hill believes that leaders are made, not born, and that the development of leadership talent in higher education is fast becoming a strategic imperative. …
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What Not to Learn from England
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January 1, 2005
Robert Stevens describes the threatened status of England's most prominent institutions and the reasons behind the decline. Robert Stevens describ…
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Can There Be Societal Trustees in America Today?
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January 1, 2005
Harold Gardner notes the decline of "societal trustees" over the past 50 years and, that given the plethora of complicated political and moral issues of today, suggests a number of ways i…
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A Jobless Recovery? Off-Shoring of Jobs versus Productivity Growth at Home
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January 1, 2005
Barry Bosworth maintains that the United States' best resource is education. To be successful in the global economy he states we must find a way to transform a large proportion of the American…
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Soft Power and Higher Education
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January 1, 2005
Soft power is the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than through coercion or payments. Joseph Nye, who coined the term "soft power", explains why it is becoming more …
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Why Are the Fears of Globalization So High?
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January 1, 2005
Economic globalization requires a degree of political globalization - yet there is no global government to initiate, lead, or regulate the process. International organizations such as the United Na…
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Forum Futures 2005
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January 1, 2005
Forum Futures 2005 is a collection of summaries of the 16 papers presented and discussed at the Forum's 2004 Aspen Symposium. Papers include topics such as the fears of globalization, next-gen…
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Outsourcing the Soul of the University
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January 1, 2002
A source of pressure and tension on campus stems from the clash of academic and market values that accompanies the growing influence of money and business principles on higher education. David Kirp…
