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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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Making Teaching and Learning Authentic- Engagement Through Social Media in Politically Charged Times
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January 11, 2012
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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 …
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Using Slate Tablets to Promote Active Learning
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January 11, 2012
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012
The "Experience IT" format offers a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to newer tools and technologies so you can explore their potential impact in the workplace and classroom and …
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Disrupting Ourselves: Cherished Assumptions, New Designs, and the Problem of Learning in Higher Ed - Sponsored by WTC Consulting
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January 11, 2012
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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…
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Beyond Clickers: Using Web-Based Polling Technologies to Enhance Student Engagement
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January 12, 2012
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012
The "Experience IT" format offers a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to newer tools and technologies so you can explore their potential impact in the workplace and classroom and …
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Digital Storytelling: Learning Benefits, and Assessment and Support Challenges
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March 29, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
This panel will present several implementation cases from Mercy College, Swarthmore, and Hobart and William Smith. Digital storytelling will be described as an alternative assessment practice for s…
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Part of the Solution: Blurring the Lines Between Teaching and Learning Roles
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March 14, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011
On campuses everywhere, the traditional instructor/student model is becoming increasingly inadequate in light of the pervasive use of technology and the expansion of education into more dynamic env…
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Leveraging a Learning Management System to Promote Academic Technology Use and Student Engagement
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March 15, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011
The ITS Help Desk (HD) and ResNet have launched a web-based single-source learning management system for data-access organization. Both staff and student assistants utilize the application to compl…
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From "Generation "Me" to "Generation Us"
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March 15, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011
The "Generation Me" group comprises those who were born in the 70s, 80s, or 90s. They have not known a world where duty precedes self, and thus, they put the individual first. This does n…
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Increase Online Student Engagement Through Online Human Touch and an Online First-Year Experience
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January 13, 2011
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
The long-term sustainability of online programs is highly dependent on student engagement and retention. With increasing numbers of nontraditional students returning to higher education through onl…
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Engaging Science Students with Wireless Technology and Applications by Revisiting the Thayer Method of Teaching and Learning
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June 3, 2010
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2010
Undergraduate science instructors at Georgia Gwinnett College integrated wireless technology and applications into course lecture and lab to engage students with tools and techniques students use i…
