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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.

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

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7 Things You Should Know About Remote Instrumentation: April 15, 2006

Remote instrumentation involves remote, network-based control of scientific instruments. The expense and complexity of specialized instruments limits some institutions' access to them, and l…
E10 Interview: Hotseat: A Mobile Learning Application Developed at Purdue University: January 6, 2011

This podcast features an interview with Hans Aagard , Senior Educational Technologist, and Kyle Bowen , Director of Informatics, both from Purdue University. They have worked in the develop…
Purdue's System-Wide Deployment of a Classroom Response System: March 14, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2006
A classroom response system is an electronic instructional system used by more than 40 instructors on the Purdue West Lafayette Campus encompassing approximately 9,000 students. Using eInstruction&…
7 Things You Should Know About Screencasting: March 15, 2006

A screencast is a video recording of the actions on a user's computer screen, typically with accompanying audio, distributed through RSS. Screencasts can be thought of as video podcasts. The…
Promising Technologies on the Horizon: January 31, 2006 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2006
The 2006 Horizon Report , a joint publication of the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), highlights new technologies for teaching, learning, and creative exp…
7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Editing: December 15, 2005

Collaborative editing tools allow a group of individuals to simultaneously edit a document, see who else is working on it, and watch in real time as others make changes. As a functional hybrid of…
Using Interaction in Online Discussion Boards: January 1, 2005

Research in Brief Using Interaction in Online Discussion Boards Successfully fostering interaction in online courses requires incorporating both instructional and social types of interactio…
7 Things You Should Know About Augmented Reality: October 15, 2005

Augmented reality adds information and meaning to a real object or place. Unlike virtual reality, augmented reality does not create a simulated reality. Instead, it takes a real object or space a…
Father Google and Mother IM: Confessions of a Net Gen Learner: January 1, 2005

© 2005 Carie Windham EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 40, no. 5 (September-October 2005): 42–59. Father Google and Mother IM: Confessions of a Net Gen Learner Carie Windham Carie Windham…
7 Things You Should Know About Videoblogging: August 15, 2005

A videoblog, or vlog, is a Web log (blog) that primarily utilizes video rather than text or audio. Videoblogging offers a richer experience than text blogging by combining movies, sound, still im…