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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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How and Why to Leave Your LMS for a Customized Teaching and Learning Environment Using Google Sites and Google+
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February 6, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
This session will take attendees through the ideas, research, conclusions, decisions, and development that led to a functional online course, all but abandoning the traditional LMS for a new enviro…
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"You Can't Stop the Signal, Mal" and Other Great Lessons from Stanford's MOOCs
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February 6, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
Stanford's online learning initiative has extended learning opportunities to people across the globe, further challenging the definition of nontraditional learners and providing a space for ex…
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Moving Mobile Learning Forward
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February 6, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
This session will explore the interplay of mobility and normative global functioning. These implications in the higher education culture impact how we access content, learn, teach, and think. Four …
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Top-Five Challenges for Putting Science Labs Online for Distance Education
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February 6, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
Do you want to teach a science course online, with a lab component? How do you dissect a fetal pig, or look at pine pollen in a microscope, or trace the path of sperm development in a boar, or obse…
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Using Analytics to Examine Course Design and Identify Effective Practices
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February 6, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
UMBC has long had an interest in identifying the most active Blackboard courses for the purposes of identifying effective practices and practitioners. Participation in the field trial for Bb Analyt…
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Coming Soon to a University Near You: E-Texts and E-Textbooks
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February 5, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
The hype about digital texts is reaching a frenzied tone. Proponents claim that e-texts will replace traditional texts on campuses and students will save enormous amounts of money; that students wi…
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Resolving Instructional Challenges in Blended Courses
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February 5, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
In this interactive session, the presenter will introduce a protocol for improving blended courses; that protocol supplements the traditional "backwards design" process by helping instruc…
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Collaboration for Change: Enabling Next-Generation Digital Learning
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February 5, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
The emergence of digital devices, learning platforms, and applications promises easier access to a variety of content, increased productivity, and the realization of personalized learning. Unfortun…
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Engaging Students in Community-Based, Collaborative Research Using Geotagging and Free Cloud-Based Tools
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February 4, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
GPS-enabled devices such as iPads and smartphones have opened up opportunities for sending students out in the community to easily and accurately capture visual data. Free cloud-based tools facil…
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HyFlex, Polling, and Backchannel: A Positive Learning Experience in Large Courses
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February 4, 2013
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
In a large, introductory statistics course (serving as a general elective course), the instructors used the HyFlex (hybrid-flexible) Model to provide students with a rich, flexible learning experie…
