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Bigfoot, Goldilocks, and Moonshots: A Report from the Frontiers of Personalized Learning

April 1, 2013

The creativity of higher education innovators has produced three categories of solutions with the potential to break the "iron triangle" of cost, quality, and access.   …

Using Google+ to Enhance Student Learning, Engagement, and Communication

April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways The social media tool Google+ lets students participate in a protected online environment that facilitates communication and information sharing about development…

Technology Enhancement Tools in an Undergraduate Biology Course

December 10, 2012

Key Takeaways This single-class study sought to evaluate technology-enhanced student engagement by comparing the experiences of students using only an e-textbook with the exper…

Increasing Student Success: Evaluating the Effectiveness of U-Pace Instruction at UWM

September 6, 2012

Two faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee developed the technology-enabled instructional approach known as U-Pace , which combines self-paced, mastery-based learning with in…

Podcast: Analytics Examined

August 14, 2012

Clifford Lynch is executive director for the Coalition for Networked Information. Gardner Campbell is director for professional development and innovative initiatives at Virginia Tech. In this po…

Case Study 10: Central Piedmont Community College: Online Student Profile Learning System

May 2, 2012

A case study from Game Changers Clint McElroy Introduction More people than ever are pursuing higher education in the United States. The increasing number of students attending c…

Empowering Students and Instructors: Reflections on the Effectiveness of iPads for Teaching and Learning

April 12, 2012

Devices like the Apple iPad call for purposeful experimentation to see how mobile technology might be used in teaching and learning and in updating established educational models to engage today�…

7 Things You Should Know About First-Generation Learning Analytics

December 6, 2011

Learning analytics (LA) applies the model of analytics to the specific goal of improving learning outcomes. LA collects and analyzes the “digital breadcrumbs” that students leave as th…

Mobile Learning: Beyond Content Delivery - Sponsored furniture provided by Herman Miller

February 14, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

Jetpack: Right-Sized Mobile Content for Learning Anywhere Kyle D. Bowen, Director, Informatics, Purdue University Every student makes the choice for how and where learning will take p…

Online Student Forums with Experts

September 27, 2011

Key Takeaways Asynchronous collaborative learning forums between students and experts can result in highly effective learning experiences beyond what the instructor can provide.…