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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Students

How Teens Do Research in the Digital World

November 1, 2012

According to a survey of teachers, conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project in collaboration with the College Board and the National Writing Project, the inte…

Project Information Literacy Research Report: “Learning Curve”

October 16, 2012

Qualitative findings about the information-seeking behavior of today’s college graduates as they transition from the campus to the workplace. Included are findings from interviews with 23 US em…

Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits

June 6, 2012

As part of ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries Initiative, a multiyear project designed to assist academic librarians in demonstrating library value, ACRL joined with three partners—the Associ…

A Systems Approach: Expanding Access and Achieving Student Success through Support Services at Rio Salado College

March 12, 2012

This report covers how Rio Salado College (RSC) in Tempe, Arizona provides a full slate of support services to its online learners. The report was designed to capture the essence of a rela…

Pew Internet Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives

February 29, 2012

Teens and young adults brought up from childhood with a continuous connection to each other and to information will be nimble, quick-acting multitaskers who count on the Internet as their extern…

How Students Use Digital Resources in Their Learning

March 27, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012

How do students find, use, and learn from digital resources? We'll share our analysis of qualitative data gathered from students at 10 institutions to better understand how students supplement…

Digital Information Literacy and Learning Spaces - Sponsored furniture provided by Herman Miller

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

A Bite of Learning: A Presentation Series That Fosters Innovation in Teaching and Research Elizabeth Hodas, Director, Educational Technology and Media Services, Harvey Mudd College Jeho Par…

How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research

March 16, 2010

Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related resea…

Plagiarism Prevention Without Fear

January 26, 2010

Could student plagiarism actually be reduced? And could it be reduced not through fear of being caught, but through ... education? The evidence in a study released recently suggests that t…

Building 21st-Century Literacy Skills Through Digital Storytelling (Learning Technology)

January 19, 2010 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010

In order to compete in an increasingly information-centric and globalized society, students must develop 21st-century literacy skills that include digital, visual, textual, and technological profic…