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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Students

Seminar 02A - Synthesizing-Student Perceptions Data, the Horizon Report , and the Gartner Hype Cycle as Lenses for Evaluating Technology-Based Instructional Innovations

February 13, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

This session will present the Horizon Report, the Gartner Hype Cycle, and student perceptions as gathered in a survey of students at the University of Florida on course management system (CMS) feat…

Opening the Door to New Possibilities Through the Use of Analytics

February 16, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

Since the time of "intelligent tutoring systems," educational technologists have explored methods to improve learning. Today with the emergence of analytics, an exciting set of tools is b…

A Student Feedback Tool That Links CMS Use with Good Grades (Research-based)

January 21, 2009 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009

During academic year 2007-2008, UMBC students earning a grade D or F used the course management system 35 percent less than students earning a C or higher. While the sample of courses needs to be e…

Introducing the Undergraduate Learner to Independent Learning Through Targeted Transferable Skills Acquisition

January 24, 2007 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2007

Facilitating acquisition of independent learning skills via a course management system raises questions of effectiveness, student endorsement, and the transferability of the acquired competencies. …

The Grand Challenge: Using Analytics to Predict Student Success

January 22, 2007 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2007

EDUCAUSE has identified analytics as one of the grand challenges for 2007. The session will share an analysis of data collected from more than 30,000 students using a course management system and e…

Student Use of Classroom IT: Convenience, Communications, and Control

January 24, 2005 | A session at the NLII Annual Conference 2005

What kinds of information technologies do students use? How does this use contribute to their undergraduate experience? An ECAR study involving 4,374 students at13 higher education institutions fin…