Students

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Students

The Annual ECAR Student and IT Study

December 18, 2012

The ECAR Study of Student Technology surveyed over 100,000 students from 195 institutions in 2012. The resulting report represents findings that embody student perspectives about technology in hi…

From Insight to Action: Translating Student Voice into Education Transformation

September 12, 2012

Most conversations about education reflect the perspective and agenda of the institutions that provide educational services rather than the needs of the students they serve. Yet as higher educati…

The Rise of Big Data in Higher Education*

March 22, 2012

“Big data” is the fine-grained information about customer experiences, organizational processes, and emergent trends generated as customers conduct normal business. The organization of t…

ECAR National Study of Undergraduates and Information Technology, 2011

December 15, 2011

The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) has experienced a groundbreaking year in 2011, with an aggressive research agenda implementing two versions of its annual National Study of Underg…

PESC 2.0: Unlocking the Power of Data for a New Modern Reality

October 29, 2010

PESC—the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council—was founded in 1997 by 30 leading organizations (EDUCAUSE among them) to help coordinate and support data-related projects in higher educat…

Spotlight On Identity Management: A Case for Collaborative Identity Management in a Complex Decentralized Environment

January 18, 2008

Using the identity life cycle of the Cornell student as a use case, we will discuss the value of approaching identity management as a collective responsibility. The business and IT sides of the h…

A Fresh Look at FERPA

October 17, 2007

In light of recent incidents, and with another school year now under way, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of our obligations—and rights—under FERPA, the federal statute that governs th…

Copyright Infringement from the Inside: Student Perspectives on Music Piracy

January 1, 2006

In response to increasing rates of media piracy, particularly among college-aged students, the content industry has tried a variety of methods to dissuade questionable file-sharing practices, inc…

The ECAR 2005 Study of Students and Information Technology

January 1, 2006

What are the information technology uses and skills of undergraduate students, how does their use of these technologies contribute to their undergraduate experience, and how does IT add to their …