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The strategic use of information technology has the ability to transform teaching and learning helping institutions realize EDUCAUSE’s mission of "transforming education through information technologies." All institutions have made educating learners a critical priority. Technology is a means, not an end, toward that goal.

EDUCAUSE focuses on understanding learners, aligning learning principles and practices together and integrating learning technology—all with the goal of improving student success. EDUCAUSE members also benefit from tools and techniques that enable them to deliver high quality academic programs and support services in a flexible manner. The strategic use of information technology can enhance student engagement, improve access, and make services more convenient. As IT is integrated into the academic enterprise, a number of other issues are raised such as financing, policies, faculty involvement, and assessment.

We encourage you to explore EDUCAUSE’s resources on teaching and learning. These include the work of our members as well as material contributed from EDUCAUSE's strategic initiative, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. We hope you will find the material of use and encourage you to contribute to future EDUCAUSE activities in teaching and learning.

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State U Online: April 23, 2013

Author Rachel Fishman, examines the most common challenges to implementing successful distance-education programs, including cost, quality, and faculty buy-in. Fishman decribes 5 steps to success…
Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning - A Report from the 2010 Symposium: January 1, 2010

CCSSO, ACSD, and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) convened 150 education thought leaders, practitioners, and technology providers in Boston, Massachusetts for an invit…
Quality Control in K–12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches: January 1, 2011

Digital learning makes possible the “unbundling” of school provisions—that is, it allows children to be served by providers from almost anywhere, in new and more customized ways. At the s…
Implementing Online Learning Labs in Schools and Districts: Lessons From Miami-Dade’s First Year: November 1, 2011

A s online learning programs become prevalent in U.S. schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning. T…
Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition: January 1, 2012

The NMC Horizon Report series is the most visible outcome of the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research effort established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely t…
Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education: November 1, 2012

“Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education” highlights the work of ten schools participating in the Proficiency-Based Pathways Project (PBP). Led by the Nellie Mae Ed…
Big Data for Education: Data Mining, Data Analytics, and Web Dashboards: September 13, 2012

In this Brookings Institution report, author Darrell West, examines the potential for improved research, evaluation, and accountability through data mining, data analytics, and web dashboards. …
Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: April 10, 2012

This issue brief describes data analytics and data mining in the commercial world and how similar techniques (learner analytics and educational data mining) are starting to be applied in educatio…
The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges: March 20, 2012

Author Rebecca Ferguson from the Open University's Knowledge Media Institute, provides a detailed look at the history of Learning Analytics research. "This review of the field begins…
The ‘Personalization’ of Higher Education: Using Technology to Enhance the College Experience: October 4, 2011

This brief from the Center for American Progress provides an overview of technology and industry change, a series of examples of technology innovations that are driving the “personalization”…