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In this age of BYOD, it is a given that technology is also in the classroom. But questions persist; does the use of technology in instruction improve learning? How do we assess the learning outcomes? Which technologies prove the most effective in the classroom? The following resources explore these questions and more.

Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education, EDUCAUSE Review, April 2013. A 2010-2011 study of social media found that 100 percent of the colleges and universities studied are using it but also found that use social media for instruction, most use video in the classroom and many use blogs and wikis.

Engaging Faculty as Catalysts For Change: A Roadmap for Transforming Higher Education, EDUCAUSE Review, February 2013. The Faculty Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota aims toto implement effectively the thoughtful and innovative application of educational technologies.

Using Laptops in the Classroom: The University of Michigan, ELI Seeking Evidence of Impact (SEI) Case Studies, December 2012. In effort to assess the efficacy of laptops for student learning, the university’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) undertook a study to examine how laptops affect student attentiveness, engagement, and learning.

Simple Works: Why Technology Innovation Means More of Less, ELI Fall Focus Session, October 2012. This session explored how to communicate new ideas, find the best faculty partners, and develop new technology that scales to meet a spectrum of needs while providing an underlying platform for research and assessment.

What's Next for Emerging Technologies That Support Teaching and Learning? ELI Fall Focus Session, October 2012. This session recording describes Indiana University’s two-year pilot program that assess multiple learning technologies in effort to strengthen their understanding of how these systems and tools support teaching and learning.

Developing a Context-Specific Measure of Technological Expertise: The University of Washington, ELI Seeking Evidence of Impact (SEI) Case Studies, October 2012. To help the University of Washington make inform technology-related decisions a survey of instructors and students is every three years. This case study discusses the 2011 version of the surveys, focusing specifically on the data from two sections of the survey: technological proficiency, and technology supports and obstacles.

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"Listening" with Social Media in the Higher Ed Classroom: Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:45am-11:30am | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference
Smart phones, social media, and students wanting to be connected at all times can provide distractions and challenges in the classroom. This session suggests that students' constant connecti…
Teaching with Technology: Teaching with Technology True In this age of BYOD, it is …
Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education: April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways According to a recent study, 100 percent of colleges and universities surveyed use social media , but instructors use it far less for teaching than they do for per…
E-Textbook Opportunities and Decisions: March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Institutions are faced with many options for dealing with e-textbooks. University of Wisconsin–Madison has participated in e-textbook pilots for two semesters and has developed a set of instituti…
What I Learned in Jail: March 13, 2013

By David Underwood "Are we going to do collage?" asked a large man in a blue jumpsuit and day-glo orange tennis shoes. "No, I don't think we'll be doing a…
Emerging Technologies in the Humanities Classroom: March 13, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference
Presenters will explore ways emerging technologies can be adapted for the humanities classroom. First, Boston College will share MediaKron, a web-based teaching application developed to allow facul…
Engaging Faculty as Catalysts For Change: A Roadmap for Transforming Higher Education: February 26, 2013

Key Takeaways The Faculty Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota aims to change faculty culture to implement effectively the thoughtful and innovative application …
Next-Generation Learning: What Is It? And Will It Work?: February 6, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
The explosion of online educational resources, more powerful learning platforms, learner analytics, and MOOCs is changing higher education. Unfortunately, research on the effectiveness of differe…
Learning Sciences and Learning Analytics: Time for a Marriage - Sponsored by Starin: February 5, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
Over the past several decades, the interdisciplinary field of the learning sciences has developed a substantial body of theory, research, and design guidelines that can be leveraged for the emerg…
Learning Space Toolkit Community Demo and Training Session: February 4, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
We will introduce the Learning Space Toolkit, a free online resource for planning, operating, and evaluating technology-rich informal learning spaces being developed by North Carolina State, Brig…

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