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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

Research & Practice in Assessment (RPA), Special Issue: MOOCs and Technology

June 6, 2013

This isse of Research & Practice in Assessment (RPA), Volume 8, Summer 2013, shines the spotlight on MOOCs. Specific MOOC related articles in this issue include; Assessment’s…

Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design

January 1, 2013

This report is a synthesis of ongoing research, design, and implementation of an approach to education called “connected learning.” It advocates for broadened access to learning that is socia…

Evidence-Centered Assessment Design

December 4, 1999

Authors: Robert J. Mislevy, Linda S. Steinberg, & Russell G. Almond "Evidence-centered design" (ECD) describes a program of research and application carried out at Educatio…

Cultivating Change in the Academy: 50+ Stories from the Digital Frontlines at the University of Minnesota in 2012

July 9, 2012

Cultivating Change is an eBook designed to stimulate discussion about what’s possible as well as generate new vision and academic technology direction. It serves as a means for faculty, ins…

Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

December 4, 2007

Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special theme section of the Journal of…

Exploring Burnout among University Online Instructors: An Initial Investigation

October 11, 2007

Burnout has been identified as a significant issue among those in instructional positions. The purpose of the present research was to identify and describe the status of burnout among higher educ…

Hypermedia and Discovery Based Learning: What Value?

January 1, 2005

"In 1992, the author published a paper entitled 'Hypermedia and discovery based learning: A historical perspective'. It traced the swings in the history of educational thinking betwe…

Video Games and the Future of Learning

January 1, 2004

Will video games change the way we learn? We argue here for a particular view of games—and of learning—as activities that are most powerful when they are personally meaningful, experiential, so…

Video Games and Health

January 1, 2005

Although playing video games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, research into its effects on players, both positive and negative, is often trivialised. Some of this researc…

Supporting Different Learning Styles in an Online Learning Environment: Does it Really Matter in the Long Run?

January 1, 2005

It is imperative that researchers examine attrition from a longitudinal perspective. This paper describes such an effort. This study was conducted at a large, private, metropolitan university in so…