Teaching

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (Version 2)

October 1, 2010

The National Primer on K-12 Online Learning provides a comprehensive overview of online learning by examining the basics about online teaching and learning, evaluating academic success, profess…

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…

Half-Learned Lessons

October 9, 2009

Ten years after the National Center for Academic Transformation began course redesigns, early adopters applaud learning outcomes but remain ambivalent about the cost reduction. …

Student perceptions of the effectiveness of group and individualized feedback in online courses

November 25, 2008

While an abundance of research exists on best practices in the face–to–face classroom, the same is not true for online learning. In this new and constantly evolving environment, researchers a…

‘You Can’t Measure What We Teach’

December 4, 2008

Can student learning in the humanities be measured? At New England accrediting meeting, members of a diverse panel reach unexpected degree of consensus. …

Assessment From the Faculty Point of View

November 30, 2007

Anthropologists say professors should stop looking at measuring outcomes as an external threat and start taking ownership of the process. Anthrop…

Formative Evaluation: A Practical Guide

January 1, 2006

"When designing an online course, countless decisions need to be made if the course is to meet its objectives for the target audience. Formative evaluation provides an easy-to-learn approach f…

Course Redesign Planning Resources

January 1, 2006

NCAT has developed a number of resources to support the redesign process based on the experience gained in the Program in Course Redesign (PCR) and the Roadmap to Redesign (R2R). In the PCR, each i…

Students' Self Analysis of Contributions to Online Asynchronous Discussions

January 1, 2005

This paper presents an example of an approach that involves both the student and the instructor in the evaluation of an online discussion in a context of teaching and learning. According to this ap…

Technical Education Curriculum Assessment

January 1, 2004

The purpose of this paper is to describe and determine the efficacy of a Technical Education Curriculum Assessment (TECA). The TECA was designed to guide the judgment of the quality of technical ed…