Teaching

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

Classroom and Instructional Technology

December 18, 2012

This CDS Spotlight focuses on survey results related to classroom technology . Creating effective learning environments in higher education classrooms with technology poses an ongoing challe…

Using Laptops in the Classroom: The University of Michigan

December 3, 2012

Across the University of Michigan, laptops and other mobile devices are appearing in the classroom in greater numbers. Many faculty see this trend as an opportunity for more innovative teac…

Technology Enhancement Tools in an Undergraduate Biology Course

December 10, 2012

Key Takeaways This single-class study sought to evaluate technology-enhanced student engagement by comparing the experiences of students using only an e-textbook with the exper…

An iPad Initiative: Adoption, Support, and Implementation

November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference

University of Richmond academic technology consultants have been experimenting with how the iPad can be used effectively as a teaching and learning tool. We will discuss and examine the design, d…

Podcast: Wake Forest University's BioBook

July 17, 2012

In this podcast we interview the creators of BioBook, a scalable e-text embodying six central principles of learning. It is organized into self-contained "nodes" that can be revised or …

Breaking Down Barriers with Tablet Technology for Teaching

June 6, 2012

Hannah Lavery is Staff Tutor and Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Key Takeaways A blend of teaching modes can make the best use of each approach for different le…

Launching a University Tablet Initiative: Recommendations from Stanford University’s iPad Implementation

April 26, 2012

This ELI Brief describes a program at the Stanford University School of Medicine in which entering students received an iPad and PDF annotation software for use in their curriculum. Key goals…

Empowering Students and Instructors: Reflections on the Effectiveness of iPads for Teaching and Learning

April 12, 2012

Devices like the Apple iPad call for purposeful experimentation to see how mobile technology might be used in teaching and learning and in updating established educational models to engage todayâ…

If I Had a Million Dollars

March 20, 2012

This ECAR Research Bulletin focuses on EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey results related to a somewhat lighthearted but insightful hypothetical question about how two constituent groups mig…

Mobile Applications to Improve Teaching and Learning

March 14, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

This panel discussion will focus on the use of mobile applications to improve teaching and learning across Harvard University. Panelists will give a brief overview of how their specific school is d…