Teaching

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

Engaged, Empowered and Enabled: The New K–12 Student Vision for Learning

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Since 2003, the Speak Up National Research Project has collected authentic feedback about education and technology from 1.5 million K–12 students. In this review of the most recent data findings,…

Universal Design for Learning and Online Instruction

November 6, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

The EnACT project has implemented faculty development efforts in Universal Design for Learning across the California State University. A unique development is the "UDL Rubric for Online Instru…

You Can't Change Learning with That Old Curriculum Management System: Designing the Next-Generation System

November 4, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Institutions are adapting to serve a variety of learners and learning styles, developing curricular offerings that are vastly different and more complex than what traditional curriculum management …

Seminar 14A - Quality Online Course Design: Addressing "Wicked Problems"

November 3, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

"Wicked problems" in online course delivery may be familiar to those who teach or design courses, but they are rarely resolved. Characteristics of such problems include: they cannot be ea…

Seminar 02P - Can You Digg It? Incorporating Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube into Multimedia Research Assignments

November 3, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Stop fighting! Admit that students assigned a research project are going to start with Google and Wikipedia and try to use YouTube. Embrace the 21st century and design multimedia research assignmen…

Best Practices for Using Second Life for Teaching and Learning

November 4, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

How do I use Second Life in my class? Is it effective in meeting my pedagogical goals? What are students' impressions of Second Life? These are common questions asked by educators that will be…

Harnessing Social Networking Tools to Build Connectivity and Learning Community in Online Courses

November 5, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Research indicates that one of most frequent complaints in online classes is poor communication with the instructor. We also know that the ability to build online learning community and connection …

Distance Student Learning: The Addition of Rich Media and an Assessment of Outcomes

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

This presentation will describe the model and tools used to successfully add rich-media components to online courses in a doctor of pharmacy program with minimal faculty and staff time. Assessment …

Teaching and Learning in Two New Smart Classrooms: Research Findings on the Pedagogical Implications of Space Design

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

This presentation will addresses the evaluation process for the pedagogical impact of two state-of-the-art active learning classrooms at the University of Minnesota based on findings from two semes…

A Complete Online Class: Course Management, Live Web Conferencing, and Teacher-Made Streaming Movies

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Explore an online course by viewing the actual course preparation, live web office hours, and teacher-made movies. Participants will experience a live online web session with students in California…