Teaching

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

7 Things You Should Know About Flipped Classrooms

February 7, 2012

The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed . The notion of a flipped classroom draws on such concepts as active l…

Analytics in Higher Education: Establishing a Common Language

January 24, 2012

The use of analytics in higher education is a relatively new area of practice and research. As with any new area of practice, a variety of terms are adopted to describe concepts and processes.…

The Syllabus and a 21st Century Education

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways The form and content of a syllabus offer important clues about the course instructor and the teaching style to expect in the course, giving students a preview …

Open Educational Resources: The Bridge to Success Project

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways With college readiness low among many would-be higher education students, their likelihood of successfully completing a certificate or degree seems doubtful . Fo…

Next Generation Learning Challenge: Simulating Teaching

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways Can someone learn to teach by practicing with a classroom simulation ? Simulations provide multiple chances to practice , including making attempts with highe…

Creating an Online Global Health Course and Game

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways Global public health as a course domain topic suits the various pedagogical methods and technologies commonly used for online learning . The data-rich …

Moving Outside the LMS: Matching Web 2.0 Tools to Instructional Purpose

September 7, 2011

What considerations support the decision to either augment or replace an institution’s existing learning management system (LMS) with a cloud-based, Web 2.0 technology tool to suppor…

Seeking Evidence of Impact: Opportunities and Needs

September 12, 2011

Malcolm B. Brown ( mbrown@educause.edu ) is Director and Veronica Diaz ( vdiaz@educause.edu ) is Associate Director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). Comments on this article …

Seeking Evidence of Impact: A Report on the ELI Focus Session

May 26, 2011

On April 13–14, 2011, the ELI teaching and learning community gathered for an online focus session on seeking evidence of impact. This white paper is a synthesis of the key ideas, themes, and …

Mobile Teaching Versus Mobile Learning

March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways Higher education historically has focused on instructors teaching rather than students learning, an ineffective approach that could seriously hamper the promise of mob…