Documents Contributed by ECAR and Faculty Development

This research bulletin examines what the literature refers to as “new learners” or “critically engaged learners.” It explores the responsibilities our institutions have to create opportunities for these learners to actively engage in creative discovery, problem definition, and appropriate use of information technologies. It is based on a literature review and accompanying conceptualizations that begin to answer important questions about institutional development for a technologically sophisticated age.

Citation for this work : Moore, Anne H., Shelli B. Fowler, Brent K. Jesiek, John F. Moore, and C. Edward Watson. “Learners 2.0? IT and 21st-Century Learners in Higher Education” (Research Bulletin, Issue 7). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

This is the October 2002 ECAR survey instrument used for ECAR Research Study on Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education.

This research bulletin explores a new approach to faculty support for technology. The University of North Carolina Charlotte has combined a teaching center with instructional technology support into a single support unit that reports to the central information technology (IT) organization. The bulletin discusses the significant challenges in organizational behavior, socialization, communication, and priorities against a backdrop of the opportunities to overcome many of the real and perceived barriers that characterize the relationships between central IT organizations and support units for faculty in their roles as instructors.

Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education Roadmap is the result of 10 months of collaborative research conducted by ECAR and IDC to learn about evolving student and instructor support requirements for online distance-learning courses, hybrid courses, and traditional courses that leverage technology.

ECAR Roadmaps synthesize important information technology issues and provide recommendations for action in higher education. The content draws from ECAR research studies and case studies.

Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education is the summary of a result of 10 months of collaborative research conducted by ECAR and IDC to learn about evolving student and instructor support requirements for online distance-learning courses, hybrid courses, and traditional courses that leverage technology. It reports the results of nearly 300 college and university survey responses, as well as findings from interviews of more than 50 individuals in higher education. Designed to highlight effective e-learning support practices at selected institutions, the research focused primarily on centrally administered departments that offer e-learning resources across the institution, examining the relationship between successful e-learning strategies and the degree to which faculty and students are supported in integrating technology into the learning experience.

This research bulletin reports on the state of learning objects in higher education, focusing on updates to the authors' October 1, 2002, ECAR research bulletin, "Learning Objects in Higher Education." This bulletin describes how the field has advanced, the new partnerships that have formed, and the challenges that remain. Conclusions are based on the results of surveys gauging acceptance of learning objects in corporate and academic sectors, as well as a review of the literature and work in the field.

This presentation on E-Learning Support: Institution Solutions, Faculty and Student Perspectives was given at the November 2003 ECAR Symposium.

This case study derives from research conducted for the ECAR research study called "Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education" published in 2003. Conducted by ECAR and IDC, the research focused on the evolving student and instructor support requirements for online distance learning courses, hybrid courses, and traditional courses that leverage technology.

This case study derives from research conducted for the ECAR research study called "Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education" published in 2003. Conducted by ECAR and IDC, the research focused on the evolving student and instructor support requirements for online distance learning courses, hybrid courses, and traditional courses that leverage technology.

This case study derives from research conducted for the ECAR research study called "Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education" published in 2003. Conducted by ECAR and IDC, the research focused on the evolving student and instructor support requirements for online distance learning courses, hybrid courses, and traditional courses that leverage technology.