EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Learning

Mark Werner reviews Audience Response Systems in Higher Education: Applications and Cases, written by David A. Banks.

A new studio classroom inspired excitement and motivated productive feedback from early faculty and student users.

All of us bear responsibility for learning to be net savvy and supporting the members of our campus communities in the same lifelong process.

A student peer-feedback tool enhances the educational quality of assignments without overburdening faculty or adding administrative costs.

The instructor’s inclusion of authentic activities improves the quality of student interaction and learning in online classrooms.

Answering calls for change entails meaningful assessments of technology-enabled learning.

The first reviewer states "Although more of the book discusses K–12 environments, the book is beneficial to those in higher education who are trying to develop frameworks around which to think about technology's impact on students and faculty."

The second book reviewed deals with the basics of online teaching and how to be effective at it.

Further research will determine whether clickers complement or surpass other active learning approaches in improving learning outcomes.

Online education offers a color-blind environment to engage students from all backgrounds in mentored learning.

Northeastern University is responding to a challenge from students to give them access to university services and software from anywhere, on demand.