EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Interaction and Engagement

Overcoming the Fear of Gaming: A Strategy for Incorporating Games into Teaching and Learning

ckeller — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:27:59 -0500

The effective use of games in academia requires a critical approach to the medium and a willingness to let go of the learning process and harness its outcomes.

Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System

elilly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:40 -0500

In order to evaluate student opinion as well as the impact on students of an active learning methodology of two face-to-face presentation styles, during a 50-minute session of library research skills, participants attended either a traditional presentation or a modified one, incorporating the use of the PRS. The Personal Response System is a wireless technology in which students, equipped with clickers, respond to a variety of questions posed by the librarian in the course of the presentation. Both types of sessions, offered by the same librarian, included the same research skills content. Created for the purpose of evaluating various aspects of the library presentation, a questionnaire completed by all students was analyzed. In the evaluation, the PRS group not only indicated a greater enjoyment of the session but found the presenter to be well organized. The authors also discuss aspects of using clickers versus employing a traditional classroom setting.

Implementing Authentic Tasks in Web-Based Learning Environments

ckeller — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:10:40 -0500

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

How Students Develop Online Learning Skills

drupal — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:41:45 -0600

Successful online students share their secrets for getting the most from online classes, focusing on time management, active participation, and practice.

The Future of Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: The Survey Says…

drupal — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:25:35 -0600

A survey substantiates some ideas about online learning and refutes others.

Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences;

drupal — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:25:40 -0500

The first review, "Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences", discusses games and simulations as learning tools. And although the examples come from industry and the military, the book could still be useful to the higher ed community.

Using Interaction in Online Discussion Boards

drupal — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:03:17 -0600

Successfully fostering interaction in online courses requires incorporating both instructional and social types of interaction in discussion boards.

Web-Enabled Simulations: Exploring the Learning Process

drupal — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:30:16 -0500

Leveraging LMSs to Enhance Campus-Based Student Engagement

drupal — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:27:25 -0600

Learning management systems influence student engagement and learning outcomes in ways that we do not properly understand—and should.

Planning for Neomillennial Learning Styles

drupal — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:41:03 -0600

Shifts in students' learning style will prompt a shift to active construction of knowledge through mediated immersion.