Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, IT Integration, and Assessment and Evaluation

"Clickers" in the Classroom: Analyses from the University of Wisconsin System Project

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Title:"Clickers" in the Classroom: Analyses from the University of Wisconsin System Project (ID: EDU06283)
Author(s):Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), and Robert J. Kaleta (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The University of Wisconsin System sponsored a major project to evaluate the interactive classroom technology known as student response systems or "clickers." This session will report on the data collected, including faculty and student evaluations, from more than 28 courses enrolling 3,500 students at four UW campuses.
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Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative

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Title:Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative (ID: EDU06313)
Author(s):David J. Gray (University of Massachusetts Central Office), Robert W. Green (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), and Mark A. Schlesinger (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/12/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Faculty/staff teams from University of Massachusetts' campuses, UMassOnline, and the President's Office have begun an ambitious, 10-year planning initiative aimed at the most effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. We will describe the genesis and early history and offer a midcourse assessment. Access is provided to key documents.
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Transitioning Academic Technologies from Experimentation to Institutional Support

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Title:Transitioning Academic Technologies from Experimentation to Institutional Support (ID: EDU06190)
Author(s):Yvonne M. Belanger (Duke University), Samantha Earp (Duke University), and Lynne M. O'Brien (Duke University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Using the Duke Digital Initiative and its predecessor, the Duke iPod First-Year Experience, presenters will describe an assessment-driven model for the implementation and adoption of emerging technologies and describe implications of the process and model for other institutions.
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Epiphany vs. Evidence: Why (and How) We Must Assess the Impact of IT on Learning Outcomes

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Title:Epiphany vs. Evidence: Why (and How) We Must Assess the Impact of IT on Learning Outcomes (ID: EDU05177)
Author(s):Kenneth C. Green (The Campus Computing Project), Carl F. Berger (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor), Lev S. Gonick (Case Western Reserve University), Gilbert R. Gonzales (California State University, Monterey Bay), and Lynne M. O'Brien (Duke University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:During the past few years, Case Western Reserve University, California State University at Monterey Bay, and Duke University have each launched innovative, highly visible IT projects. The panel will focus on the evaluation/assessment challenges at each campus, what the larger campus community might learn from the IT initiatives and assessment efforts at each institution, and the broad institutional and public policy imperatives for IT learning outcomes and assessment.
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