EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and IT Integration

The 2007 Campus Computing Survey

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:39:00 -0600

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in American higher education. The session will present the results of the 2007 Campus Computing Survey, including new data on P2P policies, open source deployment, IT security issues, strategic and financial planning for IT, instructional integration of IT, campus IT standards, course management systems, and Web site services.

The e-Framework for Education and Research

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:38:59 -0600

The e-Framework for Education and Research is an initiative created by public funding bodies in Europe and Australasia. It coordinates information relating how educational institutions across the globe are using technology to support their strategic priorities and how this can be supported by a service-oriented approach to technologies based on open standards. The session will give an overview of the e-Framework and raise some points for discussion.

Project Technology: A World of Reality

drupal — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:16:36 -0600

As a takeoff on the popular reality TV series Project Runway, Project Technology follows six faculty during a school year as they attempt to effectively integrate technology into their teaching to enhance student learning. Session attendees will learn and see firsthand how faculty members struggled with and mastered new technologies.

Authentic Tasks and Assessments: The Keys to Effective E-Learning in Higher Education

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:37 -0500

Successful higher education e-learning environments exemplify clear alignment among seven factors: objectives, content, instructional design, learner tasks, instructor roles, technological affordances, and assessment. Objectives and assessment are commonly misaligned, but misalignments can be addressed using instructional designs focused on authentic tasks and assessments.

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

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:50 -0500

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.

Calming the Waters: Facilitating Technology Change at Your University

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

This hands-on seminar addresses the driving forces behind educational technology change and helps participants outline strategies for how their institutions can deal with these changes from the theoretical "innovation adoption" and "change process" perspectives as well as practical approaches. We will present a case study of the process used at the University of Missouri-Columbia including statistics to collect, partnerships important to nurture, and "costs" to consider in a successful migration scenario. Participants will then work on developing consolidation/migration plans and discuss those strategies.

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, and Why the LMS Works: A Model for Faculty Development

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

This seminar will provide a concrete model for faculty technology development with a pedagogical perspective. Participants will experience components of a participatory seminar developed at St. Lawrence University, where faculty explore the learning management system as a framework for the discussion on digital natives and the Net Generation. Presenters will share experiences and resources from a well-established faculty technology development program, much of which is transferable to other institutions, with the intent to facilitate adaptation elsewhere.

E-Learning Tools and Didactics Increase Science Student Numbers in the Netherlands

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

The SURF Foundation, the Dutch sister organization of EDUCAUSE, funds a number of initiatives that aim to increase science and technology student numbers in the Netherlands in accordance with EU policy. The presentation critically discusses competency-based assessment tools and didactics of remedial education in science and technology studies.

Faculty Technology Institutes: Moving Beyond Pushing Buttons Toward Better Teaching

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

The Faculty Technology Institute program, developed to enhance faculty use of technology in a pedagogically sound manner, also creates beneficial learning communities. This session will describe the journey from simple application-based training to a rich program enabling faculty to successfully use technology and apply it appropriately in learning environments.

Multicampus Planning to Enhance Teaching with Technology: The University of Massachusetts Initiative

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:51 -0500

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.