EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Interaction and Engagement, and IT Integration

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.

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.

Fostering Classroom Engagement with Electronic Whiteboards, Tablet PCs, and DyKnow VISION

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:26:16 -0500

We will present our experiences with DyKnow, software that fosters classroom engagement by allowing teachers and students to share and annotate material during class. Although DyKnow runs in various environments, our use incorporates electronic whiteboards and pen-based computers (tablet PCs). We will describe system features, underlying pedagogy, and evaluation results.