‘The Time for Engagement’
By Colleen Flaherty. Does academic freedom have a future? Nobody has a crystal ball. But as former vice president of the American Association of University Professors and longtime chair of its committee on academic freedom and tenure, Henry Reichman is particularly well suited to ponder the question. More...
The Age of Engagement
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Age of Engagement
The funniest slide - slide 15 - rewrites Maslow's hierarchy to incorporate the desire for connectivity. The slide reflects the tone of this otherwise serious, and dauntingly documented, look at the bright, bright future of the internet. According to The Age of Engagement, the impact of the internet is just starting. More...
5 quick tech tricks to present content and keep your students engaged
If you’ve read anything by me in the last few months, you know I’m all about engagement. I can have the most info-rich class and send out tons of great data, research, and theory like a buffet of knowledge I put before my students, but if they’re not into it they are not going to learn it. More...
Researching Electronic Portfolios and Learner Engagement
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Researching Electronic Portfolios and Learner Engagement
David Tosh recommends this paper and in particular a diagram relating increased choice with increased motivation. I would agree that choice impacts motivation, but probably a lot more besides (for example, relevance). More...
Après le paiement sans contact, l'engagement sans contact ?
How some schools boosted engagement by 40 percent
Giving students a connected and personalized academic experience goes a long way in boosting engagement and meeting their increasing expectations of higher education, according to a new study. More...
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Student Survey Reveals Value in Tribal Colleges
By Ashley A. Smith. The Center for Community College Student Engagement released a report Wednesday that found students attending tribal institutions overwhelmingly agreed that their colleges' focus on culture and identity is valuable to their educations. More...