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EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. http://www.educause.edu/eli. Mission. Advancing learning through IT innovation. Learning Principles & Practices. Learning Technologies. Learners. ELI Foci. Audiences. CIOs Academic officers Librarians Faculty
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EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative http://www.educause.edu/eli
Mission Advancing learning through IT innovation
Learning Principles & Practices Learning Technologies Learners ELI Foci
Audiences • CIOs • Academic officers • Librarians • Faculty • Instructional technologists • Others interested in the intersection of learning and technology
Awareness Enablement Integration Value Proposition Institutional value
Educating the Net Generation • Explores the current generation of learners • Implications for colleges and universities • 3 chapters by students • Available online at no charge
Student – Faculty Survey • Tool in beta-test • Available to members • Survey and focus group guide • Share data with ELI
Student Blogs • Learn what students think about technology • Understand how they would prefer to learn • Explore what makes college valuable to students
Learning Space Design • Explore how space can be used to encourage student engagement and success • improve the “connect time” for commuting students • use informal spaces to encourage learning
Innovations & Implementations • Practices that improve teaching and learning • What is it? • What problem does it solve? • How did they do it? • Why is it noteworthy?
ELI Web Seminars • Monthly online seminars with a range of experts • Participate live or listen to an archive of the session • Examples: • Visual literacy • Student success • Informal learning • Adult learners
Podcasts • Explore topics using audio rather than text • Interviews of experts • Recordings of presentations and discussions
Explorations • Explore emerging topics • Review what others think • Contribute your thoughts to the discussion
7 Things You Should Know… • Monthly summary of an emerging learning technology • Many drawn from student activities • Explores the significance of the technology to teaching and learning
White Papers • E-portfolios in higher education • Overview • Institutional e-Portfolios • Assessing student learning • Learn about effective practices and implementation issues
Professional Development • ELI Annual Meeting (January 29-31, 2006) • ELI Focus Sessions • March 2006: Virtual Learning Spaces • September 2006: e-Portfolios • ELI Web Seminars (monthly)
Membership • 2 membership levels • Full ($5000) • Associate ($3500) • Benefits • Access to conferences at no additional charge • Use of ELI-exclusive tools • Participation in ELI Web Seminars • Connection to the ELI community