EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 29, Number 3, 2006

Digital games have the potential to bring play back into the learning experience

Should teachers in training learn IT skills through stand-alone computer courses or integrated into methods courses?

Despite satisfaction with their methods and results, a majority of searchers don’t really know what they’re doing—but they have alternatives

Games designed using sound pedagogy actively engage the Net Generation in learning

Formative evaluation strategies helped identify a solution to a learning dilemma

A formal review of online courses measures their quality in key areas and reveals changes needed for improvement, if any

Faculty can promote student acceptance of computer-based exams through training and encouragement

Constant change in higher education means that those aspiring to the CIO role must explore new avenues of flexibility and involvement to prepare for the future

Northeastern University is responding to a challenge from students to give them access to university services and software from anywhere, on demand

Metrics have arrived—which means we need a practical approach to implementing them

A department’s successful online program ran into insurmountable barriers at the university level; from the ashes comes a proposal for developing a university-wide infrastructure

Tips on designing and administering online courses can save faculty valuable time while producing high-quality content