https://er.educause.edu/channels/teaching-learningThe RSS feed for blogs and articles contributed to the Teaching & Learning channel in EDUCAUSE Reviewen{D5B47C35-0CDA-496C-B93D-73BA59251A62}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/5/expanding-oer-with-genaiGenerative artificial intelligence can expand the reach of open educational resources, but educators and institutions need a clear framework for licensing, disclosure, and responsible use.{72AF8A09-3EF6-4156-BA37-969D99AC8953}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/4/a-practical-samr--ai-framework-for-instructional-designThe SAMR + AI Matrix is a structured learning design tool that aligns the SAMR Model with Bloom's Taxonomy, mapping levels of technological use to cognitive demand to guide instructors in determining how artificial intelligence (AI) could impact student work. This matrix is operationalized through a five-step framework that helps instructors deliberately design for the presence of AI in learning experiences.{F6FFF2B2-6348-482C-8CA0-04679C2D76C2}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/4/listening-to-skepticism-what-faculty-concerns-about-generative-ai-revealListening to faculty concerns about generative AI can help institutions respond with more clarity, precision, and trust.{C22F279F-63D8-4B82-ADB6-88D74924AA04}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/4/building-ai-initiatives-with-bottom-up-championsDriven by a bottom-up partnership between the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning and the Division of Digital Learning, the University of Central Florida established an evolving campus infrastructure of policies, training, and a national conference to guide the ethical and effective integration of generative AI into teaching and learning.{D4786973-E72A-4A84-BCC9-224548392631}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/3/from-prompt-to-practice-a-framework-for-transparent-genai-use-in-higher-educationAs generative artificial intelligence reshapes instructional workflows at colleges and universities, a four-level transparency framework can help education developers calibrate documentation and disclosure practices to support ethical responsibility and maintain student trust.{464E14AC-07AB-4890-87AF-7343D66D682D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/3/the-penn-instructional-design-working-group-professional-learning-and-growth-for-id-professionalsAt the University of Pennsylvania, the Instructional Design Working Group is blending professional growth and peer connection to transform how instructional designers learn, lead, and support one another. Its success offers a practical model that other higher education institutions can adapt to strengthen their own instructional design communities.{C22A58B1-C31C-4D21-AA3D-8DDAA2639DBA}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/3/the-role-of-faculty-in-the-university-of-the-futureIn the age of AI, the true future of higher education lies not in replacing faculty but in freeing them to do what only humans can—build meaningful relationships, cultivate wisdom, and guide students through the ethical and intellectual challenges machines cannot navigate.{101C4DBA-CEB6-440E-89CE-2D4D8136F045}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/2/ai-and-course-design-machines-can-help-but-only-humans-can-teachThe promise of artificial intelligence in higher education isn't to replace human work but to create space for the human interaction students value most.{D577E2E7-3015-4923-A9F4-F017178FA9D6}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/1/the-university-the-chatbot-and-a-call-for-a-new-mission-for-higher-educationIn the age of artificial intelligence, higher education institutions must move beyond simply transmitting knowledge and instead prioritize holistic human development, integrating mental health, social-emotional learning, and ethical reasoning into academic structures to prepare students for meaningful lives and responsible citizenship.{ACD779C9-B912-47E8-82E4-3FECEE9E5DE9}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/12/ai-powered-pedagogy-a-guide-to-evidence-based-teaching-toolsAccessible artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help educators streamline course development, integrate evidence-based teaching strategies, and optimize workflows for more efficient, individualized instruction.{B5A9542A-DE85-4910-B388-164B4C8D733D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/11/from-personalized-to-precision-learning-unlocking-the-next-transformation-in-higher-educationColleges and universities can leapfrog from personalized to N-of-1 precision learning by modernizing their data architecture, building dynamic learner profiles, and adopting computed curriculum. This signals a paradigm shift from the one-size-fits-all model of learning that characterizes most of higher education to an individualized model fine-tuned for each learner.{467B42D9-C07F-44A6-8B7F-C9B3E84F1D6E}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/10/dialogue-at-scale-ai-soft-skills-and-the-future-of-assessmentGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) can transform higher education by enabling guided engagement at scale, fostering active and dialogic learning, and expanding access to personalized tutoring. Institutions that harness these capabilities can redesign teaching and assessment to thrive in the age of AI.{64DD40A9-21F0-4BD3-9D55-38F0489DCBCE}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/10/from-data-to-decisions-enhancing-faculty-development-with-analyticsData analytics can be used to inform the design of faculty professional development programs, ensuring that educational content is aligned with faculty interests and needs, ultimately strengthening engagement and completion rates.{8F5E9B8B-EFEC-4B76-9146-2BE0C7DEE951}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/9/beyond-tool-or-threat-genai-and-the-challenge-it-poses-to-higher-educationGenerative artificial intelligence isn't just a new tool—it's a catalyst forcing the higher education profession to reimagine its purpose, values, and future.{35318DFD-0AB2-4930-A05F-55F08F3F1A32}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/9/the-ai-tsunami-is-here-reinventing-education-for-the-age-of-aiIn the age of artificial intelligence, higher education must move beyond content delivery toward interactionalism—a human-centered approach to learning that fosters collaboration, creativity, adaptability, feedback, and well-being. This article series will explore this system redesign in-depth, beginning with teaching and learning.{7C007BFE-00CC-4EB5-B09B-997B85A6460D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/6/leveraging-genai-to-transform-a-traditional-instructional-video-into-engaging-short-video-lecturesBy leveraging generative artificial intelligence to convert lengthy instructional videos into micro-lectures, educators can enhance efficiency while delivering more engaging and personalized learning experiences.{0EC8BFEB-D61F-4C4F-A6EA-E00420A9F4C3}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/6/ethics-is-the-edge-the-future-of-ai-in-higher-educationA new framework outlines eight ethical principles to guide higher education’s implementation of artificial intelligence.{A347B99C-D382-46AB-B7EA-330B72B61057}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/6/bringing-hyflex-to-classrooms-at-uc-berkeley-with-cost-effective-easy-to-install-technologyInstitutions can bring inexpensive and easy-to-install technology to classrooms for their faculty and students with hardware systems designed for HyFlex learning.{4B264BEE-1DBF-4943-B91C-5B6E7DB8801F}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/4/artificial-intelligence-lessons-learned-from-a-graduate-level-final-examThe need for deep student engagement became clear at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine when a potential academic-integrity issue revealed gaps in its initial approach to artificial intelligence use in the classroom, leading to significant revisions to ensure equitable learning and assessment.{C0367B78-B0C7-4E6D-8B68-FC2285AC041F}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/1/engaging-connections-cooperative-learning-in-an-online-asynchronous-settingAn intentional approach to course design can overcome the isolation that many feel in online courses.{01E3A0F3-05D1-4C9A-816C-8A7B199A7069}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/10/the-oexr-library-a-collaborative-approach-to-extended-reality-in-educationA global survey points out how an open library of XR resources could fill a longstanding gap in immersive educational simulation resources.{259CA17D-E134-4F97-A4D5-C0BBE1058481}https://er.educause.edu/podcasts/educause-shop-talk/2024/the-teaching-and-learning-workforce-in-higher-education-2024EDUCAUSE researcher Nicole Muscanell talks with her community and professional learning colleagues about the new teaching and learning workforce report EDUCAUSE just published. Learn about burnout and the other challenges facing this group of higher education professionals.{F86F81F3-7814-483A-A7EB-F3BCE59A341D}https://er.educause.edu/podcasts/educause-shop-talk/2024/2024-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-editionThe 2024 Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition covers some of the present and looming challenges for higher education, including public perceptions of the value of postsecondary education, evolving data and analytics capabilities, and the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning.{7C168022-99EB-4744-8675-A7C40E5B36E9}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/8/augmented-course-design-using-ai-to-boost-efficiency-and-expand-capacityThe emerging class of generative AI tools has the potential to significantly alter the landscape of course development.{5CB38392-9F7E-4D55-8E6F-49A8AEF1C586}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/7/at-the-crossroads-of-innovation-embracing-ai-to-foster-deep-learning-in-the-college-classroomAI is here to stay. How can we, as educators, accept this change and use it to help our students learn?{12181935-F136-4ED2-98F8-E260014E4674}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/6/personalized-ai-tutoring-as-a-social-activity-paradox-or-possibilityCan the paradox between individual tutoring and social learning be reconciled through the possibility of AI?{79D57B66-451A-4C66-A11B-5EB0FDDDF2B8}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/6/framing-generative-ai-in-education-with-the-genai-intent-and-orientation-modelThe proposed model seeks to assist instructors and learners with a framing lens for how GenAI might be useful in educational settings.{AEC49AB1-E61A-4F59-A819-337D2CB1BB84}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/5/inside-live-online-classrooms-at-harvard-business-school-a-blend-of-technology-and-traditionThe Live Online Classrooms at Harvard Business School provide an immersive and dynamic classroom experience in which case method teaching and learning comes to life in a state-of-the-art virtual environment.{0B1CD7FA-9CBB-4765-9628-7B7A82D9D01F}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/5/practical-insights-incorporating-chatgpt-in-language-education-and-beyondUsing the voice capabilities in ChatGPT to enrich interactive learning experiences could signal a new era in education and course design.{1E6595A0-5057-4870-9C67-65CFB7BF1257}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/4/hyflex-and-remote-attendance-options-for-graduate-instructionDespite the push to return to in-person instruction, students want flexible learning modalities. How can colleges and universities best meet these demands?{016FD57F-D696-45A0-9460-811F4C57C1F4}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/4/from-xr-pilots-to-full-scale-deployments-considerationsThe Extended Reality (XR) Implementation Strategy Workbook can help higher education institutions transition XR experiments from the pilot phase to broad institutional deployments by guiding them through five strategic dimensions that shape the expanded use of XR technology in educational environments.{2C24BB1D-97D5-4D95-9C99-8882F9852A6B}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/2/thinkering-making-sharing-and-reflecting-a-model-for-online-collaborative-project-based-learningThe TMSR instructional design model with four "Ons" can be used to create effective online learning environments with collaborative project-based learning activities that help facilitate student engagement and connection.{B1A900DA-5D3F-4F3E-A198-3D9C71004A18}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/1/will-our-educational-system-keep-pace-with-ai-a-students-perspective-on-ai-and-learningReflecting on AI and learning, a student offers four insights gleaned from firsthand interactions with ChatGPT.{A49E2A8F-F308-4013-A7CB-A485E393AB13}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/12/teaching-with-gai-in-mindIn the age of generative artificial intelligence, how should instructors change the way they teach?{53848F18-1FEC-4355-BD4F-9C191CA83EF8}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/12/collaboration-for-teaching-and-learning-in-the-roundColleges and universities often need to balance educating a great number of students with the desire to encourage interactive and engaging teaching styles. One innovative approach is learning-in-the-round classroom design.{0CC330D4-4C51-4453-BF0D-F695C4D72F30}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/10/instructional-designers-as-institutional-change-agentsSystems thinking and change strategies can be used to improve the overall functioning of a system. Because instructional designers typically use systems thinking to facilitate behavioral changes and improve institutional performance, they are uniquely positioned to be change agents at higher education institutions.{00D46BAD-7ACB-40D5-9E3A-E3F7FB257B32}https://er.educause.edu/podcasts/educause-exchange/effective-faculty-developmentOn this episode, we discuss ways of effectively reaching faculty and how best to facilitate a sharing of ideas about teaching with technology.{E74CAF65-ACE9-47A9-9FDD-0ADAD810B1F6}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/8/integrating-generative-ai-into-higher-education-considerationsIntegrating AI into higher education is not a futuristic vision but an inevitability. Colleges and universities must adapt and prepare students, faculty, and staff for their AI-infused futures.{D154B2D2-DEBB-4D9A-8064-8E39F1ABCBC1}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/8/the-design-of-hybrid-teaching-environments-10-questions-answeredHybrid teaching has the potential to transform higher education. But questions remain.{048BEF36-0E3A-4F65-8242-4768CDE6C85D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/8/10-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-instructional-designArtificial intelligence (AI) is providing instructors and course designers with an incredible array of new tools and techniques to improve the course design and development process. However, the intersection of AI and content creation is not new.{58C559EB-9123-45DB-A4AE-BBCE06B4E3A8}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/8/microlearning-the-og-or-hot-new-trendNoteworthy events and innovations highlight the development of microlearning into one of the fastest-growing educational trends today.{1EDC7230-DB68-4882-A3BB-8AE7713CF758}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/5/ti-addie-a-trauma-informed-model-of-instructional-designAdjusting the ADDIE model of instructional design specifically to accommodate trauma offers an opportunity to address the collective challenges that designers, instructors, and learners have faced during the current learning moment.{093FFA30-E11E-4C89-BF18-31019541BDF4}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/5/educause-and-wcet-quickpoll-results-current-trends-in-microcredential-design-and-deliveryMicrocredentialing programs remain nascent at many institutions, but interest continues to grow. As the demand for flexible learning experiences increases, stakeholders might find renewed interest in and uses for microcredentials.{B6E93B2D-F794-4D9A-8931-CED4B0FC85B4}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/5/changed-by-our-journey-engaging-students-through-interpersonal-acknowledgmentThe first article in this series argues that instructors who successfully engaged students during the coronavirus pandemic adapted their thinking, mustered courage, and put heart into their teaching. In this article, an instructor explains how she experimented with interpersonal acknowledgment in a virtual setting and discusses its continued impact on her in-person courses.{74E9ECA9-1110-4921-A340-CD0AA30D82A4}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/5/changed-by-our-journey-engaging-students-through-interpretive-discussionThe first article in this series argues that instructors who successfully engaged students during the coronavirus pandemic adapted their thinking, mustered courage, and put heart into their teaching. In this article, an instructor explains how he implemented an alternative approach to teaching—interpretive discussion—and discusses the benefits that have extended to his in-person classrooms.{138BF563-4688-4658-811A-8715D375F264}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/5/a-framework-for-developing-an-institutional-digital-learning-strategyThe Digital Learning Strategy Guide can help institutions develop a robust, flexible, and personalized framework for a digital learning strategy informed by digital transformation.{E6278DD3-3FC8-46EE-B9F7-74AFF5E4BFA1}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/4/changed-by-our-journey-engaging-students-through-simulive-learningThe first article in this series argues that instructors who successfully engaged students during the coronavirus pandemic adapted their thinking, mustered courage, and put heart into their teaching. In this article, an instructor explains how she took an alternative approach to teaching—simulive learning—and discusses the benefits that have extended to her in-person classrooms.{D614C175-1E88-4F64-ACB1-B58059186F8D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/4/ideas-framework-for-teaching-onlineThe IDEAS (Inclusion, Design, Engagement, Evaluation, Assessment, and Support) Framework for online teaching and learning highlights best practices for before, during, and after the delivery of an online course to help instructors deliver high-quality courses and improve learner experience and outcomes.{D2A11703-F4B9-43F5-84E7-DD1B7FA1FEE0}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/3/changed-by-our-journey-adapting-thinking-mustering-courage-and-putting-heart-into-teachingDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, new modes of teaching took hold, and new instructional tools rose to prominence. The "Changed by Our Journey" series of articles will highlight innovative instructors who pulled from their early pandemic teaching experiences to enrich their current teaching practices.{1F5A825E-A8F1-4CF1-81B2-E9E94EB4982D}https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/3/designing-virtual-edtech-faculty-development-workshops-that-stick-10-guiding-principlesThese ten principles offer guidance on ways to design and facilitate effective and engaging virtual workshops that leave faculty feeling better equipped to implement new edtech tools.