This practice guide provides higher education instructors, instructional designers, administrators, and other staff with five recommendations for supporting learning through the effective use of technology.
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Use communication and collaboration tools to increase interaction among students and between students and instructors.
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Use varied, personalized, and readily available digital resources to design and deliver instructional content.
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Incorporate technology that models and fosters self-regulated learning strategies.
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Use technology to provide timely and targeted feedback on student performance.
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Use simulation technologies that help students engage in complex problem-solving.
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Education Levels:
Audience:
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Administrators
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Instructional Designers
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Instructors
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Staff Members
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Student Advisors
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Technology Developers
This practice guide was prepared for the WWC by Abt Associates under contract ED-IES-16-C-0024.
The following research staff contributed to the guide:
Sarah Costelloe, Kristen Cummings, Brian Freeman, Michael Frye, Allan Porowski, and Sandra Jo Wilson.
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Nada Dabbagh
(Chair)
George Mason University
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Randall Bass
Georgetown University
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MJ Bishop
William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland
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Anthony G. Picciano
Hunter College, The City University of New York
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
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Jennifer Sparrow
Pennsylvania State University