News from EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative January/February 2008 schrieb / wrote: Brief: 7 Things You Should Know About Skype and Lulu: Skype is a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) application that offers free phone calls between computers and inexpensive calls between computers and telephones, along with other services. It usually provides voice and video communication for a fraction of what other options cost, allowing for more frequent contact between colleagues and collaborators. Read more about how it can facilitate academic exchange in 7 Things You Should Know About Skype. 7 Things You Should Know About Lulu provides an overview of this web-based self-publishing service. Lulu offers online access to tools needed to design, publish, and print original material. It allows content creators (such as faculty and students) to decide what gets published and in what form, making it possible to produce a publication inexpensively and much more quickly than with traditional publishing. To see all of ELI’s emerging technology briefs, visit the 7 Things You Should Know About… web page. http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495

News from EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative January/February 2008 schrieb / wrote: Paper: Making the Grade: The Role of Assessment in Authentic Learning: Assessment is an integral component of any successful teaching effort. Research has shown that students engage with subject matter based in part on their expectations about how their achievement will be evaluated. Educators who strive to bring authentic learning experiences to their students must devise appropriate and meaningful measures to assess student learning and mastery of concepts at hand. Although some barriers must be overcome, numerous examples point to the opportunities available for effective assessment of authentic learning initiatives. These approaches to assessment are vital to ensuring that models of teaching and learning with technology see their full potential. http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/MakingtheGradeTheRoleofAs/45771

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