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Authentic learning aligns well with the needs of today's participatory learners. The challenge is to channel their online and collaborative abilities and interests into academic pursuits, helping them develop the higher-order thinking skills they may not acquire on their own. This second paper in the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's authentic learning series presents case studies on how institutions have used technology to foster authentic learning and thus better meet learners' needs. 

The Journal of Authentic Learning (ISSN 1558-7320) is a peer-reviewed, online journal, published by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the State University of New York at Oswego, which provides a forum for dissemination of original ideas in research, practice, or theory of authentic learning and teaching. Relevant article topics include, but are not limited to the following: classroom tested techniques that relate learning to real world experience; hands-on learning materials that present difficult concepts in a concrete way; classroom simulations of authentic situations; and problem-based learning and inquiry focusing on real-world problems with authentic products. 

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