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October is one of my favorite times of year: it brings changing leaves, sweater weather, pumpkin-spiced lattes, and the exciting realization that the semester is already halfway through. Yet the …
Learning experience designers exist in a dynamic ecosystem that demands innovation and, subsequently, constant upskilling. Our three-person group from LILE’s Learning Experience Design team—Catherine Lee-Cates, Hannah Rogers, and Maria Kunath—seized …
As we begin a new term, our office is reflecting on the history and impact of our blog. This blog has been in operation since 2009, when it was started …
Duke Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education has purchased an institutional registration for the 17th annual virtual conference “Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment.” The conference is hosted and organized by …
In early October, LILE hosted the inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and staff invested in teaching and learning. The Summit’s goal was to promote ongoing conversations about the future of …
A DKU student and CTL student partner, Sebastián Portilla (Class of 2025), took Professor Caio Yurgel’s 7-week ”The Art of Interpretation” course and wrote about his professor. This teaching story recognizes Prof. Yurgel’s cathartic and humanist instruction, evoking memorable personal experiences that translate into genuine education.
Last updated: August 9, 2026 Generative AI Assessments There are both academic and practical reasons you may choose to incorporate generative AI assignments into your course. For example, you may …
ChatGPT has been a topic of great discussion in academia, particularly about how to prevent its use. However, students can benefit from understanding how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to save time and improve performance on writing assignments.
There’s a great deal of discussion among faculty in higher education about ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Faculty are concerned about students using this technology to generate essays …
On November 7, 2022, the Duke Office of Assessment hosted a panel discussion on Nurturing Creativity in Undergraduate Education. Hosted by the Director of the Office of Assessment, Jennifer Hill, …