That’s Awesome! Project-Centered MOOCs
Imagine teaching a course and having to do little—or even no—grading. Now imagine that that course still leads the students to clearly demonstrate their mastery of complex material. That kind …
Active Learning Fellows: Eric Green on How Students React to Active Learning
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning techniques in their classrooms. …
Determinant Detectives: Using Video to Present a Team Project
Forming diverse teams and establishing positive team dynamics were crucial for Sara LeGrand‘s class, Social Determinants of Health: China and the World. Sarah Le Grand is assistant research professor at …
Making the Most of Assigned Readings
Assigned readings are an integral part of most any college class. But, it can be difficult to get students to do the assigned readings and use them in the course. …
Assessing Programming Skills Online
A common conundrum for educators in computer science or electrical and computer engineering is how to assess students’ mastery of programming concepts. Assignments are often project-based—after all, a student has …
Getting Started with Student Podcast Assignments
Podcasts are a series of audio only programs. Most are released on a regular basis – every day, every week or a couple of times each month – and can …
DE SIG@Duke: Focus on eLearning Tools & Universal Design
Join your distance education colleagues on January 12, 2016 as we focus on eLearning tools and universal design for all Duke learners. Michael Greene, Jolie Tingen, and Chris Lorch will …
New Features in Warpwire 1.7 Release
The latest version of Warpwire (Duke’s streaming media too), released on December 30, has two important new features that allow users to organize content in libraries more effectively: tagging and sorting. Other new features are batch editing and a drop box mode for private file transfer. Workshops are being offered by CIT on Jan. 8 and 19.
Exploring Active Learning at the CIT Showcase
At the CIT’s annual Instructional Technology Showcase last week, I led a session called “5 Active Learning Techniques in 45 Minutes”. While we have taught Duke faculty active learning techniques in …
CIT Showcase Highlights
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the 2015 CIT Showcase on October 13th. There were over 200 attendees, 16 sessions, and an energizing keynote speaker. If you were …