Sakai Site Importing: Things to Check
As you prepare for the new semester, you may be copying content from a previous semester’s Sakai site to rework and use for a new instance of your course. To …
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Teaching Philosophy Through Computer Science
This post was written by Jiaxin Wu (Educational Consultant, Center for Teaching and Learning, Duke Kunshan University) based on her collaborative work and interview with the professor and selected students. …
Bass Digital Education Fellowship – Apply by Nov. 12
Are you a Duke graduate student interested in the growing area of digital education, online college teaching and digital pedagogy? Apply now for the Bass Digital Education Fellowship! Attend an …
Meet the 2021 – 2022 Bass Digital Education Fellows
Learning Innovation is excited to welcome the 2021- 2022 Bass Digital Education Fellows, a cohort of Duke PhD students who take part in a fellowship offered in partnership with the …
Confronting physician burnout through faith and calling
Even before the pandemic, healthcare professionals, and in particular, physicians, have been burning out at record rates. A landmark study by Tait Shanafelt, et al., at Stanford University found that …
Collecting Mid-Semester Feedback from Your Students
Collecting mid-semester student feedback allows you to build upon the strengths of your course and address potential areas for improvement. Even the most talented instructors can gain insights from student …
How is Your Course Going? Let Learning Innovation Solicit Mid-Semester Student Feedback
As we approach the midpoint of the Fall 2021 semester, Duke Learning Innovation is offering help for faculty who wish to reflect on successes and identify areas for improvement within …
Symposium Spotlights: Why Students Do Not Turn on Their Video Cameras During Online Classes and an Equitable and Inclusive Plan to Encourage Them to Do So
Duke Learning Innovation co-hosted the 2021 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 5, alongside institutional partners: the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, the McGraw Center …
Handling Extended Student Absences
For the Fall 2021 semester, if any of your students need to miss several consecutive days of your class due to isolating with COVID-19 or any other reason, you are …
Bridging Biology and Humanity
Duke Kunshan Biology Professor Katherine Robertson and literature Professor Yitzhak Lewis joined forces to teach an interdisciplinary course, Molecular, Behavioral and Social Evolution: Evolution of Genomes, Traits, Behaviors, and Societies. They emphasize the importance of cross-disciplinarity that allows the collision of ideas between students and instructors.