Classroom Observations for Evaluating Teaching
Accurate and fair evaluations of teaching effectiveness should include multiple means of measurement. Student ratings are one way to assess teaching, but may be biased by the gender and race …
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Using Social Annotation Tool Hypothes.is in a Humanities Graduate Student Seminar
Beginning in Fall 2020, Duke began supporting the social annotation tool Hypothes.is through a pilot program. Now integrated in Sakai, Hypothes.is can be used by instructors and students to read …
Professor Richard Kiely: A Conversation on Transformative Learning
As part of our mission to promote new approaches to student-centered teaching, Learning Innovation is publishing this series written by members of Duke’s Transformative Learning Intellectual Community. The TLIC is a …
Three Active Learning Techniques to Try in Zoom (and How)
Integrating active learning techniques into your Spring course can infuse your synchronous Zoom session with energy. These activities help break up lectures, give students the opportunity to practice skills before …
Teaching Assistants (TAs) Share Strategies for Engaging Students in Large Classes on March 11
Learn from a panel of experienced TA graduate students on “Engaging Students in Large Classes with Active Learning”— register now! The panel includes experienced graduate students who have been Teaching …
Five Ways to Become a Sakai Pro
Do you wonder if you are using Sakai to its full potential? This post explains five functions that can help you make the most of it.
Join Us For The Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 5
In partnership with the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton, and the Stanford Center for Professional Development, …
Social Media and Pandemic Pedagogy
Social media academic communities are now well-established hubs of information focused on research, teaching and professional development. The onset of COVID-19 demonstrated just how valuable social media is to the …
BRITE Ideas: Impacts of Grading Systems and Instructional Metaphors on Student Beliefs
The first BRITE Ideas event of 2021 featured research from two Duke students. You can watch a full recording of the event online. Grading Systems and Student BeliefsFirst, Jingxuan Liu …
Learn from Experienced Graduate Student Teaching Assistants (TAs) on Feb 18!
Learn from a panel of expert TA graduate students and gain teaching ideas on Feb. 18 at “What I Wish I Had Known about Being a TA (at Duke)”— register …