When is a Selfie More than a Selfie?
Have you ever had a fascinating conversation with someone and wished you could share it with your students and colleagues? How about sharing the experience of a unique environment that …
“That’s Awesome!” – Foundational Neuroscience for Perception and Action
What It’s about Foundational Neuroscience for Perception and Action by Duke University, is a MOOC course that is part of the Neuroscience: Perception, Action and the Brain specialization offered through …
Flipped classrooms at Duke: Physics 142 Spring 2015
What does a “flipped classroom” look like? If you peek into Physics 142, you see over 100 students seated at the ends of rows in an auditorium-style classroom; many are …
“That’s Awesome!” – Engaging Audiences for Your Organization
What It’s About? Content Strategy for Professionals 1: Engaging Audiences for Your Organizations by Northwestern University is a MOOC course that is part of the Content Strategy for Professionals in …
“That’s Awesome!” — Expert Interviews Enhance Learning
What It’s About Professor Laurence Helfer, the Harry R. Chadwick Sr. Professor of Law at Duke University’s School of Law, shared his expertise in international human rights law in his online …
“That’s Awesome!” — Globalizing Higher Education
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the ‘Knowledge Economy’ is a jointly created course offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the …
“That’s Awesome!” — Medical Neuroscience
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Medical Neuroscience by Duke University has awesome multiple-choice question assessments. This course teaches neuroscience at a graduate school level for medical and …
Teaching Tips: Engaging Learners with Online Communication Tools
At Duke, faculty use online communication tools in their teaching to encourage group work online, hold class discussion, foster student-student interaction, and build online community. Below is a list of …
There and back again: Data Analysis and Statistical Inference MOOC comes back to Duke
Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel’s course began at Duke, spread throughout the world via Coursera (a provider of Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs) and is now finding more ways to reach students at Duke and through Duke.
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
Duke now subscribes to the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching! You can easily access full text of the journal from on campus or off — from the Duke Libraries …