New Models for Teaching Using Coursera Groups
Professor Daniel Egger creates a new blended model for teaching and learning for his on-campus and distance education students and “flips” his class using the Coursera Groups feature.
Ideas for Great Group Work
Many students, particularly if they are new to college, don’t like group assignments and projects. They might say they “work better by themselves” and be wary of irresponsible members of …
Exam Wrappers to Help Students Learn
After you grade exams and hand them back, is learning over? When an exam is returned to students, they may look at their score and calculate their potential final grade in the …
Engage Your Learners with VoiceThread
VoiceThread offers students an effective way to create and share multimedia conversations, and has practical application in teaching writing and foreign languages.
Help with Calculus
Students in Duke’s single variable calculus courses now have a site with additional, curated resources tied to the course content to help them learn. Emily Braley (Assistant Professor of the …
Welcoming Your Students to Class
Transform your students on your first day of class by welcoming them.
Could A Student Have Guessed Their Way To Success On Your Last Exam?
Check Your Last Multiple Choice Exam Would you like to check how likely it would be for a student to guess their way to a passing grade in your most …
Active Learning Techniques in Small Seminar Classes
Small seminar classes, by their nature, are active – the small class size and discussions necessitate participation and concentration by everyone in the room. There are times, however, when the …
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. …