CIT Showcase 2010: Practicing what we preach
When it comes to using technology, CIT tries to ‘practice what we preach’ – and our annual Showcase event is no different. In fact, the Showcase gives us an opportunity …
Chalk & Wire's Annual Assessment Conference to be held at Duke, June 23-25
At the CIT Showcase in April, Kristen Stephens (Duke Program in Education) and Todd Maberry (Duke Divinity) talked about Chalk&Wire, a tool for developing ePortfolios and assessing student learning. Chalk&Wire’s …
iPad for education: early impressions
Thinking about higher education specifically – what can we expect students and faculty actually do with the iPad? As users of iPhones or iPod Touches already know, the answer to …
CIT's director talks about the future of the iPad at Duke
CIT’s director, Lynne O’Brien, talked to the Duke Chronicle about the the future of the iPad in teaching at Duke: O’Brien said Duke’s faculty will make the final judgment regarding …
Things I learned while not attending SXSW 2010
Many may not realize it, but South by Southwest (the well-known music and film conference/festival held annually in Austin, TX) also includes an “interactive” conference. Over the last few years, …
RENCI provides funding and resources for Duke faculty
RENCI at Duke has posted a CFP looking for Duke faculty interested in developing visualizations. More details in the announcement below: RENCI at Duke Faculty Engagement Program in Applied Scientific …
CIT's director talks about the Apple iPad
By now nearly everyone knows something about Apple’s new tablet device – the iPad. Our own Lynne O’Brien talked to the Herald-Sun about what the iPad might mean for education.
Collecting, sorting and archiving tweets
Information goes by quickly on Twitter – so quickly that sometimes you might feel like you need to save some of those useful tweets (and links included in those tweets) …
Learn IT @ Lunch: Duke Wiki and Voicethread
OIT’s Learn IT @ Lunch series offers Duke faculty, students and staff an opportunity to get some information on new technologies in a relaxed setting. Two upcoming session might be …
EtherPad: real-time collaborative writing
A Mashable blog post listing “15 Essential Web Tools for Students” includes several tools that faculty may also find useful. We’ve written about Evernote, Delicious, Zotero and even Google Docs …