Analyzing Student Feedback
Student feedback can be an excellent way to find out how a class went, but how do you interpret the data you get? While collecting feedback is important, it is …
Symposium Spotlights: Seven (Feasible) Ways to Beat the Grading Grind
Dr. Sharon Lauricella (Professor and Teaching Scholar in Residence at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario and @AcademicBatgirl on Twitter) gave the keynote address at the second Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium …
Role-play Debate: Wear a Different Hat and Encounter New Challenges
Dr. Hyun Jeong Ha, Duke Kunshan professor designed a role-play debate activity to teach students sociological thinking skills in her Contemporary Social Problems class. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at DKU interviewed her and her students to share what CTL has learned here.
Creating Inclusive Learning Environments: Webinar Summary
On March 24, 2022, Dr. Rita Kumar and Dr. Brenda Refaei moderated a webinar focused on their new edited volume “Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching.” The …
Attend the Bass Digital Education Fellowship Showcase on April 14, 2022
Join Learning Innovation and the Duke Graduate School for a showcase highlighting the digital projects of this year’s cohort of Bass Digital Education Fellows. Through a series of lightning round …
Sakai Spring Cleaning
It’s that time of the year again where we all clear out our closets of old clothes, wipe down every surface, clean out our dryer ducts (Yes, really! This should …
Duke Professors Practice Assessment for Learning
The last two years of pandemic teaching, and in some cases experiences even before that, have resulted in many Duke faculty reconsidering their assessment practices and policies with an intent …
Flexible Assessment Practices in Duke STEM Courses
The last two years of pandemic teaching, and in some cases experiences even before that, have resulted in many Duke faculty reconsidering their assessment practices and policies with the intent …
Assessment Practices that Support Learning for Duke Students
In December 2021, the Trinity Office of Assessment completed a survey of undergraduate students about their living and learning experiences at Duke in the Fall term. The survey questions touched …
Embracing Universal Design for Learning
This post was written in collaboration with the featured professor, Rebecca Ewing. For many instructors, teaching online during the pandemic upended the traditional ways they approached student learning. Changes had …