Encouraging Student Creativity
On November 7, 2022, the Duke Office of Assessment hosted a panel discussion on Nurturing Creativity in Undergraduate Education. Hosted by the Director of the Office of Assessment, Jennifer Hill, …
Creating Interactive Telehealth Training Modules for Medical Professionals
During Spring 2021 Duke Learning Innovation opened up applications for its Carry the Innovation Forward program. The idea behind this program was to invest in strong teaching innovations that had …
Considering Equity in Grading in Computer Science
Dr. Kristin Stephens-Martinez teaches Computer Science 216, Everything Data; this large course introduces over 200 students to working with data – both fundamental concepts and computational tools – and finishes with a capstone …
Include Small Group Instructional Feedback In Your Fall Course Plans
While end-of-semester student evaluations can help instructors determine what changes they might need to make for future iterations of a course, they do not do much to ensure the current …
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 …
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 …
Guided Learning Towards a Future Career
A DKU undergraduate student wrote a story about how Prof. Thaler has inspired and guided her and others to think deeply about career preparation. Specifically she has shared two learning activities: small presentation and Moot Court that the professor implemented in the course to help students contextualize and apply course content to the real word.
Using a Throwable Mic in the Classroom
This post was written by Maria Tackett, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science in early 2020 before changes in the classroom experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It …
Leaving Flexibility for Adult Learners
Shang Li, a DKU student had a conversation with her professor, Dr. Kisha N. Daniels about the professor’s philosophy and pedagogical strategies for teaching adult learners.