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, …
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, …
Duke student Ruth Zhang participated in a Writing 20 class focused on Google Earth taught by Chris Erlien in the Thompson Writing Program; one assignment was to share ideas for …
The eLearning Roadmap Group was convened last summer to develop policies and services around the various computer-based tools faculty use in teaching. Although not the sole focus of the group, …
Instructors are finding good uses for Twitter to increase student learning. Some examples: Dale Basler writes about having his students tweet during a physics field trip. He shares tips for …
In 2008-2009, a group of eight Duke faculty from a variety of disciplines participated in the CIT’s Student Video Fellows program. The participants explored new ways of engaging students with video assignments and, at the end of the program, assembled a guide on resources, ideas and best practices for use by other faculty.
You can read the report and see examples of student work in this post on the blog.
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 …
Duke’s Froshlife film festival features short films about campus life produced by teams of students from the first-year residence halls. Films could be viewed in person or via webcast, similar …
Students live on their cell phones – but can we use them for learning? Recently, several CIT staff participated in the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2010 Online Spring Focus Session on …
CIT’s 10th annual Instructional Technology Showcase will be held in Perkins/Bostock Library on Friday April 30, 2010. This year’s program will feature a plenary panel on Open Educational Resources, and …
Last month Apple announced their new slate-style computer, the iPad. With a nearly 10″ screen, multi-touch display and the ability to run applications like an iPhone, the iPad has potential …