Blackboard Great Ideas: Language speaking assignments
Sandra Valnes Quammen Senior Lecturing Fellow, Romance Studies Sandra Valnes Quammen has students in her French classes watch video clips relevant to the course topic and then respond orally to …
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Blackboard Great Ideas: Language speaking practice
Angela Porcarelli Lecturing Fellow, Romance Studies In language learning, opportunities to practice in the target language are of primary importance. In Angela Porcarelli’s Italian courses, Wimba Voice Tools (audio recording …
YouTube EDU and Academic Earth
YouTube recently released a new section of their website that brings together all of the content that’s been posted to YouTube from various universities. The address is simple: https://www.youtube.com/edu Duke …
The Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning
While faculty have a myriad of technology based tools that can be applied to teaching and use many of these tools everyday, it can be difficult to think about how …
Duke faculty share Blackboard tips
Duke faculty and instructors in the University Writing Program and Romance Languages talk about how they use Blackboard for their teaching in short videos. Here are some examples: Cary Moskovitz …
Online resources for foreign language learning
If you are looking to study a foreign language on your own, or are a student enrolled in a language class looking for materials to supplement your coursework, here are …
Blackboard Great Ideas: Collaborative writing
Cary Moskovitz Director, Writing in the Disciplines, Thompson Writing Program An essential part of Cary Moskovitz’s Writing 20 courses is collaborative writing, encouraging students to work together to improve their …
Blackboard Great Ideas: Peer review and discussions
Vicki Russell Senior Lecturing Fellow and Director, Writing Studio Vicki Russell expects students in her Writing 20 course to actively participate in discussions of readings and peer review of writing …
Blackboard Great Ideas: Organizing your course
Christine Beaule Mellon Lecturing Fellow, Professor in University Writing Program Christine Beaule’s Writing 20 course syllabus and her Blackboard course site have evolved together over time. In this video, Christine …
Duke faculty come together to talk teaching with technology
Join us on Friday, April 24th 2009 to meet colleagues and share stories at the Center for Instructional Technology showcase. Talk with Julie Reynolds about using video to teach writing, …