Considerations for teaching with a mask
Worried about how masks might interfere with communication this Fall? Here are a few ideas to overcome that barrier between you and your students.
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Update to Sakai’s text editing experience
This post was updated on 08/13/2021. Please clear your cache if you don’t see the updated rich text editor. As part of the Sakai Conversations tool project, we’ve also streamlined …
Using Online Tools to Increase Student Communication
There are a wide-range of asynchronous communication tools that can be used to engage students in face-to-face, online and hybrid courses. This blog will explore a selection of tools that …
Preparing Your Fall 2021 Course
Teaching and learning during the pandemic has been and will continue to be a challenge at Duke, even if Fall courses may be more classroom-based than last year. Many teaching …
Symposium Spotlights: How Teaching and Learning Programs Shifted Focus During the Pandemic
Duke Learning Innovation co-hosted the 2021 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 5, alongside institutional partners: the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, the McGraw Center …
Using Podcasts in Your Classroom
Podcasts are a versatile medium that have become more and more a part of the higher education landscape. Your students may encounter podcasts alongside other materials in their reading and …
Symposium Spotlights: Going Gradeless as an Inclusive, Perpetual Practice
Duke Learning Innovation co-hosted the 2021 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 5, alongside institutional partners: the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, …
An update on Piazza for Fall 2021
As a result of the pandemic, Piazza made several changes to their product and business model; an additional set of changes is scheduled for August 1 (full details). These changes …
Using a Course Backchannel to Supplement Teaching and Learning
Backchannels — instances that provide course members with supplemental communication space to hold a background conversation during synchronous sessions — have been used as a teaching and learning strategy in …
Symposium Spotlights: Plenary Panel
Duke Learning Innovation co-hosted the 2021 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 5, alongside institutional partners the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, …