All set for the first day of class?
Both students and faculty use the first day of class to get a sense of what the semester will hold: will this be one of the best courses ever, or …
Motivating your students
How can you motivate your students? Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Psychology and Neuroscience and Education) studies how student motivation relates to academic engagement and achievement and how classroom contexts can promote effective motivation. How does she motivate her students?
How does your course compare to “Scientific Teaching”?
Scientific Teaching is a framework for teaching science incorporating the nature of science: experimental, rigorous, and based on evidence about how people learn. It incorporates active learning, assessment and diversity. …
Help with software for you and your students
For people at Duke, there are several ways to find help learning software, whether you want help with your research, a place to refer your students for help with their …
2009 Video Fellows best practices for video assignments
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.
Featured article: A Rubric for Improving the Quality of Online Courses
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, a leading journal in its field has recently listed a featured article written by the CIT nursing fellows. The article published in 2008, “A …
Flu-proof your course: Planning your syllabus and class policies
As we prepare for the new school year, it’s a good time to think about how you might deal with an emergency in your class. Duke News reported that the …
Course wiki facilitates student participation and course design
At 4:05, when ENV 186S/PubPol 187 is scheduled to end, students enthusiastically continue their discussion, not noticing the time. Students all contribute, and learn from each other’s experience. Dr. Rafe …
Getting Personal (part 2): Michael Wesch and the ‘Just in Time’ personal web
NOTE: This post is part 2 in a series addressing concepts found in the 2009 Horizon Report. Part 1 can be found here. Michael Wesch, a professor of Cultural Anthropology …
Stop flipping out: quick tutorials for Flip video cameras
What is that little black device in your hand? An iPod? An iPhone? Some new kind of cellphone? Nope, its the ‘world’s smallest’ HD video camera – the Flip Mino …