Teaching with a wiki
Gearing up for spring semester? Interested in trying something different? Instructors have been incorporating wikis into their courses to allow students to work collaboratively, and wikis are available through Blackboard …
Duke's virtual oil field
Have you seen this around Duke’s campus? It’s a model of a mock rock outcrop, to be measured and described by students in Dr. Alex Glass‘s EOS 11: Dynamic Earth …
Google Earth in the Mojave Desert
Dr. Peter Haff’s class here at Duke used Google Earth for their final project in the American Southwest (EOS 181S.01). They took a field trip to the Mojave Desert in …
Science Dance Contest!
This dance contest is open to anyone who has (or is pursuing) a Ph.D. in any scientific or science-related field. Want to enter? Make a video of your own Ph.D. …
Can you hear us now? Students using audio to review writing
Julie Reynolds, Mellon Lecturer in Writing & Biology Vicki Russell, Senior Lecturing Fellow and Director, Writing Studio Julie and Vicki have published a research report on using audio feedback for …
Rethinking Teaching in the Link: Guest blog by Caroline Bruzelius
This semester, Duke opened a new flexible teaching and learning space in Perkins Library, called the Link. The Link supports student and faculty learning, teaching, and collaboration by offering several …
New media in the classroom – conference session report
Recently, I attended a discussion on “Using New Media Effectively in the Classroom” by Miles Travis at ConvergeSouth, an inspiring conference themed “Creativity online for everyone”. Miles is a grad …
The UMW Blogs Story: Guest blog with UMW's Jim Groom
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) has been getting attention for their proactive approach to using blogs (often in innovative and unexpected ways) for all sorts of academic ends, including …
Teach Philosophy 101
In the current issue, the Chronicle of Higher Education profiles a comprehensive online resource, Teach Philosophy 101. The site includes materials on planning a course, creating tests and assignments, creating …
"Graduate Junction" blog for grad student researchers
Graduate Junction has been showing up on other education blogs and looks promising for grad students and postdoc researchers who’d like to network with peers around the world. A description …