Learning Innovation

November 2023

Canvas at Duke

Get a Head Start for Spring

Request data migration from Sakai to Canvas

Starting Spring 2024, all Duke* and DKU instructors can teach their courses on Canvas. If you previously taught a course on Sakai that you will be teaching again in Spring 2024, you may request course content be migrated from Sakai to Canvas for you.

Learn More & Request Migration

*Certain schools are transitioning to Canvas on a different timeline than the rest of the university so we recommend speaking with your local school support team about your school’s plan.

 

ICYMI: Emerging Pedagogies Summit Videos Now Available

play video: Opening Keynote

We are pleased to share the recordings of all sessions from this year's Summit. We encourage you to explore the topics and share them with your peers, and we invite you to contact us if any topic(s) in particular are of interest to you - we are always seeking new partners to innovate with us!

Further Reading on the Emerging Pedagogies
Featured at the 2023 Summit

EP Summit 2023

Transforming Teaching and Learning at Duke and Beyond >>>

Yakut Gazi

Mark DeLong speaking at the EP Summit

Practice and Product:
Extended Reality >>>

Mark DeLong

design-based pedagogy

Design-Based Pedagogy for Transformative Learning >>>

Xinzhu Wang

 

Upcoming Events

All events are virtual and in Eastern time unless otherwise noted.

Cultivating an Inclusive Teaching and Learning Community through Narrative Change

Wednesday, November 8 from 12 to 1 pm

In this interactive session, the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation will share concrete strategies and tools for cultivating an inclusive teaching and learning community in the classroom with regard to race and racial hierarchies. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a greater understanding of how to develop and utilize teaching practices and tools that enable all students to feel seen, heard, and understood and to think and act differently concerning the production and circulation of knowledge. 

Register Now

Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread

Thursday, November 9 from 11 am to 12 pm

In many discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning. We will cover all of the basic VoiceThread features, demonstrate how everything works in Canvas, showcase a variety of examples from actual courses, and have an open Q&A throughout the training.

Register Now

Canvas Workshop Series

This series of workshops will be offered multiple times throughout the semester; see the Canvas Events page for additional dates and times.

Introduction to Canvas

Tuesday, November 28 from 3 - 4:30 pm

Learn More and Register Now >>>

Designing Your Canvas Site for Student Success

Thursday, November 30 from 3 - 4:30 pm

Learn More and Register Now >>>

Assessing Student Learning in Canvas

Tuesday, December 5 from 3 - 4:30 pm

Learn More and Register Now >>>

 

CFPs From Our Campus Partners

Bass Connections | Due November 6

Bass Connections is seeking proposals for year-long, team-based research projects that engage faculty, undergraduates, and graduate/professional students in the interdisciplinary exploration of complex societal challenges. Please see the project proposal guidelines. For questions, or to discuss project ideas, please contact director Laura Howes or a theme leader.

Data+ | Due November 6

Faculty, please share the following information with your undergraduate students: Data+ is a ten-week summer research experience that welcomes Duke undergraduates interested in exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. The proposal committee:

  • is especially interested in proposals that involve a partner from outside the academy, or a faculty member from a different discipline
  • encourage proposals that involve previously untested ideas or un-analyzed datasets
  • welcome proposals that will lead to creating tools that might be used in the classroom or that might facilitate community engagement with data and data-driven questions
  • are continuing to include a special segment within Data+ 2024 called Climate+ for projects connecting data science to issues around climate change

See the project proposal guidelines for more information.

 

Extra Credit

exams create enormous amounts of anxieties

Redefining Success: Embracing Alternative Assessments in Higher Education >>>

illumination podcast

Customer-Centric Education:
Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners >>>

making AI generative for higher education

‘Making AI Generative’ at Duke and Beyond with Ithaka S+R >>>

Caio Yurgel teaching

Caio Yurgel – Exploring Emotion’s Role in Long-Lasting Learning >>>

a student speaks at event on neurodivergence

Neurodivergent Students, Alumni Discuss Accessibility, Community on Campus >>>

SCDG faculty group photo

These Duke Summer Courses Are a Win for Students and Faculty >>>

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