A Crash Course for Teaching This Fall
This post offers quick takeaways to help you be successful in your most pressing tasks before the semester begins. There are tips for brand-new instructors as well as seasoned pros. …
Embracing Universal Design for Learning
This post was written in collaboration with the featured professor, Rebecca Ewing. For many instructors, teaching online during the pandemic upended the traditional ways they approached student learning. Changes had …
Fix Missing Editor Box in Sakai
Are you not able to write text in Sakai? You need to clear cache (saved data and images in your browser) to update Sakai.
Preparing Your Spring 2022 Course
Teaching and learning during the pandemic has been and will continue to be a challenge at Duke, even with the return of classroom teaching. Many teaching practices that became common …
How to Prepare Course Grades in Sakai
If you used the Sakai Gradebook this semester, follow these tips to make sure the grades are accurate. If you have any questions about these methods, stop by Learning Innovation …
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.
Five Ways to Become a Sakai Pro
Do you wonder if you are using Sakai to its full potential? This post explains five functions that can help you make the most of it.
Survival Guide for Leading Discussions Online
Insights into how to teach discussion-based classes during a pandemic.
Upcoming Talks on Game-Based Learning
Game-based pedagogy has come into its own in the last decade. Instructors from many disciplines use games to introduce students to a wide variety of content, such as cultural differences, …
Building Better Breakout Sessions
Breakout room activities in Zoom can increase the depth of class discussion and create opportunities for students to create connections with their colleagues. We recommend defining the specific learning goal of a breakout room activity and choosing a final product that moves beyond the basic discussion question to creating original content and ideas.