How Can Students Use Coursera for Duke?
Duke students, staff and instructors have access to thousands of Coursera courses for free. These courses can be used, wholesale or in part, to supplement official Duke courses or as …
Ed Discussion: A Potential Piazza Alternative
Are you an instructor who has used Piazza in previous courses? Do you like Piazza’s Q&A function, the ability to organize discussions, and its overall usability? Are you disappointed that …
Using Coursera for Campus in Your Teaching
What is changing with Coursera for Campus? Coursera for Campus was originally designed to share Duke-created open courses with the Duke community. The Full Coursera Catalog Access pilot enhances Coursera …
Reviewing Two Years of Nudge: Does it Work?
Nudge is a tool Learning Innovation is piloting that sends short quiz questions to students to reinforce concepts covered in class. Over the past two years several instructors have tried …
Bold New Initiatives from the Coursera Conference
Duke Learning Innovation recently returned from Coursera’s annual Partners’ Conference, held at Arizona State University March 6–8, 2018. At the conference, Coursera announced several bold new initiatives. Below, we summarize …
Duke Extend: A New Platform for Creating Online Courses and Modules
Duke faculty and staff can now create online courses or modules on Duke Extend. This platform provides a way to offer learning experiences to Duke students, selected groups of learners …
Educational Graphics: Five Considerations
Many instructors go beyond text and tables and use graphic elements to illustrate their educational materials. When chosen and applied carefully, graphics can add valuable context and information. When chosen poorly, …
That’s Awesome! Project-Centered MOOCs
Imagine teaching a course and having to do little—or even no—grading. Now imagine that that course still leads the students to clearly demonstrate their mastery of complex material. That kind …
That’s Awesome! Enriching Your Online Course with External Resources
Your field is vast. There are hundreds of ways your students could explore its different facets and features. And you’ll be sure to put together some resources and interactive elements …
That’s Awesome! Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art
What It’s About Art and Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art is an on-demand MOOC developed by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). This course is aimed at K-12 …