New IRB Template Available
In 2018, Duke Learning Innovation introduced the WALTer IRB template (WALT was an acronym for “We Are Learning Too”), a template for teaching research that made it easier to do …
Analyzing Student Feedback
Student feedback can be an excellent way to find out how a class went, but how do you interpret the data you get? While collecting feedback is important, it is …
BRITE Ideas: Impacts of Grading Systems and Instructional Metaphors on Student Beliefs
The first BRITE Ideas event of 2021 featured research from two Duke students. You can watch a full recording of the event online. Grading Systems and Student BeliefsFirst, Jingxuan Liu …
Research Supports Making Video Optional in Zoom-Based Classes
If there is one technology that has become ubiquitous over the past 12 months, it is Zoom. Teaching over Zoom is so commonplace that “Zoom” has become both a noun …
Register for the spring BRITE Ideas series
Learning Innovation invites the Duke community to join us for BRITE Ideas, a discussion group to share and develop research on teaching and learning. BRITE Ideas is sponsored by the BRITE …
Duke Faculty Share New Research on Team Based Learning
Guest post by Malorie Lipstein, undergraduate researcher with the BRITE Lab. In the field of undergraduate education, institutions like Duke are constantly striving to improve the quality of learning opportunities …
Improving Student Learning: One Nudge at a Time
Guest post by Haley Blank and Malorie Lipstein, Duke undergraduate research assistants with the BRITE Lab One of the greatest obstacles facing college students is finding a balance between their …
Syllabus Design: Research and Practical Advice
In August, the Teaching Quantitative Sciences Faculty Journal Club read and discussed recently-published research on syllabus design. The authors looked at different syllabi and categorized them into four types: Syllabus …
Using Qualtrics for Peer Evaluation
Students often find peer evaluations to be a valuable way to get feedback on early drafts of papers and presentations. However, the process of actually collecting and distributing peer feedback …
Online Discussion Forums Create Sense of Community in Online Learning
New research from Duke University finds that students enrolled in online classes who participate in discussion forums are more likely to feel a sense of community with other students in their …