Neurodiversity Event a Success
Learning Innovation was pleased to have Darla Swann Ph.D., a Learning Consultant with the Academic Resource Center, present on the topic Neurodiveristy in Your Classroom on October 6. Dr. Swann …
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Creating Interactive Telehealth Training Modules for Medical Professionals
During Spring 2021 Duke Learning Innovation opened up applications for its Carry the Innovation Forward program. The idea behind this program was to invest in strong teaching innovations that had …
Faculty Learning Community Considers Inclusive Assessments
Carry the Innovation Forward grant recipients Stacy Tantum and Sophia Santillan organized a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) for the academic year 2021-2022 about Inclusive Assessment for Quantitative Disciplines. This group …
Day in the Life: Heather Hans, Senior Learning Experience Designer
When you ask a child, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” you probably won’t hear “A learning experience designer!” Careers in instructional design, faculty support, online …
What We Read in September 2022
Learning Innovation staff regularly share articles and other media in a section at the bottom of our main page titled “What We’re Reading.” These articles pique our interest and often …
What is Ungrading?
Ungrading seems to be growing in popularity: there are hundreds of Tweets with the #ungrading hashtag, dozens of articles about ungrading and other alternative assessment practices regularly published in major …
Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Autonomy: Exploring Prof. Flanagan’s Teaching Philosophy
Professor Flanagan creates an inclusive and caring community where students could blossom and explore actively. Zhixian Zhang, a DKU student who took the professor’s class, has written the post recalling Professor Flanagan’s teaching.
What We Gain When We Lose Grades
By Dr. Cecilia Márquez@ProfCeciliaM For many in higher education, including myself, the COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent shift to online learning prompted a critical moment of reflection. What was the …
Symposium Spotlights: How Higher Ed Institutions Moved from Innovation to Transformation
Duke Learning Innovation co-hosted the 2022 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 11, alongside institutional partners: the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan, Penn’s Online Learning Initiative, …
Sakai Back-to-school FAQs
With the start of the Fall 2022 semester right around the corner, here are answers to frequently asked questions instructors and students have asked in the past. Instructors How do …