Bb Tip: Catch up with your reading on the Blackboard Discussion Board
Do you find it is tedious to read a large number of discussion threads, needing multiple clicks to read each one, reply, and read more? Let us introduce you to …
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Explore cell phones in teaching
Meet with other Duke faculty and talk about ideas for using cell phones (or any small, mobile devices) in teaching, both in and outside the classroom. At a previous meeting, …
EtherPad: real-time collaborative writing
A Mashable blog post listing “15 Essential Web Tools for Students” includes several tools that faculty may also find useful. We’ve written about Evernote, Delicious, Zotero and even Google Docs …
I'm a Mac – but I don't get it: learning Mac OS X
Every semester more and more students and faculty return from break with shiny new Macs in place of their old PCs. Switching from a Mac to a PC involves much …
Talking about tweeting – DDI Twitter lunch
Earlier in September, several of us met as part of the monthly DDI Twitter program brown bag lunch discussion series. One of the overall goals of the program is to …
Join family and friends for an evening of chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at Duke University invites you, your students and families to the 5th Annual Evening of Chemistry Demonstration Program. Explore the chemistry of fire on Tuesday, September …
Screen recording and Chinese character input in Apple's Snow Leopard
Apple has released their new operating system for the Mac, Snow Leopard. The update isn’t for everyone – it only works on newer Intel-based Macs and, since this is a …
Drop in to a web conference on student collaboration
Join us in Bostock Library on September 23–24 for “Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments,” the 2009 Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Online Fall Focus Session. The sessions will explore …
Using video to comment on student writing
Julie Reynolds, in Duke’s Biology Department, was recently showcased on the Techsmith’s education blog for her innovative use of Jing, a program that captures images and video of your computer …
Technology workshops for everyone
Want to learn more about Photoshop, Excel, Duke’s wiki or how to use your Flip videocamera? Duke’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) is ready for you. See their full list …