Google Earth in the Mojave Desert
Dr. Peter Haff’s class here at Duke used Google Earth for their final project in the American Southwest (EOS 181S.01). They took a field trip to the Mojave Desert in …
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Bb Tip: Export Blackboard grades to STORM
In your Bb course Control Panel look for the Export Official Grades link. This plugin allows you to export a column of grades from a course site’s gradebook in a …
Creating a Virtual Environment for Writing (test phase)
As part of the CIT’s Strategic Initiative Grants program in Spring 2008, Vicki Russell, Director of the Duke University Writing Studio, received funding to investigate virtual worlds software and its use by students, and to create a “paper prototype” of a Virtual Writing Studio. Using Qwak, a 3d collaborative environment designed for business and education, Vicki will be testing a prototype Virtual Writing Studio in Writing 20 and Education classes in Spring 2009 and by students working on ad-hoc group projects and writing for student publications.
CIT support for faculty teaching in the Link in 2009
Just a few of the ways CIT will continue to work with Duke faculty teaching in the Link in the coming year: 1) Link Lunch – monthly CIT hosted lunch …
Rethinking Teaching in the Link, II: Guest blog by Caroline Bruzelius
This semester, Duke opened a new flexible teaching and learning space in Perkins Library, called the Link. The Link supports student and faculty learning, teaching, and collaboration by offering several …
Science Dance Contest!
This dance contest is open to anyone who has (or is pursuing) a Ph.D. in any scientific or science-related field. Want to enter? Make a video of your own Ph.D. …
Ancient Rome in Google Earth
Recreating historical sites can be done in many ways – structures or parts of cities have been constructed in programs such as Second Life and many other 3d programs. Now, …
Can you hear us now? Students using audio to review writing
Julie Reynolds, Mellon Lecturer in Writing & Biology Vicki Russell, Senior Lecturing Fellow and Director, Writing Studio Julie and Vicki have published a research report on using audio feedback for …
CIT Open House Monday 12/8/2008
CIT will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, starting with a Fall Open House 2 – 4 pm Monday 12/08/2008 in the CIT lab, 024 Bostock Library. Faculty from across …
Online audio recording with Wimba Voice
If you need a way to do quick and easy audio recording online, with a minimum of equipment and set-up, you need to try Wimba Voice. Wimba Voice provides a …