Would you like to get new ideas for teaching? Want to meet other Duke faculty, see them teach, and discover what works in their classroom? Duke Learning Innovation offers our Visit a Classroom program …
Guest Post by Dr. David Beratan, R.J. Reynolds Professor of Chemistry, and recipient of a Jump Start Grant from Learning Innovation. Teaching Biophysical Chemistry I have been learning how to …
Guest post by Duke faculty member Stacy Tantum, Associate Professor of the Practice, Electrical & Computer Engineering, one of Learning Innovation’s 2017 Active Learning Fellows. One of the biggest differences I’ve experienced …
In May, Learning Innovation held the kick-off week for our 2018 Active Learning Fellows. We welcomed a group of faculty members and one graduate student from a wide range of departments …
I recently attended the 2018 Evidence-based Teaching and Learning conference, a part of the Lilly conference series on college and university teaching and learning. Each Lilly conference provides an excellent …
To promote more productive and respectful discussions, try using guidelines for interactions. Guidelines are useful in classes, at conferences and perhaps even within your department. In addition, guidelines may help incorporate …
During the summer and fall of 2017, the Center for Instructional Technology led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Thirteen faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning …
How do you teach your increasingly diverse students? This post contains links to many ideas and resources for inclusion at Duke.
Think-pair-share is one of my favorite active learning activities. It is easy, quick and can give you a good idea of what your students are thinking. As an instructor, you …
Our paper is out! “Cooperative learning in organic chemistry increases student assessment of learning gains in key transferable skills” by Dorian A. Canelas, Jennifer L. Hill and Andrea Novicki (me!) …
