Making the Most of Assigned Readings
Assigned readings are an integral part of most any college class. But, it can be difficult to get students to do the assigned readings and use them in the course. …
“That’s Awesome!” — Globalizing Higher Education
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the ‘Knowledge Economy’ is a jointly created course offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the …
Have an idea for a multimedia textbook?
Mobile devices, such as the iPad, iPhone and Android, have created new opportunities for faculty to rethink how they approach course materials. Tools are now available that allow you to …
Students create videos to teach science
There’s an old adage that the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else. MIT students are trying that out by creating short videos that teach …
The fractured marketplace: A look at the state of e-textbook and electronic course materials
With the proliferation of mobile technologies such as the iPad and Kindle, which impacts what is possible with e-books, what constitutes a “textbook”? What opportunities do these new technologies provide for …
Honors Chemistry without lectures or text – how did it go?
During Fall 2011, Dr. Stephen Craig taught Honors Chemistry (Chem 43) to twenty-nine students using team-based learning instead of lectures and online resources instead of a textbook. This project also explored mobile …
Students shift to mobile devices
The 2012 Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets found that students’ purchases of iPads and other tablet devices is increasing rapidly, that students find those devices useful for education and …
iPad Use Explored in Fall 2011 Marketing Management Course
During the Fall 2011 semester, Dr. Cheryl Lin used iPads in conjunction with her Marketing Management course, encouraging students to use the digital version of the textbook. She also offered …
iTunes U app newest of Duke’s e-texbooks experiments
With Apple’s announcement of its iTunes U app, educators now have access to over 100 free, online courses. Duke has contributed the Open Chemistry materials – created by Professor Stephen …
Enhancing the clinical experience with iPads
Nursing students in Kathy Trotter’s N442 course, Sexual and Reproductive Health, experimented with the idea of using iPads in the clinical setting to access course materials and specialized health information. …