Sharing references with your students
Kathy Franz (Duke Chemistry) expects her students to gather resources from the chemistry literature, and share them in her course. She has tried some social bookmarking tools, but some have …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Blogs, wikis and discussion boards: Which one fits your course?
A frequent question that comes up from faculty, particularly after the recent May CIT workshop series, is how to decide which tool to use for activities in a course – …
Student view of Blackboard upgrade
At Duke, Blackboard will be upgraded from version 6.3 to version 8, to ensure support from Blackboard Inc. for our system. While this upgrade is taking place, Blackboard will be …
Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference
The Alliance Library System, a consortium of libraries in Illinois, is sponsoring the second annual online “Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference” on April 24-25, 2009. The conference aims …
Course wiki facilitates student participation and course design
At 4:05, when ENV 186S/PubPol 187 is scheduled to end, students enthusiastically continue their discussion, not noticing the time. Students all contribute, and learn from each other’s experience. Dr. Rafe …
Online resources for foreign language learning
If you are looking to study a foreign language on your own, or are a student enrolled in a language class looking for materials to supplement your coursework, here are …