Drop a Pin for Learning
Would you like students to create a narrated tour for a course project? Do you think it would be useful to have an interactive map to tell others more about …
Google Geo Tools in Education
Julie Noor, Instructor in Biology, reports what she learned at a workshop about using Google’s GeoTools in Education.
Duke Virtual Campus tour
Duke students created a virtual Duke for their ISIS undergraduate certificate. Students consulted with Duke Admissions, ONC, and Facilities, to create a useful, rich virtual Duke in Google Earth, incorporating …
Google Earth as a database and map by student Ruth Zhang
Duke student Ruth Zhang participated in a Writing 20 class focused on Google Earth taught by Chris Erlien in the Thompson Writing Program; one assignment was to share ideas for …
MemoryMiner as a Multimedia Teaching Tool
Brenda Neece, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Curator of the Duke University Musical Instrument Collection Department of Music Project Description: Brenda Neece, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Music, tested …
Students map civil and human rights in Durham
The Duke Human Rights Center’s Pauli Murray Project is a site honoring the Durham lawyer, activist, poet and Episcopal priest. As part of the project, students in a Center for Documentary …
Google Earth in the Mojave Desert
Peter Haff, Professor of Geology and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nicholas School of the Environment, Earth & Ocean Sciences Project Description: Dr. Peter Haff’s class used Google Earth for their …
Educause Learning Initiative Conference 2009
Andrea Novicki and I (Shawn Miller) attended the Educause Learning Initiative’s 2009 Conference January 20-22 in Orlando. Link to Educause conference archive (videos, ppts, etc): https://connect.educause.edu/term_view/eliannual09 The conference: the meta-experience …
Google Earth 5.0
Google Earth has exciting new features. Download the new version and explore underwater as you have explored land. 1. Google Ocean – the sea floor is now mapped, and data, …
Creation of Multimedia Maps
Victoria Szabo, Program Director, Information Science + Information Studies Richard Lucic, Associate Department Chair and Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science, Information Science + Information Studies (ISIS) Curriculum Director …