DE SIG@Duke: Arizona State University’s Innovation and Online Unit: EdPlus at ASU
Join your distance education colleagues on Dec. 6, 2016 for an engaging discussion with panelists from EdPlus at Arizona State University (ASU).
New Models for Teaching Using Coursera Groups
Professor Daniel Egger creates a new blended model for teaching and learning for his on-campus and distance education students and “flips” his class using the Coursera Groups feature.
Engage Your Learners with VoiceThread
VoiceThread offers students an effective way to create and share multimedia conversations, and has practical application in teaching writing and foreign languages.
New Research on MOOCs
Research on online education has benefitted greatly from MOOCs. Because MOOCs are very large classes, often with global reach, research teams are able to take advantage of the data they …
DE SIG@Duke: Focus on eLearning Tools & Universal Design
Join your distance education colleagues on January 12, 2016 as we focus on eLearning tools and universal design for all Duke learners. Michael Greene, Jolie Tingen, and Chris Lorch will …
Why Tropical Coastal Ecosystems on edX was an awesome MOOC
I miss Tropical Coastal Ecosystems MOOC, because of the diverse learning material including course video lectures both above and underwater, interviews, other sources of high quality video, actual real world research and conservation projects, a wide variety of ways to check and extend your knowledge, and a virtual ecology project (worth half of the course score), with multiple steps and checkpoints.
MOOC Design Lessons From The Trenches
Duke University and its faculty have taken the initiative to explore the potential of massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) across a wide range of course topics. While supporting the faculty …
Accessibility 101: Contrast and Readability
On February 26, 2015, an image of a black and blue dress went viral and took over the world. Social media outlets lit up in a fierce debate, disputing over …
MOOCs Are Reaching the Underserved
Massive Open Online Courses are helping to democratize learning by supplementing traditional forms of higher education, according to a new Duke University study. A study of 13 free, open-access digital …
When is a Selfie More than a Selfie?
Have you ever had a fascinating conversation with someone and wished you could share it with your students and colleagues? How about sharing the experience of a unique environment that …