Take the Pulse of Student Learning
After evaluating two semesters of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in Global Settings with initial and enhanced course re/design, we have learned a great deal from our experience and student feedback. I …
Best Practices for Online Course Redesign
Planning to redesign your online or hybrid course? The Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) recently completed two redesign projects for the Duke School of Nursing: N580: Nurse as Scholar I …
Three Hacks to Make Sakai Easier
See Less in Gradebook.
Learn the Secrets of the Rich Text Editor.
Use Lessons for Easy Peer Review.
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 …
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Sakai
Whether you’re new to Sakai or a seasoned pro, there’s always something new to learn. Here are five things you can do with Sakai that might be new to you. …
Teaching Tips: Engaging Learners with Online Communication Tools
At Duke, faculty use online communication tools in their teaching to encourage group work online, hold class discussion, foster student-student interaction, and build online community. Below is a list of …
Streaming Media with Warpwire
Warpwire is a streaming media solution that is now available to the Duke community. The service allows users to upload videos and images to folders that can be accessed anywhere …
Embed VoiceThreads into WordPress Sites
Duke recently added a multimedia discussion tool, VoiceThread, to Sakai. Instructors and students are able to leave written, video, and audio comments on media items such as slides, videos, or images. The functionality of the tool has been expanded to another Duke-supported teaching tool. Duke’s instance of WordPress (sites.duke.edu) now allows a VoiceThread to be embedded easily into your course website.
VoiceThread: Sakai’s Newest Addition
Duke would like to welcome VoiceThread to its list of tools available in Sakai. The application is designed to be a multimedia discussion board. Instructors and students can post a …
An alternative to PollEverywhere or Clickers
If you teach a large introductory course and are very interested in being able to use PollEverywhere, clickers, or something equivalent for in-class real time responses, you might consider the Q&A Poll tool in Piazza. …