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 …
Duke students develop robotics activities for local students
Jeff Forbes, Associate Professor of Practice in Computer Science is developing, evaluating, and disseminating materials for a new course to equip Computer Science majors to mentor local middle and high school students with robotics projects.
Online undergraduate course: Civic engagement and creative non-fiction
As an experiment in online courses for undergraduates at Duke, Cathy Shuman taught Writing the Experience: Civic Engagement and Creative Nonfiction during the Summer of 2010. The course, targeting students in the Duke Engage program, provided an opportunity for students in the program to take a for-credit Duke course integrated with their on-site experience.
Smartphones for Service-Learning
Lucy Haagen, Lecturer, Program in Education Project Background In Spring 2008, Lucy Haagen, Visiting Lecturer in the Program in Education, used mobile phones to develop learning communities connecting Duke students with …
The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects
Alexandra Cooper, Associate Director, Education and Training, Social Science Research Institute Lorna Hicks, Associate Director, Office of Research Support Project Description: As Duke works to ensure that its students develop …
Increasing science literacy through participation in scientific research: Using citizen scientists to monitor the spread of invasive plant species
Julie A. Reynolds, Mellon Instructor in Writing and Biology Project summary Julie has found that students with very little prior knowledge of science can participate in authentic scientific research, can …
Using video to enhance Law School clinics
Brenda Berlin, Supervising Attorney, Children’s Education Law Clinic, School of Law Mark Dorosin, Supervising Attorney, Community Enterprise Clinic, School of Law Andrew Foster, Director, Community Enterprise Clinic, School of Law …
Quotes Caught on iPods
Reporting on fast-paced breaking news is difficult. Covering a floundering local committee meeting may be even more difficult. That was the challenge three students in a Duke journalism class faced …
Instructional Technology and Service-Learning
Engineering professor David Schaad discusseshow his engineering students used iPods to record reflections on response, recovery and reconstruction when traveling to Alabama and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina over spring break …
Redesign of a photography course
William Noland, Associate Professor of the Practice, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences Project Description William Noland redesigned his photography course in order to improve methods for …