Dates: May 20 – 22, 2019
The application period for this program has now closed.
Are you preparing to teach a class you have never taught before and want to feel confident about your course plan? Are you redesigning a course and want to be sure your updates promote significant, long-term learning? Do you want to use new types of student activities and assignments in your course, but aren’t sure which ones would be most appropriate or effective for student learning?
If so, Duke Learning Innovation’s Course Design Institute can help. Modeled on successful programs at other institutions (UVA, Vanderbilt, Cornell, UNC, and others), the Course Design Institute (CDI) provides faculty the opportunity to learn and apply a foundational, best-practice approach to designing dynamic, learning-focused courses in any discipline, in a compact 3-day program.
A CDI participant will…
- Learn and apply a process to design courses in which learning objectives, activities, and assessments are aligned;
- Design assignments that foster deep learning by engaging students in meaningful, authentic work;
- Understand the Duke teaching environment and the tools and resources available to faculty;
- Network and connect with fellow Duke faculty across disciplines who share similar teaching interests; and
- Leave the Institute with a draft course plan and syllabus for a course they plan to teach in the upcoming academic year.
Participant Support and Funding
Each faculty participant will receive $500 in funds deposited to a research account. All participants will receive a copy of the book Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by L. Dee Fink and a set of resources that can be used to redesign their course during and after the Institute.
How to Apply
The application period for this program has now closed.
Deadline for Applications: Friday, March 8, 2019
Applicants notified: Monday, March 18, 2019
If you have any questions about the program, please contact Learning Innovation.
Eligibility
The CDI is most useful to faculty who are designing their courses for face-to-face instruction. This program is open to Duke University faculty of any rank, or to academic staff, teaching courses in any school. The Institute will be particularly valuable for early career faculty or those who haven’t taught much before.
Requirements
Attendance at all sessions is required, due to the nature of the sessions, where participants will work interactively in small groups. A short take-home assignment will be given each evening, which must be completed in order to be prepared to participate the next day. All participants must have or be able to get a university research account.
Program Details
Schedule
The program is intensive but compact, to be respectful of other faculty commitments. The CDI consists of three days of interactive seminars, discussions and presentations. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided each day. The spring program will run Monday, May 20 – Wednesday, May 22, 2019; 9:30AM-3:30PM each day. In addition, 3:30-4:30PM each day will be available for optional, but highly recommended, work time with instructional consultants.
View a sample CDI 2019 schedule
Location
Bostock Library, Duke University West Campus
Parking can be provided with advance notice, if a participant doesn’t have access to parking on West Campus.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the program, please contact Learning Innovation.