We hope you are feeling confident, prepared and excited for FDOC in one week! To help you wrap up any last minute tasks, check out our latest blog post - A Crash Course for Teaching This Fall - which features tips on getting your Sakai site ready, developing a student-centered syllabus and getting better, useful feedback from your students.

If you are looking to connect with peers this fall, sign up for our visit a classroom program. Make a plan now to get mid-semester feedback from your students: let us conduct a small group instructional feedback session for you.

And remember: if you have any questions about teaching, we are just an email away at learninginnovation@duke.edu 

Join us for our online open office hours every Monday from 1 to 3 pm and Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm at duke.zoom.us/my/dukelearninginnovation. No registration is needed, just join during the listed hours. Two important changes to our usual schedule:

Tuesday, August 23
11 am - 12 pm EDT

Learning Innovation invites the Duke community to discuss their approaches to inclusive and equitable teaching. How are you altering your syllabi, teaching or assessments to include all students? What has worked well for you in your classes? Join us for this one hour discussion with your Duke faculty colleagues. Bring your ideas, questions, or just be prepared to learn from others.

Learning Innovation is now accepting proposals for Faculty Learning Communities for the 2022-2023 academic year. Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are groups of teaching faculty, led by one or more faculty facilitators, who meet regularly to work together in an active, collaborative program on a pedagogical or curricular topic of interest. Selected proposals may receive up to $3,000 to fund activities throughout the next year, as well as planning support for the facilitator. Applications are due Friday, October 14.

Questions? Join us for a virtual information session on Sept. 7 at 10 am EDT.

Sakai has a wealth of tools and features to help you manage your course. The full Sakai Guides and Documentation will answer most questions, but we have highlighted some additional resources that are especially relevant at the start of the semester.

Save Time Setting Up Your Site with Templates

Sakai Site Importing: Things to Check

Sakai Back-to-School FAQs

Introduction to Sakai (46:28)

Organizing Your Sakai Site with Lessons (42:57)

Setting Up Tests and Quizzes in Sakai (58:19)

Creating Accessible Content in Sakai (5:20)

Duke Student Government's Academic Affairs Committee asks faculty to consider uploading their Fall 2022 syllabi to the Syllabus Bank by Friday, August 26th. Learn more about this initiative and how it benefits both students and faculty.

Bryan Center Studios is the central space at Duke for media creation and innovation. Designed for media professionals and the entire Duke community of faculty, staff and students, the Studio combines ease of use with professional quality equipment and services. Studio staff are available to support you and your students' video and audio production needs this fall. If you would like a course-specific studio tour and orientation, message the service desk to make an appointment or for more information.

Complement your personal approach with these teaching techniques proven effective through evidence-based research.

Plan & Refine Your Course

Design & Grade Course Work 

Use Student Teams Effectively

Create an Inclusive & Equitable Course

Choose Course Materials

Foster an Active Classroom