As we conclude our fifth year as Learning Innovation, we reflect on the 2021-2022 academic year as an especially historic one: We gained new leadership with the appointment of Yakut Gazi as Duke's first Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education, were honored with a 2022 Presidential Award, hosted the second Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium for over 900 international participants, developed a new Q&A tool that is now available to thousands of Sakai users, and connected more learners to Duke than ever before through new online offerings. Read our 2021-2022 Annual Report to see what else we accomplished last year.

Yakut Gazi reflects on her first 90 days at Duke, and shares her vision for its future: "We believe that we, at Duke, have a unique opportunity to shape not only the future of our institution, but also the future of higher education."

All events are virtual and in Eastern time unless otherwise noted.

Book Release Event *IN-PERSON*

Monday, November 7, 5 - 6:30 pm in Perkins 217
Join Duke Libraries for a special book release event and panel discussion celebrating the publication of The Pivot: One Pandemic, One University, detailing how Duke University shifted everything to meet the challenges of the pandemic head-on. The author, Robert J. Bliwise, will be joined by three Duke faculty members profiled in the book, who will discuss teaching during the pandemic and lessons learned. Panelists include Thomas J. Ferraro (Professor of English), Omid Safi (Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies), and Kristin Goss (Professor of Public Policy).
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Tuesday, November 8, 2 - 3 pm
Do you use Panopto or Warpwire at Duke to teach with video? Are you working with instructors to record videos? Duke Learning Innovation is working with PlayPosit to enhance your hybrid and online teaching through easy-to-produce video modules. In this session you will learn how to repurpose existing content for a new use in your course (e.g. broadcast it!), reuse video content already created and upcycle (modify and embellish) the resulting learning objects you’ve established to scale your impact and engage your learners.
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Wednesday, November 9, 12 - 1 pm
This panel will examine the changing field of study abroad to center the focus on developing intercultural competencies, increasing access to non-traditional students, and broadening the scope of study abroad learning to include global market needs. We will discuss current issues facing the field by highlighting the increased range of Study Abroad/International Education options now on offer. As higher education strives to address the experiences, expectations, and needs of First-Generation students, diverse, online, and international students, study abroad programming is also pivoting to maintain its significance and demonstrate its relevance.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2 - 3 pm
You know how to build a bulb. Now let’s make it more engaging and personalized for your learners. This session will focus on features and configurations that allow learners to jump, skip, and self-direct their way to content mastery. Features covered include jumping assessment questions, hotspots, and more.
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Randy Riddle, one of our senior teaching consultants, recently wrote an article for Faculty Focus in which he explores the ways teaching a hybrid, or mixed-mode, class is similar to conducting a late-night talk show. 

In observance of Thanksgiving and the winter break, we will not offer office hours on Thursday, November 24 or during the week of December 26-30. As a reminder, Learning Innovation staff are available via Zoom for open office hours every Monday from 1 to 3 pm and every Thursday from 10 am to noon Eastern.

Duke Pre-College is accepting Course Proposals for the 2023 Summer Program through Friday, November 4. Duke Pre-College offers engaging, experiential learning opportunities to academically curious 6 - 11 grade students, as well as provides an introduction to college life and potential careers. Program dates are from June 20 through July 31 and vary from two-week residential opportunities for middle and high school students, to one-week lab experiences and online courses for high school students only.

If you are interested in sharing your research and expertise while gaining quality teaching experience this summer, submit your Course Proposal TODAY. Positions are paid and high-school courses qualify for Certificate in College Teaching credit hours. Dates can include one session or more. Contact mariana.melo-vega@duke.edu with questions.

Deadline: November 30, 2022

Duke’s offices of Undergraduate Education and Interdisciplinary Studies, in partnership with Duke Learning Innovation, offer Summer Course Development Grant opportunities to schools, departments and other units with undergraduate curricula. 

These grants support the creation or redesign of undergraduate courses offered in a summer session, with the requirements that they fulfill curricular priorities, be taught by Ph.D. students and develop an archive of supporting resources to facilitate hand-offs to new instructors from year to year. 

Please see the RFP. For questions about the program or process, please contact Gary Bennett and/or Ed Balleisen. Formstack submission portal questions should be directed to the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. 

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