Normally we release an annual report over the summer summarizing our accomplishments of the previous academic year. The past year has been anything but normal. 

After a spring dedicated to helping Duke Kunshan and Duke transition to emergency remote teaching we quickly turned our attention to the faculty who were teaching their summer courses online, while preparing for the unknowns of the Fall semester. The effort was immense and left little time for reflection. 

Now, as we have recently passed the one year anniversary of transitioning to remote teaching, working and learning, we are able to take a moment to look back at the many ways our work was changed by the events of 2020, which we have documented in our 2020 Impact Report. 

Though the pandemic is not over and our work supporting Duke instructors will always continue, the promise of multiple effective vaccines, the eagerness of students and the dedication of our faculty give us hope for Duke’s post-pandemic future. 

Last year, a group of Learning Innovation staff volunteered to convene an internal Racial Equity and Inclusion working group to ensure that Learning Innovation is doing what we can and need to do to further diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in teaching and learning at Duke. One of its first actions was to update our mission, guiding principles and details on how we carry out our work. Our team regularly revisits these items and uses them to guide our decision-making. 

Bass Digital Education Fellows Showcase
Thursday, April 15, 3:30 - 4:30 pm EDT
Join us and the Duke Graduate School for a virtual showcase of this year’s cohort of Bass Digital Education Fellows. Through a series of lightning round presentations, fellows will showcase projects ranging from the digital humanities, online programming for social science experiments, digital teaching tools for interdisciplinary courses, video-based introductions to core entrepreneurship concepts, to engaging learners with VoiceThread and podcasts.
Register: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esRWBr5luBrusXI 

Open Discussion: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy (Teaching practices to support student well-being)
Monday, April 19, 3 - 4 pm EDT
Trauma-Informed Teaching asks us to not only understand how trauma affects learning but to actively create spaces at Duke that are safe and supportive. In our third open discussion focused on teaching practices to support student well-being, we invite the Duke community to discuss how we can integrate the principles of Trauma-Informed Teaching into our own work. Our intent is to provide a venue for sharing and learning from each other. This event is part of the of Learning Innovation’s 2021 Spring Supporting Student Well-Being Series.
Register: duke.libcal.com/event/7437049 

The Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium
Wednesday, May 5, 10 am - 2 pm EDT
The Symposium is designed for interactive presentations and panel discussions on new and emerging research related to teaching and learning during the pandemic with a focus on applied scholarship that advances the art and science of teaching.
Learn more & register: bit.ly/pprs2021