Yakut Gazi Named Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Yakut Gazi to Duke University as the first Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education. In this newly-created role, Dr. Gazi will oversee both Learning Innovation and Continuing Studies, with responsibility for the development and execution of pedagogical innovation and digital education strategies, youth academic enrichment programs, and continuing education and lifelong learning offerings.

From the Duke Today article announcing her appointment, Executive Vice Provost Jennifer Francis shared: “Yakut brings to Duke an impressive vision and passion for supporting teaching and learning, as well as a strong track record of successful administrative management within complex settings. I am confident her leadership will move Duke into a new realm of academic innovation and lifelong learning opportunities.”

Last Chance! Register Today for the Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium on May 11

Join us and hundreds of instructors passionate about learning innovation at this free and virtual Symposium. This year’s theme is “From Innovation to Transformation,” and the event will feature:

Alternative assessment expert Dr. Sharon Lauricella delivering the keynote address, “Ungrading 101: Five (Feasible) Ways to Buck the Grading Grind.”
11 sessions featuring original research about trending topics in higher education such as lessons learned from pandemic teaching, virtual learning spaces, ed tech, student-centered pedagogies, hybrid environments, equity and inclusion, and more.
Four deep dives highlighting work from Duke Learning Innovation, Stanford’s new Digital Education program, the Friday Institute's LASER Institute, and a lightning round of case studies from the Symposium’s co-sponsoring universities.
Opportunities to connect with colleagues from around the world using community-building features in Whova such as message boards and shared interests.

All sessions will be recorded and available after the event to those who register in advance.

If you have already registered, you can access the event app at pprs22.events.whova.com and begin building your agenda for the day.

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Upcoming Events

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

Academic Innovation for the Public Good: "Creative Acts for Curious People"
Wednesday, May 25, 7 - 8 pm
Sarah Stein Greenberg is the Executive Director of Stanford d.school, also known as Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. She is the author of Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways, which offers ideas, assignments, anecdotes and more to foster creativity and leadership.
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Find more events and opportunities for training, funding, consultation and more from the Duke Teaching Support Network.

A monthly series highlighting simple steps you can take to improve accessibility in your class.

Enable closed captions in Zoom

Take a simple step to improve the accessibility of your virtual communications by enabling automatic live closed captions in Zoom. Closed captions benefit many people beyond the hearing-impaired, including language learners and people in noisy or sound-sensitive environments, and generally help viewers concentrate and focus. To enable closed captions in Zoom:

Navigate to your Account Settings
Scroll down to the In Meeting (Advanced) section
Find Automated Captions and switch the toggle to the on position

Then, every time you start a Zoom meeting, at the bottom of your Zoom window click “Live Transcript” and then “Enable” under the Live Transcription section. This step is important as it is what allows users who need closed captions to enable them. Start every meeting by announcing that you are enabling closed captions. Eventually it will become a habit - one that your students and colleagues will appreciate.

Learning Innovation team at Pres Award ceremony

On Wednesday, April 27, the Learning Innovation team was recognized at the 2021-2022 Presidential Award Ceremony. Learn more about our work supporting the University throughout the pandemic as well as the other individuals and teams honored at the ceremony.

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