Upcoming Events

Rethinking Learning in the Age of AI
An Open Discussion for the Duke Community

Wed, January 25, 12 - 1 pm

Since the release of ChatGPT, there has been a flood of questions about the implications of the tool for teaching and learning. How do we stop students from using AI to write papers? Or write a coding assignment? Or a foreign language assignment? How can we incorporate AI into our teaching? How do we talk to students about using AI to create content?

Some educators are worried. Some see AI as an opportunity to further learning. What do you think about this conversation? How do you plan to think about AI in relationship to your discipline and courses? Join other faculty and staff at Duke to an informal open discussion. 

Understanding Language Difference and Student Writing

Fri, February 3, 12 - 1 pm

International students make up 13% of Duke's first-year class and represent 81 countries outside of the U.S. Yet research and experience alike suggest that many faculty approach teaching with monolingual assumptions or are unsure of how to support multilingual students in classes where the language of instruction is English.

This panel, moderated by Thompson Writing Program faculty Charlotte Asmuth and Rene Caputo, will be comprised of multilingual, first-year Duke students. Students will share more about their language backgrounds, their experiences with writing in English in U.S. academic contexts as compared to other languages/cultural contexts, and what they wish professors understood about multilingual students. Some students will also share the results of research they did in a fall 2022 Writing 101 course on language difference and writing. The panel will conclude with a Q&A session and a more general discussion about how teachers might better respond to language difference and support multilingual students in their teaching.

Mon, February 20, 1:30 - 3 pm

This virtual interactive workshop offers non-traditional arts and creative writing-based strategies for exploring and implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices in your class, clinic, meeting or conference. Brief exercises focus on community building, deep listening, and creating safe spaces. We will play with concepts that help participants navigate sensitive topics and interpersonal or group conflicts. Finally, we will model simple games that explore and sensitize us to subtler inequities and biases.

Wed, March 1, 1 - 2 pm

You know how to use interactive video and have experienced the benefits in your courses. Did you know your learners can also create bulbs using the Learner Made Bulb application? Use PlayPosit's learner-made bulbs to promote student leadership, agency, and content expertise.