Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education

As part of a university-wide effort to elevate the educational experience for all Duke learners, Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education (LILE) is transitioning into the new Duke Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTL will serve as Duke’s central hub for pedagogical innovation and digital education strategy partnership.

“This new structure reflects our strategic effort to align our people and resources with Duke University’s mission. Refocusing these important teaching and learning support services will enable stronger coordination and collaboration and enhance our ability to meet the evolving needs of our students and faculty,” wrote Provost Alec D. Gallimore in his announcement about the CTL.

The CTL will focus heavily on engagement with faculty to ensure the center launches with both faculty and learner needs at its core, but will remain home to several functions previously housed within LILE. Read our full announcement for more details:

From LILE to CTL: Announcing the Duke Center for Teaching and Learning - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education Duke University is taking an important next step in strengthening excellence and innovation in teaching and learning. As part of a university-wide effort to elevate the educational experience for all ...

AI at Duke has launched a newsletter! The monthly newsletter will share highlights about the interdisciplinary AI work happening across Duke in research, teaching and learning as well as updates on the university’s evolving strategic framework around AI.

You can view the first edition here, which provides a recap of AI stories from this summer:
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While artificial intelligence is disrupting industries, and even replacing humans in some areas, we still live in a world where artificial and human intelligence need each other. That’s the message that was driven home at the recent Triangle AI Summit, which brought together academic and industry leaders to delve into what a future with AI will look like.

Hosted by Provost Alec Gallimore on May 30, the summit included a keynote by New York Times technology reporter Cade Metz and countless panels on AI’s impacts on society and its role in scientific innovation. Speakers engaged with AI’s dangers and potential, how AI is transforming the workforce and higher education, and why AI is not poised to replace humans just yet.

Drawing an audience of approximately 450, the summit’s topics ranged from AI “hallucinations” to the use of AI technologies to detect strokes in brain scans. The event also included demos of how educators are using AI in the classroom and a panel of Code+ Duke students sharing their perspectives on AI.

“There’s no turning back. Students are using it. The world is using it,” Jun Yang, Bishop-MacDermott family professor of computer science at Duke, said in a panel discussion. “We have to figure out ways to deal with it. We have to learn to move on, and envision a world where AI is an extension of human intelligence.”

Check out the article in Duke Today to learn more.

Charting a Future With AI | Duke Today Charting a Future With AI The recent Triangle AI Summit aimed to deepen engagement with AI and develop leadership to contend with its potential and risks Image The summit included a student panel, a teaching showcase of more than 20 demos on how to use AI in the classroom, and two interactive worksh...

Discover how to level up your efficiency in Boost Your Workflow with AI: Productivity Tips and Strategies. Learn how AI can help you draft emails, generate images, summarize meetings, and more.

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In this webinar, we’ll tackle ethical use, academic integrity, data privacy, bias, and more—plus give you strategies to model responsible AI behavior in your work and learning environments.

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Provost Alec D. Gallimore has launched a new AI initiative to explore the horizons that AI can open up for us, and how to keep it from exacerbating some of our greatest challenges. What began as small conversation has grown to a university-wide effort to bring together Duke’s many experts working on and with AI in research, teaching and learning.

Provost Launches AI Initiative and Steering Committee | Duke Today Provost Launches AI Initiative and Steering Committee What began as small conversation has grown to a university-wide effort Image The new initiative aims to contribute to a global conversation about the new horizons that AI can open up for us, and how to keep it from exacerbating some of our greate...

Join us as we explore what generative AI is, how it works, and how to use it effectively with tools available at Duke.

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At the forefront of AI education at Duke University, Jon Reifschneider is redefining how students learn, code, and think with AI. From classroom innovation to tools like Qubit - a custom tool that watches as students write code and provides hints and guidance based on their needs - he's preparing future engineers to use AI thoughtfully and ethically.

Read more in our latest blog post by LILE Teaching Consultant Sarah Wike, Ed.D. https://lile.duke.edu/blog/2025/05/jon-reifschneider-pioneering-new-ways-to-think-code-and-learn-with-ai/

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Duke's Center for Applied Research and Design in Transformative Education (CARADITE) https://lile.duke.edu/caradite has just launched "Portraits in Practice" - a new series highlighting innovative teaching at Duke.

The first publication, "'Let's Not Know Together,'" examines how students and faculty are experimenting with AI in writing education, challenging us to reconsider what we truly value in learning. Rather than viewing AI as a threat, these Duke community members are embracing curiosity and critical inquiry.

Read more about this humane-centered approach to AI in education https://lile.duke.edu/blog/2025/04/caradite-launches-new-portraits-in-practice-series-with-a-timely-exploration-of-generative-ai-in-writing/

Explore Portraits in Practice here: https://lile.duke.edu/caradite/portraits

Explore free online short courses from the Duke Graduate Academy—designed to help emerging scholars grow as leaders, researchers, and communicators. Whether you're mentoring, researching, or just getting started, there’s something here for you.

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Discover how Duke's Brianne Bent, Executive in Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, is seamlessly integrating Generative AI into teaching -- from gamified learning experiences to sparking critical thinking.

Read more in this blog by LIILE Teaching Consultant, Sarah Wike.

https://lile.duke.edu/blog/2025/04/pushing-boundaries-how-one-duke-professor-is-reimagining-learning-with-generative-ai/

Join Sarah Wike, Teaching Consultant at Duke LILE, for an interactive workshop:
AI as a Thought Partner: Strategies to Foster Critical Inquiry

This session explores how AI can be used as a cognitive scaffold—a support structure that helps both faculty and students engage more deeply in brainstorming, argumentation, and inquiry-based learning. Through live demonstrations, theoretical frameworks, and peer discussions, participants will discover practical, ethical, and innovative ways to integrate AI tools into the classroom.

🗓 Tuesday, April 15
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AI as a Thought Partner: Strategies to Foster Critical Inquiry In this interactive workshop, we will explore how AI can serve as a cognitive scaffold—both for instructors in their own teaching and as a tool to support student learning....