Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education

We are highlighting some student-recommended course sites in a new series, "Canvas Site Spotlights." Our first spotlight is on Thomas Nechyba's Econ 101 course, which serves as a great example of how organizing a course site with consistent modules can aid student learning. We hope you are able to draw some inspiration for your own course sites from this student-approved example:

Canvas Site Spotlight: Thomas Nechyba’s Econ 101 Course - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education At the end of Fall 2023, we asked students to share the names of any instructors they thought had used Canvas particularly well. We were thrilled to see dozens of ...

Duke grad students & postdocs:The registration deadline for summer session 2 Duke Graduate Academy courses is July 3. Four courses remain with spots left: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/duke-graduate-academy/

ICYMI: Recordings of our Spring 2024 Webinar Series: "Imagining the Innovative University of the Future" are now available. Hear from higher ed innovators who are making change at the institutional, programmatic, and classroom levels: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/emerging-pedagogies/

We are pleased to share the 2024-2025 cohort of Emerging Pedagogies Seed Grant recipients and Faculty Fellows. These faculty are reimagining how, where, when, and with whom learning happens:

Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of Emerging Pedagogies Seed Grant Recipients and Faculty Fellows - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education We are pleased to share with you the 2024-2025 cohort of Emerging Pedagogies Seed Grant recipients and Faculty Fellows. These faculty are reimagining how, where, when, and with whom learning ...

Lile has been racking up the miles! In April, they traveled to Duke Kunshan University for the IGHE Faculty Working Group Retreat on Education and Learning in China, and in May they went to Austin for the Lilly conference!

In this episode of "Aging Well", Dr. Armstrong is joined by Chris McLeod, director of OLLI at Duke University, to discuss OLLI, lifelong learning, and the role they play in aging well:

Episode 128: Lifelong Learning w/ Chris McLeod (Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University) - Aging Well Podcast Intellectual wellness is a key component to what we refer to as well-centered fitness and… aging well. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke University and the other 125 institutions founded by the Bernard Osher Foundation seek to “...

The majority of people born since 2000 will live to be 100. This shift marks a distinct change and will have a powerful impact on everything from healthcare to housing. This aging demographic should be acknowledged, embraced, and honored as an opportunity for a new paradigm: The Longevity Economy.

Summit Reflection: Learning for the 100-Year Life - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education By Jenny Levine Last October, LILE hosted the inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and staff invested in teaching and learning. The Summit’s goal was to promote ongoing conversations about the ...

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, our Sr Director of MarComms Hilary Culbertson discusses the rebranding of LILE and the smooth transition required to embrace lifelong learning:

Episode 145: Revitalizing the Institution: Embracing Lifelong Learning Through Rebranding On this episode, Hilary Culbertson, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications in the Office of Innovation and Lifetime Education at Duke University, discusses the rebranding process of Duke’s division and the smooth transition required to embrace lifelong learning.

ICYMI, starting this summer, Canvas will be the only classroom LMS at Duke and DKU. If you still haven't switched from Sakai yet, visit the Canvas at Duke website for upcoming workshops and resources to help you make the move: https://go.canvas.duke.edu/

Get to know Ying Xiong, whose appointment will deepen our relationship with DKU and create opportunities for future collaboration:

Meet Ying Xiong - Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Innovation & Assessment - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education In January, Ying Xiong joined LILE as our new Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Assessment. This role is unique in that it’s a dual appointment – Ying is ...

"You can see [summer] break on the horizon. You also see the stack of papers sitting on your desk or the full assignment bins on Canvas. With final grade deadlines looming, you sit down with the goal of commenting on and grading as many papers as possible in one sitting. Sooner than expected, fatigue sets in. There has to be a better way. While we can’t eliminate the reality of the end-of-semester crush, we’d like to share some strategies for a more manageable (and hopefully less painful) approach to tackling final assignments."

How to get through the end-of-semester grading crush - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education By Jennifer Ahern-Dodson and Hannah Davis, Thompson Writing Program It’s December. You can see winter break on the horizon. You also see the stack of papers sitting on your desk ...

Our education system could be viewed as a game with rules and quantifiable outcomes, but its incentive system creates undesirable outcomes. Barry Fishman suggests that we improve the game of school:

Summit Reflection: Grading, Gamification, and the “Game” of School - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education In early October, LILE hosted the inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and staff invested in teaching and learning. The Summit’s goal was to promote ongoing conversations about the future of ...

We've wrapped our spring webinar Emerging Pedagogies series, but if you were not able to join us, the recordings of all three sessions are available: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/emerging-pedagogies/

We invite you to join Noah Pickus, Bryan Penprase, Sanjay Sarma and Yakut Gazi on April 5 for a discussion on innovative new universities of the 21st century around the world. They will explore themes highlighted in Pickus’ and Penprase’s new book, “The New Global Universities: Reinventing Education in the 21st Century" and how higher education can set new standards for teaching and learning and nurture a new generation of leaders. This event is free and open to all!

We're excited to share that Aria Chernik is our new AVP for Faculty Development and Applied Research! 🥳

Duke Retirees and Alumni Keep Learning With OLLI | Duke Today Duke Retirees and Alumni Keep Learning With OLLI Program connects thousands of community members to lifelong learning at Duke Image Duke undergraduate Sophie Smith speaks with, from left, Carol Hamilton, Betsy Alden and Alan Teasley at a recent dinner that promoted “intergenerational conversations...

Our learning experience design team is growing! Working closely with world-class faculty and staff at Duke, the learning experience designer will design digital learning activities, create digital courses and programs, consult on instructional design, and collaborate on innovative uses of education technology in higher education. Learn more and apply: https://careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-Learning-Experience-%28LX%29-Designer-%28Analyst%2C-IT%29-NC-27710/1122838700/

TOMORROW! Join us at noon for our first LearnIT@Lunch session of the semester.

Stephen Toback, OIT’s Media Architect and Senior Producer for Academic Media Production, will be sharing a quick overview of what ChatGPT is (and isn’t) as well as security and bias considerations. We’ll touch on coding, data analysis and summarization, as well as uses in Excel and Powerpoint to tide you over until Microsoft Co-Pilot is ready for release at Duke.

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Duke instructors, want to use Canvas in the Spring but missed the Fall workshops? We're offering one final round in early January to provide guided instruction on using Canvas at Duke. Register here: https://go.canvas.duke.edu/events-0/

We opened the 2023 Emerging Pedagogies Summit with an engaging, information packed keynote address from Sanjay Sarma. If you were unable to join us, teaching consultant Seth Anderson summarized some of Sarma's key points (or you can watch the recording linked in the post):

Summit Reflection: Learning in the Age of Rapid Technological Change - Duke Learning Innovation In early October, Learning Innovation hosted the inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and staff invested in teaching and learning. The Summit’s goal was to promote ongoing conversations about the future ...

We're seeking a senior director of Learning Innovation systems to manage the day-to-day administration and operations of digital education, digital learning infrastructure, and product design and development at Learning Innovation. Learn more and apply here: https://careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-Sr-Director%2C-Learning-Innovation-Systems-NC-27710/1101858300/

We're seeking a learning technology analyst to assist faculty and staff find innovative and effective ways to achieve their goals by providing technology consulting and advice, training, and support. Learn more and apply here: https://careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-Learning-Technology-Analyst-%28Analyst%2C-IT%29-NC-27710/1103202200/

Get to know our latest leader, Beth Shepherd!

Meet Beth Shepherd - New Assistant Director of Learning Experience Design - Duke Learning Innovation Earlier this month, Beth Shepherd joined Learning Innovation as our new Assistant Director of Learning Experience Design (LXD). At a time when learners are seeking more high-quality, trustworthy, digitally-empowered learning ...

We are excited to share two NEW opportunities to innovate teaching and learning at Duke with us: The Emerging Pedagogies Seed Grants and Faculty Fellows program. We are seeking faculty at Duke who are reimagining how, where, when, and with whom learning happens, exploring what 21st century Duke learning experiences can look like and need to be, and want to develop their knowledge or create scholarship about emerging pedagogies. See the CFP: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/emerging-pedagogies/call-for-proposals/

The Center for Teaching and Learning at Duke Kunshan University invites any and all interested in integrating AI into education to virtually attend their 2023 annual Teaching and Learning Showcase: Reimagine the Future of Higher Education on Dec. 7 (EST).

The showcase will feature case studies of adopting innovative teaching and assessment strategies in response to the emerging technologies, as well as a keynote by futurist Bryan Alexander.

Learn more: https://www.dukekunshan.edu.cn/center-for-teaching-and-learning/annual-teaching-and-learning-showcase/

"I think we need to stop using non-traditional and traditional as how we think of students. These are all students. Regardless of where they are in their lifespan and their needs, they're all students. And when you classify someone as non-traditional, you automatically make them othered." - Jenn Chambers for The EvoLLLution: A Modern Campus Illumination. Listen to the full episode for more insights from Jenn on meeting the needs of adult learners:

Episode 123: Illumination by Modern Campus On this episode, Jenn Chambers, Associate Vice Provost for Learning Innovation at Duke University, discusses the need for finding more active and creative new ways to engage adult learners and the resources required to get there.

In many online courses, students feel isolated and disconnected. In this workshop (on Nov. 9), educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning:

Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread...

"Academic innovation has many different facets – however, it is – it should be, at its core – all about enhancing learning. During this event, we wanted to inspire a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what learning can be; from preK through gray, anytime, anywhere, for all learners."

In Response to the Emerging Pedagogies Summit 2023: Transforming Teaching and Learning at Duke and Beyond - Duke Learning Innovation Last week, we hosted our inaugural Emerging Pedagogies Summit for Duke faculty and administrators, built on the long tradition of academic innovation at Duke and the foundational success of the ...