At the ninth annual Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke faculty shared their successes using new technologies to teach classes in a wide variety of disciplines.
The event – which drew more than 200 attendees from across Duke and other local universities to Perkins/Bostock and the Link – included a series of presentations aimed at highlighting creative classroom uses of technology. Among the sessions:
-- Distance education using a virtual School of Nursing developed in Second Life.
-- A class project to develop a multimedia mapping kit for Duke Engage students.
-- The use of student-produced video to build language skills and cultural understanding in French cinematography.
-- An initiative that matched student writers with alumni and Duke staff to provide real-life feedback.
-- Emerging tools for capturing and delivering lectures online.
-- A Duke-developed computer simulation that trains students in international conflict resolution.
More ideas are forthcoming from faculty, according to organizers from theCenter for Instructional Technology (CIT). Through the Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) – a collaboration between CIT and Duke’s Office of Information Technology – they hope to inspire faculty and students to explore new ways of creating and sharing digital media.
Duke has always taken the initiative for advancing their education techniques. Utilizing resources like Second Life are online videos to distribute lectures are wonderful ideas. Incorporating new technology will keep education fun, modern, and exciting. I especially like the idea of matching student writers to alumni for feedback on papers. That is something I would find extremely useful.
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