March 2025

Friday, May 30 | 8:15 am - 4:30 pm | The Washington Duke Inn

The Triangle AI Summit will be a dynamic gathering of faculty, staff, and community members from across the region designed to engage with the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Duke University invites participants to explore the transformative potential of AI while critically examining its ethical, social, humanitarian and environmental implications. Through meaningful dialogue and an engaging showcase of classroom AI applications, this summit will serve as a catalyst for deeper engagement and informed leadership in AI across the Triangle region. This event is free and open to all, though space is limited.

All educators are invited to submit a presentation proposal for the Teaching with AI Showcase at the upcoming Triangle AI Summit. This event is an opportunity to share innovative projects and demonstrate the impact of AI in educational settings. Proposals are due April 4.

LILE at the Joint Society-Centered AI Summit & Responsible AI Symposium

Several LILE team members attended the joint Society-Centered AI Summit and Responsible AI Symposium, four of whom participated in the poster session, sharing how they developed and implemented a platform agnostic, values-centered evaluation framework to assess AI tools for pedagogy. Other LILE staff shared takeaways from the rest of the event.

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

Copilot to Autopilot: Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Copilot

Duke OIT's LearnIT@Lunch Series

Today, March 5 | 12 - 1 pm

Join Alpha Esser as she explores Microsoft Copilot and how this powerful and creative chat assistant can help you with various tasks while protecting the data and business interests of Duke University. In this workshop, you will learn how to interact with Copilot, how to ask for information, generate content, and receive tips to make the most of Copilot’s features and capabilities. Zoom Link

Bridging Research, Teaching, and Program Building across Divided Legacies at Duke University

Part of LILE's Spring 2025 Pedagogies of Care series

Thursday, March 20 | 12 - 1 pm

This workshop led by Dr. Nayoung Aimee Kwon will explore the possibilities and challenges in bridging research, teaching, and program building across disciplinary and historic divisions. Sharing program building and pedagogical experiences from the UNIV 101 course on Race as well as the Asian American & Diaspora Studies (AADS) Program at Duke, we will explore lessons learned on how to build connections across divisions of labor and contested histories toward creating more sustainable, caring, and sharing communities of scholars and teachers beyond historic and institutional divides. Register Now >

Learning by Living: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Life Skills Through Art, Science, and Personal Discovery

Tuesday, March 25 | 12 - 1:15 pm | Bolton Family Tower Room

Bass Society Seminar on Teaching Excellence

Seminar led by Shani Daily, Cue Family Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Greg Samanez-Larkin, Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

The Bass Society Seminar on Teaching Excellence highlights successful teaching strategies through expert-led, interactive sessions. Bass Society of Fellows are Duke faculty who have each been recognized for excellence in teaching undergraduates and have a distinguished record of scholarship. A Bass Fellow leads each seminar session, outlining an aspect of their successful teaching strategies.
Space is limited, and registration is required. Junior faculty are encouraged to attend. Lunch is provided for registrants. For any questions, contact the Student-Faculty Engagement Office at [email protected].

Feminist Perspectives on Pedagogy

Friday, April 18 | 12 - 1 pm

Part of LILE's Spring 2025 Pedagogies of Care series

In this session, Dr. Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist will explore the importance of feminist perspectives in research and teaching about global health. Specifically, she will speak about her work related to global maternal-newborn health and intersections with global reproductive justice movements and climate justice. She will discuss how she integrates feminist perspectives into her Global Maternal and Child Health course and the ways that feminist perspectives anchor pedagogies of care in teaching more broadly. Register Now >

Open Playful Pedagogy Workshops

Wednesday, March 5 | 3 - 5 pm | Carpenter Conference Room 249
Tuesday, April 8 | 4 - 5:30 pm | Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room

Sponsored by the Language, Arts and Media Program (LAMP)

Open workshops adapt and apply purposeful play activities that include improv, creative writing, oral storytelling, movement, and other arts-based activities to a variety of pedagogical challenges and opportunities. Participants do not need any arts background or talent, just curiosity and an open mind. To register or ask questions, e-mail Nan Mullenneaux.

The principles of pedagogies of care direct how we create equitable learning experiences. During Fall 2024, LILE hosted three sessions that demonstrated the innovation and attenuation to care at Duke:

Guidance on Fostering Constructive Engagement With Challenging Topics

Duke Faculty Advancement

Teaching National Security Through Gameplay

Sanford School of Public Policy

The following publications were both co-authored by LILE Canvas Analyst Anna Levina. Before Anna joined LILE in 2024, she was an Active Learning postdoctoral scholar at Cornell University focusing on integrating active learning techniques into plant science classrooms.

First-year Class Instills Confidence in Nontechnical Skills for Collegiate Success (HortTechnology)
For 3 years, first-year plant science majors were surveyed at the beginning and end of their first semester at Cornell to determine whether a class focused on improving skills for success resulted in enhanced confidence. This class succeeded in building confidence in specific skills and practices necessary for a successful college career and future employment.

A Day in the Life of a Plant Breeder: A Role-Playing Game Integrating Plant Breeding Decisions to Downstream Market Outcomes (CourseSource)
The aim of this activity is to introduce students to genetics through game-based learning and connect the concepts to real-world applications, specifically, economic outcomes. Students found the activity engaging and educational and helped them think about the multiple aspects plant breeding programs must consider to be successful

Every month we share the latest adventures of Lile the crocodile, LILE's unofficial mascot.

Lile visited two iconic Durham locations this month: the Pauli Murray Center and the Duke Chapel. Organized by LILE's DEIA Action Group, Lile joined several LILE staff in learning about Pauli Murray, a human rights activist, legal scholar, feminist, poet, author, Episcopal priest, labor organizer, multiracial Black, and LGBTQ+ Durhamite. Learn more about Murray's influential life and how you can tour their historic home turned social justice center.

Lile with Pauli Murray's typewriter (left) and at the top of Duke Chapel (right).

Lile then earned their "239" pin by climbing the 239 steps to the top of Duke Chapel, where they were greeted by a panoramic view of Duke University's west campus on a beautiful day. Learn how you can request a tower climb (but note that this is not an accessible activity, as there is not an elevator option.)