June 2025

The Center for Applied Research and Design in Transformative Education (CARADITE) at LILE is delighted to announce the second cohort of the LILE Emerging Pedagogies Research Grant recipients.

The program supports and facilitates Duke faculty who are conducting early-stage research projects about emerging pedagogies and related student learning practices. Research projects accepted into the program receive financial support, with participating researchers further supported by CARADITE’s comprehensive suite of consultative and technical assistance services. 

In the 2024-2025 academic year, LILE provided over $250K in funding in support of transformative education initiatives through research grants, fellowships, learning communities, institutes and more. Learn more about what we do.

AI Summit Unites the Triangle to Tackle AI's
Big Questions

Hosted by Provost Alec Gallimore on May 30, the Triangle AI Summit was a gathering of researchers, experts, and educators from across the Triangle sharing the innovative ways they are using and developing AI. Drawing over 450 registrants, the Summit included showcases of the classroom AI applications, workshops on using AI for daily tasks, and thoughtful panel discussions on the impacts of AI on society and its role in accelerating scientific discovery. The event sparked deeper engagement with AI and future collaborations across the Triangle to contend with AI’s challenges and potential. To stay connected, visit ai.duke.edu and subscribe to the AI at Duke newsletter.

For more insights from the Summit, read the Duke Chronicle's article, AI’s role in health, unanswered ethical questions take center stage at Triangle AI Summit

Top left: Provost Gallimore giving the opening remarks at the Summit.  Top right: Attendees listen to a showcase presenter as she shares her classroom application of AI.  Bottom left: Vice Provost Yakut Gazi moderates a panel on "Life with AI".  Bottom right: Cade Metz, NYT technology reporter, delivering the keynote, "Why AI Is Advancing So Quickly."

Jon Reifschneider: Pioneering New Ways to
Think, Code, and Learn with AI 

Through his teaching, research, and entrepreneurial efforts, Jon Reifschneider is shaping the future of how AI can be thoughtfully and ethically integrated into learning environments.

Making AI Generative for Higher Education: Ithaka S+R Research Results Now Available

In October 2023, LILE announced that, in collaboration with the Duke Libraries, we would join 18 other institutions of higher education in contributing toward Ithaka-S+R’s study, Making AI Generative for Higher Education. 

The final report is now available, which offers insight on how instructors and researchers are using generative AI in their work, as well as the challenges they currently face related to the technology. The study also reveals which support resources instructors and researchers are relying on and which resources they feel are still lacking. 

Cohort Considers the Impact of Generative AI on the Faculty Experience

The Duke Faculty Academy brought together eight faculty across the disciplines to discuss how generative AI impacts the faculty experience.

Organized by the Office for Faculty Advancement, the Academy is a new professional development program designed to help participants develop creative solutions to issues that impact the faculty experience. The cohort was advised by Yakut Gazi and Jon Reifschneider.

In the fall, the cohort will work with LILE to lead learning communities for faculty around aspects of generative AI based on the list of entry point questions developed over the last year.

All events are open to all, online and in Eastern time unless otherwise noted.

Generative AI Fundamentals

Monday, June 9 | 12 - 1 pm

In this workshop we will explain generative artificial intelligence and discuss its impact. You will gain a basic understanding of its shortcomings, as well as the ways it can be used effectively. We will discuss some of the tools available to you through Duke. You will leave the session understanding how to create prompts that will get you the best results in your conversations with the AI. Register Now >

Foundations for Responsible AI Engagement

Tuesday, June 10 | 12 - 1 pm

This session will explore what it means to use AI responsibly. We’ll discuss how students, faculty, and professionals are engaging with AI and unpack challenges facing us all. These include concerns around academic integrity, data privacy, bias, hallucination, and evolving expectations around citation and copyright. Participants will leave with practical strategies for establishing course or departmental policies, modeling responsible AI use, and supporting student AI literacy. Register Now >

Boost Your Workflow with AI: Productivity Tips and Strategies

Wednesday, June 11 | 12 - 1 pm

This session will provide practical techniques for utilizing generative artificial intelligence to help with everyday work tasks. AI can help summarize meeting minutes, draft emails, brainstorm ideas, create images for slides, and more. We will provide how-to tips to get you started and showcase several useful tools. Register Now >

Get to Know DukeGPT

Thursday, June 12 | 12 - 12:30 pm

DukeGPT is a user-friendly gateway to AI—no technical experience required. It offers access to a curated collection of open-source and cloud-based models, all fully managed by Duke and protected with institutional data safeguards. This session will give you the chance to explore what DukeGPT can do and how it can support your teaching, learning, or day-to-day work. Register Now >

Though Sakai is no longer available to users as of June 1, Canvas at Duke administrators are retaining Sakai records for a period of five years after the completion of the term a course took place in Sakai as dictated by university policy. Courses older than five years old will be permanently deleted. Learn more about the retention of data in Sakai.

If you were the official instructor of record of a course that is still within the data retention period and you would like to reuse content in an upcoming course in Canvas, you may submit a migration request using this form.

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

Lile on a TechExpo branded bandana.

This month, Lile joined Duke’s vibrant community of tech professionals at the annual TechExpo. Amidst breakout sessions, vendor exhibits, and plenty of swag, Lile presented a poster highlighting the history and impact of LILE, in honor of the event's "retro revival" theme. From early experiments to cutting-edge initiatives, Lile shared how the team has supported teaching and learning across the university. 

See the web-accessible version of the poster to learn more about what LILE has done since 1969 and is doing today.

Lile presenting the history of LILE at TechExpo.