TA training, inclusive assessments, a book talk, & BRITE ideas.

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Upcoming Events All events are virtual and in Eastern time unless otherwise noted. TA Training Workshops Engaging Learners: Inclusive Online Discussions Thursday, Feb. 17, 1 - 2 pm Learn more & register What I Wish I Had Known About Being a TA at Duke Thursday, Feb. 24, 3 - 4 pm Learn more & register This series is open to Duke faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students who want to learn about current research, best practices, and university resources relevant to effective college teaching, learning and professional development. These workshops are offered in partnership with The Graduate School. Learn more and see the full series here. Book Talk Series: Academic Innovation for the Public Good What Universities Owe Democracy Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7 - 8 pm A conversation with author Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University. Organized by Stanford Digital Education and Trinity College-Hartford and co-sponsored by Duke Learning Innovation. Register Designing Inclusive Assessments and Student Feedback Inclusive Teaching Series, Session 3 Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2 - 3 pm Attendees will learn how to design and administer several types of formative and summative assessments including multiple choice exams, short answer and essay questions, group activities, and projects. Register The Spring 2022 Center for Computational Thinking Symposium Celebrating Computational Thinking at Duke Thursday, Mar. 3, 1 - 5 pm The Spring 2022 CCT Symposium will be an opportunity to celebrate and learn from the various work of Duke faculty to advance computation-based research and education across Duke, including integrating computation in academic fields and programs across the university. Quentin Ruiz-Esparza, Learning Innovation's Associate Director of Online Duke, is a panel member for the 4 pm event "Innovating Computational Education." Register Investigating the Effect of Webcams on Student Attention and Learning in Virtual Classrooms BRITE Ideas Monday, Mar. 14, 12 - 1 pm Learning Innovation and BRITE Lab invite you to join us for BRITE Ideas, a monthly discussion group to share and develop research on teaching and learning. This session will feature Noah Forrin, a Postdoctoral Researcher at McMaster University. Please join us and contribute to an engaged discussion to advance teaching excellence at Duke. Register Creating Inclusive Learning Environments Thursday, Mar. 24, 10 - 11:30 am How can instructors create more inclusive learning environments in their classes? The new book "Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching" presents a four-phase approach beginning with critical self-reflection, followed by designing an inclusive curriculum, implementing inclusive pedagogy and creating inclusive assessment. Join the book's editors, Rita Kumar and Brenda Refaei, for an interactive session which will provide some time for faculty and instructors to begin the process of reflection needed to develop inclusive pedagogical approaches that use active learning strategies, and which are culturally relevant, culturally responsive, and culturally sustaining. Note that this session is open to Duke and non-Duke faculty, other instructors, and academic staff. Register We also feature teaching and learning events from other Duke units and external vendors on our full calendar. Duke Learning Innovation The Bullpen 215 Morris Street, Suite 300 Durham, NC 27701 This email was sent to: [email protected]. Manage Preferences or Unsubscribe.