CIT Mission and Goals
The Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) supports the academic mission of Duke University by helping instructors find innovative ways to use technology to achieve their teaching goals. Drawing on expertise in both technology and pedagogy, CIT staff assist instructors with projects, share information across the university about effective practices and examine the effect of technology on teaching and learning.
The CIT supports instructional technologies that can contribute to Duke’s academic excellence by increasing student engagement with course materials, supporting active learning strategies, better matching teaching and learning styles, fostering communication and collaboration, streamlining course administration and developing students’ skills for future learning and work. CIT systematically monitors and evaluates the impact and effectiveness of instructional technologies on the teaching and learning experiences of faculty and students and shares these findings with the campus community.
The Center for Instructional Technology is a department within Duke University Libraries, reporting to the Vice Provost for Library Affairs and advised by the CIT Advisory Board.
The CIT’s major goals for 2007 – 2011 are to:
1. Serve as a trusted source of information about academic technology use at Duke and faculty instructional technology needs and advocate for meeting those needs in the university's technology infrastructure.
2. Increase faculty awareness of instructional technologies and how to use them via more customized, just-in-time information.
3. Share expertise in and facilitate community around technological and pedagogical aspects of instructional technologies.
4. Provide opportunities for faculty to explore new technologies in their teaching and support them in assessing the effectiveness of their efforts.
5. Foster collaboration and connection in technology planning for University projects and strategic initiatives.
For more information about how CIT will accomplish and measure these goals, see the CIT Strategic Plan for 2007 – 2011 in the Reports section.
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