Materials Development Support
Complete our online form to begin the request process.
You will be contacted within 5 business days to schedule a follow up consultation.
Information requested on form
• Description of materials
• Who will use materials
• How long materials will be in use
• How users will access materials
• Anticipated pedagogical impact
• Tie to strategic plan goals
About the program
This program is designed to support the creation or digitization of digital course materials such as audio, video or images. CIT provides project planning assistance for the project and develops the initial "proof of concept" digital course materials, with feedback from the applicant.. After the "proof of concept" materials have been approved, CIT may provide further production assistance, or may provide training and access to equipment to enable the applicant to complete the project with minimal assistance. In all cases, CIT provides guidance on integrating digital course materials with campus instructional technology tools.
Note: All materials development requests are subject to a copyright review.
Examples of supported projects
- Introductory Physics Lab videos: CIT provided project and technical planning and shot video footage for the proof of concept version of the introductory lab video. After this stage, CIT provided training on video digitizing and use of CIT lab facilities to the Physics department staff who created subsequent lab videos.
- EcoTube - introductory videos for the EcoTeach Center: CIT provided project and technical planning, shot video footage and created digital video clips for the proof of concept version of these short video segments that spotlight faculty research interests in the Economics Department. In the next stage of the project, CIT staff shot video footage, provided training on video digitizing and editing and provided access to CIT lab facilities to the EcoTeach staff who created subsequent video clips.
- Slide Digitizing: CIT has digitized small slide collections for faculty use in Blackboard course spaces as needed.
- Video digitizing: CIT has digitized short segments of original and commercial video for faculty classroom use on iPods or for streaming from a course Blackboard space.
Who can request support
Full time Duke faculty and instructors
Support provided to approved projects
- CIT project management of materials creation process
- CIT student assistant time to process digital materials creation
- Training on materials production processes & multimedia equipment as appropriate
- Scheduled use of CIT lab equipment as needed
Program requirements
Each application will undergo a review process. During this phase, the faculty member will be asked to:
- schedule a short meeting (by telephone or in person) to discuss follow up questions and other information needed for copyright and production review
- complete a detailed digitizing/production list, using a template provided by CIT
- provide answers to other questions as needed
If the request is approved, the faculty member will be expected to do the following during the materials production or "proof of concept" process:
- attend an initial project planning meeting and follow up materials review meetings as needed
- provide releases for any student work or original recordings made of guest speakers, interviewees, etc.
- review draft versions of materials produced and "sign off" of them before final versions are created
- provide answers to other questions as needed to complete project
- complete CIT evaluation
Application deadlines
Applications can be submitted anytime, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis; application reviews can take up to 4 work weeks. If a request is accepted, work will be scheduled depending on our existing production calendar and CIT staff and student worker availability. CIT can not guarantee a particular start time for materials production work, but in general, the longer the lead-time on applications, the better.
Award
This program does not provide a monetary award. CIT provides project management and technical expertise as well as student worker time necessary to complete materials development projects.
Evaluation of applications
Applications will be reviewed based on feasibility, compliance with copyright guidelines, fit with established Duke best practices for production and use of digital course materials, potential pedagogical impact, fit with department and university strategic goals, fit with CIT resources and availability, scalability, and other factors.
