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Fundamentals of Web-based Multimedia Communications
The Savage Onrush of Machine: Literature and the Rise of High Technology
Newspaper Journalism
Economic Principles
Fullness of Being
Banned Books: An Introduction to the New Testament Apocrypha
Radio: The Theater of the Mind
The Roots of Latin American Music:
The Sounds of Rite and Ritual in Early Latin America
Spanish
BodyWorks: Medicine, Technology, and the Body in Early 21st Century America
Duke University Divinity School Library
Qualitative Cultural Analysis
Literacy, Writing, Tutoring
Intensive Intermediate Turkish Language & Culture
Music, Social Life, Scenes
Civic Engagement and the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership
Fundamentals of Web-based Multimedia Communications (ISIS 140)
In this course, taught by Professor Richard Lucic, students explore and practice creating Web-based multimedia communications. To facilitate the transfer of files involved in class projects, students will use iPod devices as portable computer hard drives that can store large multimedia files. iPod devices will also be used to make audio recordings for distribution by “podcasting” over the Internet. Freshmen in the class will already have iPod devices through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices for the semester.
The Savage Onrush of Machine: Literature and the Rise of High Technology (ENGLISH 26S)
This course examines how the rise of technologies in Europe between 1895-1939 -- radio, television, movies, telegraph, photography -- changed communication and the arts. In addition to reading period texts about the technologies, students will listen on iPod devices to jazz music, radio plays and other sounds from the era. Students will also use iPod devices in creating their own Web-based audio presentations – an example of how current technologies are shaping contemporary communication and artistic expression. Max Brzezinski is the course instructor. Freshmen in the class will already have iPod devices through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices for the semester.
Newspaper Journalism (PPS 120)
To improve their writing and interviewing skills, students in this course will write weekly newspaper-style articles using two to three sources. To record and review their interviews, students will use iPod devices loaned to them for the semester. Examples of good interviews will be distributed to the entire class for review and discussion. Kenneth Rogerson, Ph.D., is the course instructor. Freshmen in the class will already have iPod devices through Duke’s iPod initiative; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices for the semester. The entire class will be loaned iPod microphone attachments.
Economic Principles (ECON 51)
In this introductory course, Professor Lori Leachman lectures to a class of about 300 students using a microphone and overhead transparencies. Some of the students in the mostly-freshmen class record the lectures with their iPod devices. For the others, Leachman makes recordings of the lectures, which she posts as audio files on the course Web site a week prior to each exam. Students can then download the files and review the lectures on their computers or iPod devices.
Fullness of Being (AALL 49S)
In this course, taught by Professor Satendra Khanna, students examine subjective experience and ideas about mysticism and human potential. In projects exploring how people experience various cultural environments, students will use iPod devices to record the sounds in settings such as a pool hall, movie theater, Duke Gardens, or evening parties. Freshmen in the class will already have iPods through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices for the semester. The entire class will be loaned iPod microphone attachments.
Banned Books: An Introduction to the New Testament Apocrypha (REL 20S)
In this course, students will peer review each other’s papers in group evaluation sessions. So that they can more actively participate in these discussions -- and not have to take written notes -- students will record these workshops with iPod devices. Later, they can review the verbal feedback they received from their classmates and instructor, Kristi Upson-Saia. Freshmen in the class will already have iPods through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices and microphone attachments for the semester.
Radio: The Theater of the Mind (TS 129S)
This course, taught by Professor Daniel Foster, examines “The Golden Age of American Radio” (1920-1960), which produced shows such as “Amos ‘n’ Andy” and “The Jack Benny Program,” as well as radio plays by Samuel Beckett and Orson Welles. Students will use iPod devices to listen to recordings of these broadcasts as well as to record their own dramas. Recordings of student performances will be turned in to the instructor, shared among the class and uploaded to the Duke iPod content server to be distributed over the Internet. Freshmen in the class will already have iPod devices and iPod microphone attachments through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen will be loaned iPod devices and iPod microphone attachments for the semester.
The Roots of Latin American Music: The Sounds of Rite and Ritual in Early Latin America (MUSIC 138S)
In this course, taught by John Druesedow, students will study composers, instruments, genres and specific examples of Latin American music. Throughout the semester, students will explore the iTunes Music Store's catalog, identifying relevant music and then compiling shared annotated playlists through iTunes’ iMix feature. They will also consider what is not available through iTunes and research other sources for relevant Latin American music. CIT has provided loaner iPod devices and has funded a number of song downloads from iTunes for course materials.
Spanish (SPANISH 1 & 2)
In these introductory Spanish courses, Professor Lisa Merschel uses audio and video examples of authentic Spanish speech, in addition to reading, writing and conversation exercises. This year, students will be able to listen to some of those examples on their iPod devices, which will allow them to complete comprehension and speaking exercises outside of class and language labs. (They can listen to Spanish songs on their way to class!) Freshmen in the class will already have iPods through Duke’s iPod experiment; upperclassmen taking the course will be issued iPods for the semester along with Microphone attachments for the iPod devices.
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BodyWorks: Medicine, Technology, and the Body in Early 21st Century America (ISIS 270)
”BodyWorks”, taught by Tim Lenoir, examines the role of biomedical technologies in medicine and their representation in popular media. Students will meet in small groups to discuss readings, lectures and guest presentations, recording their discussion with iPod devices. They will also use the iPods, with microphone attachments, to conduct interviews with experts outside of class. These recordings will then be shared with classmates through an “audioblog,” a group Web site with audio clips and written comments. Freshmen in the class will already have iPod devices and microphone attachments through Duke’s iPod Initiative; upperclassmen taking the course will be issued iPod devices and microphone attachments for the semester.
Duke University Divinity School Library
In this project led by Andy Keck, electronic services librarian at the Divinity School Library, instructions on how to use certain library reference systems will be recorded and placed on iPod devices that will be left at the library’s reference desk. During off hours, when no librarians are available, library patrons can listen to the instructions on the iPod devices. The project will begin with audio instructions for two databases, Bibleworks and ATLA. CIT will loan the Divinity School iPod devices to for this project.
Qualitative Cultural Analysis (CULANTH 194)
This course, taught by Professor Katherine Ewing, looks at the cultural significance of ordinary community interactions. Students will record sounds from rituals, meetings and everyday interactions using iPod devices; they will also record interviews with the people in those situations. The students will then share audio files of these recordings with the rest of the class by uploading them to the Duke iPod content server. The students can then download the recordings made by classmates and use them in class discussions.
Literacy, Writing, Tutoring (EDUCATION 170S)
In this course, taught by Vicki Russell, students will use iPod devices to record tutoring sessions they observe. The recordings will then be used in class discussions to review and evaluate tutoring strategies. Students will also record their own tutoring sessions, which they will later listen to and comment on in journals kept for the class. Upperclassmen in the class will be loaned iPod devices with microphone attachments for the semester.
Intensive Intermediate Turkish Language & Culture (TUR 70)
This course is an accelerated language acquisition program where Erdrag Goknar teaches students how to use Turkish creatively through engagement with a variety of authentic language materials. The iPod device will be used in assignments as a vehicle to increase the exposure to these original materials (songs, audio from film scenes, news broadcasts, poems, and stories). The goal is to use the iPod device to accustom the ear to conversational Turkish, speed the transition to a full immersion setting and to provide constant access to a various modes of spoken Turkish.
Music, Social Life, Scenes (MUSIC 137/CA 145B)
This course, taught by Louise Meintjes, explores the relationship between music and other social practices. Students will analyze this relationship by conducting their own ethnographic field research. They will use iPod devices with recording attachments to capture their interviews and notes, and will share excerpts from their recordings with the class for discussion and analysis. CIT has provided loaner iPod devices to upperclassmen in the class and has funded a limited number of song downloads from the iTunes Music Store for the class to use as part of their studies.
Civic Engagement and the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership (EDUC 152S)
Students in this course volunteer with local Durham community centers, schools and nonprofits that are members of Duke’s Neighborhood Partnership program. Students will use iPod devices to record these interviews with community partners, as well as to take verbal field notes. The students will share the recordings in the class, taught by Jennifer Ahern-Dodson. They will also use the recordings as reference material for a research essay identifying community partners’ assets and challenges.
