Presentation Abstracts
8:40 - 9:20 am | 9:30 - 10:10 am |
10:20 am - 11:00 pm |
11:15 - 12:30 pm | 12:15 - 1:15 pm | 1:15 - 2:30 pm
8:40 - 9:20 am
Instructional Technology and Service-Learning
Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, Mellon Lecturing Fellow, Kenan Institute for Ethics
David Schaad, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Melissa Simmermeyer, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Department of Romance Studies
Griffith Theatre
Service-learning integrates community service within an academic course while providing students with structured opportunities to reflect critically on the ethical dimensions of both their service experience and the course content. In this session, faculty members, who instruct courses with service-learning components, will address how instructional technology has improved the educational experience for students, instructors and community members.
iTunes U: Courses, Connections, Community
Panelists:
Richard Lucic, Associate Department Chair and Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Computer Science
Amaryllis Rodriguez, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, Department of Romance Studies
Samantha Earp, iTunes U academic project lead, Duke Center for Instructional Technology
Matthew Duckworth, Information Technology, Fuqua School of Business
Von Canon Room A
iTunes U is a content delivery tool developed by Apple to work with its popular iTunes software and iPod portable media players. Duke has been one of six U.S. institutions participating in a pilot of this tool and advising on its development as Apple prepares to make it available widely to educational institutions. Panelists will discuss the pilot project, curricular uses of this tool in the current pilot and plans for expanded use of iTunes U within the larger Duke community.
Extending Blackboard's Assessment Capabilities with Brownstone EDU (Demo)
Linda Franzoni, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Sciences,
Pratt School of Engineering
Jim Coble, Head, Instructional Technology Applications and Facilities,
Duke Center for Instructional Technology
Von Canon Room B
Brownstone EDU Campus is an online testing and homework management tool whose ability to handle algorithmic and formula-based questions and answers makes it especially useful in the areas of math and science. Linda Franzoni, Associate Professor in Pratt School of Engineering, will describe how she has used the stand-alone version of EDU in her Mechanical Design class and Jim Coble, staff member in the Center for Instructional Technology, will demonstrate the use of EDU as a plug-in to Blackboard. Current plans are to pilot the Blackboard EDU plug-in beginning in the fall semester.
Using Tablet PCs to Promote Student Engagement and Course Integration
Lisa Huettel
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Von Canon Room C
In a pilot project in the Spring of 2006, Tablet PCs were used in a new introductory course
in Electrical and Computer Engineering to bridge the gap between lectures and laboratory
activities, both physically and intellectually. Additionally, the Tablet PCs were used facilitate
active learning in the classroom, such as by wirelessly recording feedback on in-class concept
questions and enabling collaborative in-class problem solving. Using software developed by the
University of Washington and Microsoft, students' individual work could be collected
electronically during class, publicly displayed, and used as the basis for class-wide discussions.
These activities enabled lecture content and pacing to be modified dynamically to address
students’ questions, misconceptions, and interests. Students also ran interactive simulations
either before or after laboratories on their Tablet PCs, making classroom demonstrations
more engaging while encouraging the development of ideas to test in the laboratory.
The same Tablet PCs were carried to the laboratories, where students used them to run
simulations, collect data, record observations, and prepare presentations for the following
lecture. This project faced a broad range of challenges - from pedagogical to technical - that
will need to be addressed should similar approaches be implemented on larger scales. In conclusion,
the novel use of wireless, interactive, and mobile technology increased the level of student
engagement during lectures and improved the integration of lecture material and laboratory exercises.
* This work was supported by a grant from the Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching Initiative.
9:30 - 10:10 am
Lecture Recording and Playback: Pros and Cons
Owen Astrachan, Professor of Practice, Computer Science
George Turner, Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing
Craig Henriquez, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Eddy Leal III, Economics Major, Trinity '06
Griffith Theatre
In parallel with the pilot of Lectopia lecture capture software this year, there is growing interest at Duke in recording/capturing class sessions (typically lectures) for later playback. Faculty in distance education programs have been doing this for years, while other faculty may have only recently considered this option. There are many technologies to accomplish capture of classroom sessions, but underlying them may be fundamental questions about the appropriateness of doing so. When and for what purposes are lecture captures useful? How do students use them? Do they substitute for class attendance? Why should lecture captures not be created? What are some of the pros and cons of recording class sessions and providing recordings to students? This panel discussion will include faculty and student perspectives on lecture capture, and will encourage audience participation
Incorporating Digital Video into Student Course Work
Panelists:
Deb Reisinger,
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Studies, Assistant Director, French Language Program
Kevin Davis, Senior Manager, Office of Information Technology
Von Canon Room A
Digital video can plan an important role in courses, both as a primary source and as a mode for student course work. The faculty in this presentation will discuss how the use of digital video has helped them meet course objectives and create new opportunities for student learning. The session will conclude with information about the Duke Digital Initiative video pilot program, to which you can apply for support in incorporating digital video in your own Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 courses.
ARTstor: A Comprehensive Resource for Images (Demo)
Lee Sorensen, Art & Dance Librarian,
Lilly Library
Von Canon Room B
ARTstor (http://www.artstor.org/) provides the Duke University community with access to a comprehensive image database, including a large number of images covering art, architecture, and archaeology for many time periods and cultures. ARTstor contains much more than just "art" and includes such collections such as "Native American Art and Culture from the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution" and "Schlesinger History of Women in America Collection." Lee Sorensen, Art & Dance Librarian at Lilly Library, will demonstrate ARTstor and discuss the ways in which it can facilitate image research in a variety of disciplines.
10:20 am - 11:00 pm
Beyond "Chalk" and Talk: Using Tablet PCs to Engage Students and Improve Student Understanding
Steve Wolfman, Instructor, Computer Science, University of British Columbia
Jeffrey Forbes, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Computer Science, Duke
Griffith Theatre
Dr. Wolfman has developed and deployed a system, Classroom Presenter, where the instructor uses a Tablet PC to write on computer-projected slides. In this talk, he will provide a brief overview of the software, describe the advantages of using "digital ink" (with tablet PC stylus) in lecture and how it can provide an active classroom for students, and report on a study of classroom use of ink in the system. The session will conclude with a discussion about the pros/cons of tablets in the classroom moderated by Forbes and Wolfman.
iTalk and iListen in Spanish: Translating New Technologies into Language Learning
Joan Clifford, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Studies, Assistant Director, Spanish Language Program
Lisa Merschel, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Studies
Joan Munné, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Department of Romance Studies
Melissa Simmermeyer, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Department of Romance Studies
Von Canon Room A
The Spanish Language Program, Romance Studies Department, has integrated new technologies in their elementary, intermediate and advanced Spanish language courses. The mobility of listeningcomprehension activities and recording capabilities has opened up new avenues for language students and instructors. This presentation highlights our best practices for iPod and Blackboard use in and out of the classroom. We will also present preliminary results of a "technology use" survey that tracks the student use of certain communication technologies with English or Spanish language sources.
Publishing Audio Content with DukeCast and Lectopia
Rebecca Miller, Project Manager, Duke Office of Information Technology
Von Canon Room B
In this session, two tools for publishing digital media content for classes, etc. will be demonstrated. Lectopia is an automated system that can be used to record and publish lectures and other presentations in some Duke classrooms with a built-in system and through the use of a portable recording setup. Lectopia outputs QuickTime and Real streams, as well as audio and video podcasts. DukeCast offers the ability for Duke faculty and students to easily publish publicly available podcasts for the university community and beyond. A brief overview of the tools will be shown along with resources for additional information on using Lectopia and DukeCast.
New Features coming in Blackboard
Neal Caidin, Applications Manager,
Duke Center for Instructional Technology
Von Canon Room C
An upgrade for the Blackboard system is planned for the Fall term. This upgrade includes significant new features including: new options for the display of menu items; better support for languages; adaptive release (custom learning paths); advanced assessment question types; and a syllabus builder. This presentation will provide an overview of the new features and discuss how they might be used in your course.
11:15 - 12:30 pm
Plenary Session
12:15 - 1:15 pm
1:15 - 2:30 pm
Poster Session
Duke faculty and staff will present posters showcasing instructional technology use on campus.