Series

A New Type of Classroom

Faculty and students are changing the classroom and exploring new ways for learning

Flipping Teaching Around

Duke professors flip the classroom to better their teaching

On the first day of Mohamed Noor's intro biology class, some students were already behind....

Professors Dan Ariely and Cathy Davidson team up for student-led course

For Cathy Davidson, flipping the classroom isn't enough. She'd prefer, as she likes to...

An alternate reality game built in Duke's Greater Than Games Lab provides lessons in capitalism, economics

In life, Matthew Davis was kind of a jerk. A human resources manager for a big corporation, he...

Mobile recording technology extends the classroom to China and beyond

When Duke professor David Boyd visited China for two weeks this fall, multimedia recording...

Duke students work with those in China to create virtual worlds

The inaugural university course on food studies helps students connect with what's on their plate

Eliza MacLean arrived to class a few minutes late. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail...

Course eliminates the lecture and the textbook

Steve Craig's honors-level introductory chemistry course is in session. Craig isn't...

Duke alum John Forlines III uses Shakespeare plays to teach life-lessons to economics undergraduates

What do Shakespeare's writings have to do with economics in 2012? This is the short and...