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    Medical Neuroscience MOOC and Medical Professionals
    (2014-07-09) Manturuk, Kimberly Rebecca
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    Think Again: How to Reason and Argue - A Duke University Coursera MOOC, 2012-2013
    (2013-10-30) Naidoo, Sulochana
    The first offering of Think Again: How to Reason and Argue was taught over twelve weeks, from November 26, 2012 to March 11, 2013, as a massive open online course (MOOC) by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Philosophy Department and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, and Ram Neta, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The course was described as being appropriate for anyone interested, from high school age and beyond. Apart from knowledge of English, no special background was required. The course focused on constructing good arguments and effectively understanding and analyzing others’ arguments. It ran on the Coursera platform, as part of Duke’s partnership with the educational technology company. This report presents a summary of the development and delivery of the course including student demographic information, outcomes, feedback, and instructors’ reflections.
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    IntroAstro: An Intense Experience
    (2013-04-22) Belanger, Yvonne
    Introduction to Astronomy (“IntroAstro”) was an eight week massive open online course (MOOC) developed and delivered by Dr. Ronen Plesser on the Coursera platform from mid-November 2012 through mid-February 2013. This report summarizes the development and delivery of the course, student outcomes, and reflections and feedback of the participants and instructor.
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    Duke Digital Initiative 2007 ‐ 2008
    (2013-04-12) Belanger, Yvonne
    The Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) continued to support innovation in classroom-based learning and instruction as well as programs to enhance co-curricular undergraduate learning. DDI supported four formal programmatic areas, several exploratory projects, infrastructure, improvements, and additional staff support for academic multimedia use. DDI Programs for 2007-08: exploring the use of mobile digital content, exploring the impact of classroom-based collaborative computing, grants to enable capture of instructional media, and student video production projects.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Fall 2008 Summary Report
    (2009-03) Belanger, Yvonne
    In 2008-2009, DDI programs are focused on effective uses of digital video and collaboration technologies. These programs offered access to variety of hardware, software and web-based tools targeted at three main themes: Collaboration, capturing experiences, and using content in new ways.
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    Duke Digital Initiative 2008-2009 Summary Report
    (2009-09) Belanger, Yvonne
    The Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) is a multi‐year program of experimentation, development and implementation with new and emerging technologies in support of the university's mission.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Midyear Report for Fall 2009
    (2010-03) Belanger, Yvonne
    This report provides a snapshot of the program’s activities and impact in Fall 2009 in order to facilitate planning for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Summary Report for 2009-2010
    (2010-07) Belanger, Yvonne
    Over the last four years, digital video has spread to a broad number of disciplines and academic use cases. In 2009-2010, DDI provided the resources for further innovation with video with an emphasis on creation and collaboration technologies.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Midyear Report for Fall 2010
    (2011-02) Belanger, Yvonne
    In Fall 2010, DDI sponsored programs in four main areas: iPads, Poll Everywhere, 3-D Exploration, Waterproof HD Video Camera.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Summary Report for 2010-2011
    (2011-07) Belanger, Yvonne
    The Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) is a multi-year program of experimentation, development and implementation of new and emerging technologies to explore their effective use in support of the university's mission. This report highlights programs from 2011.
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    Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach Duke University’s First MOOC
    (2013-02-05) Belanger, Yvonne; Thornton, Jessica
    In Fall 2012, after only three months for planning and development, Duke University and Dr. Roger Barr successfully delivered a challenging open online course via Coursera to thousands of students around the world. This report summarizes the development and delivery of this course, describes the students who enrolled, the student learning outcomes measured, and the experiences of those students, the instructor, and the staff who supported the course’s development and delivery.
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    Duke Digital Initiative Summary Report 2011-2012
    (2012-10-22) Belanger, Yvonne; Anderson, Seth; Novicki, Andrea
    Since 2005, the Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) has sponsored experimentation, development and implementation of new and emerging technologies to explore their effective use in support of the university's mission. The goals of DDI are to promote innovative and effective teaching, to use technology in support of curriculum enhancement, to develop our technology infrastructure and to share knowledge about effective instructional technology strategies.