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Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part series examining online education at Duke. Today, The Chronicle looks at the future of online courses for credit and unique uses of the massive open online courses. In Part 1, The Chronicle assessed how Duke has already brought digital education to the physical classroom.
Editor's note: This article is the first of a two-part series examining online education at Duke. Today, The Chronicle looks at how professors have embraced massively open online courses and adapted these tools for the physical classroom. Tomorrow, The Chronicle will investigate Duke's future of online education.
When asked to describe Alexander Rickabaugh, even his closest friends are unable to explain just what it was that made him so unique.
The Duke community lost two students this weekend.
When did you serve? Infantry or air force? Where were you stationed? In Duke’s Korean circles, these are the kinds of questions that replace the typical student queries about majors or dorms.
Between work, sports and environmental science classes, sophomore Sarah Stanczyk can barely find the time to deal with her latest challenge: chemotherapy.
Despite a long list of required pre-health courses, many students seeking a career in medicine are able to enjoy study abroad experiences.
After seven years at the helm of the Nicholas School of the Environment, Dean Bill Chameides will leave the school in a new place—literally.
After 18 months living among fishermen and pirates in eastern Africa, Jatin Dua returned to the United States prepared to dispel many myths surrounding maritime piracy.
Two weeks after Duke's newest freshmen packed the Chapel for convocation, the Sophomore Class Council welcomed back the Class of 2016 for a similar event—except for the dozens of empty rows behind the hundred or so students gathered near the front.
Two weeks after Duke's newest freshmen packed the Chapel for convocation, the Sophomore Class Council welcomed back the Class of 2016 for a similar event—except for the dozens of empty rows behind the hundred or so students gathered near the front.
To the world, Oscar Hijuelos left behind a storied writing career, but at Duke he was known first and foremost as a mentor and a friend.
Prior to their first year, students are assigned an academic advisor who guides them through their first two years until they declare their major. The system of assigning academic advisors to students was updated this year to allow for better matches based on shared interests and advisor preferences. The Chronicle’s Ryan Zhang spoke with faculty advisors about their experiences with the advising system under its previous and current formats.
Prior to their first year, students are assigned an academic advisor who guides them through their first two years until they declare their major. The system of assigning academic advisors to students was updated this year to allow for better matches based on shared interests and advisor preferences. The Chronicle’s Ryan Zhang spoke with students about their experiences with the advising system under its previous and current formats.
What do radiologists and football players have in common? Both must rely on their visual cognition to succeed.
Although the University continually faces a challenge in balancing athletics and academics, it receives high marks for it among its peers, said Director of Athletics Kevin White.
Some faculty members have doubts about Duke’s proposed for-credit online course model.
Bass Connections, a major interdisciplinary initiative funded by a recent $50 million gift, is recruiting participants for its first class.
By solving the long-standing issue of how students are placed in Boston public schools, Peng Shi, Trinity ’10, has helped the city take a crucial step toward school reform.
The Academic Council meeting Thursday centered on discussion over a proposal to require criminal background checks for all future faculty hires.
