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Tracking Trees at Duke
Two Duke graduate students show how they inventory Duke's trees to be included in the i-Tree program. Duke is among a growing number of college campuses using the computer program. The work is part of continued campus landscape analysis by Facilities Management, which includes studying trees, turf and planting across about 350 acres. The goal is to better understand the natural landscape of Duke.Published 1 year ago
Bringing Together A Dancer and an Engineer
DeFrantz's students Monica Hogan and Brianca King - one a dancer, the other an engineer - used interactive motion tracking to capture dance movements.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Dance and African American Culture
The Mashed Potato or the Dougie are not just dances. Thomas F. DeFrantz explains how they also provide a window into the social history of African Americans.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Duke African Dance Repertory Class
Emmy-nominated choreographer Jeffrey Page was in residence at Duke in December 2012 to give a masterclass and create a new piece for Ava LaVonne Vinesett's African Dance Repertory class. The piece, set to the music of James Brown, will be presented as part of Choreolab 2012, April 21 and 22 in Reynolds Theater.Published 1 year ago
Combining Art and Technology
DeFrantz and his students are exploring new art forms that combine dance with computer science, computational design, filmmaking and other perspectives.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Duke's Support for Innovative Teaching
Dean Steve Nowicki's talk on innovative teaching at Duke on March 16th, 2012 at the Teams for Learning at Duke workshop sponsored by the Center for Instructional TechnologyPublished 1 year ago
Creating an Interactive, Open-Source Textbook for Marine Science
Duke research scientist David W. Johnston gives his students a virtual textbook, built for the iPad and assembled from open-source materials created by experts in the field of marine biology. Students tweet with Johnston, teaching assistants and each other through the app, to keep the class interacting even when they are away from the classroom.Published 1 year ago
Building Virtual Architectural History
Art professor Caroline Bruzelius teamed with a group of computer science and visual studies colleagues to teach students how to digitally model ancient sculpture and medieval architecture to give viewers a virtual experience of history.Published 1 year ago
Augmented Reality Tour: Combining Virtual and Physical Worlds
An application developed by Duke's Victoria Szabo places graphical images in virtual space. Learn more at http://www.chatfestival2012.org.Published 1 year ago
BorderWork(s) Lab: Invisible Walls
Professor Robin Kirk talks about the invisible walls discussed in her BorderWork(s) lab at Duke University.Published 1 year ago
Going Global Using Technology
Dr. David Boyd is part of a cadre of global health faculty members who are using new technologies to enhance their teaching. Find out how Boyd interacted with students while he was in China, and hear what the students are saying.Published 1 year ago
Chemistry Without Textbooks
In chemistry Professor Steve Craig's course, students go without textbooks and lectures but prepare using online materials and videos. It's one example of Duke faculty members trying innovative approaches to changing the undergraduate classroom.
Published 1 year ago
CAPE: Collegiate Athlete Premedical Experience
CAPE-short for Collegiate Athlete Pre-medical Experience-mines highly focused undergraduate female Duke athletes who have an interest in medicine and gives them unprecedented access and insight into the medical world. The goal is to engage them with mentors, role models, lectures, discussion groups, and clinical experiences so they don't become discouraged in the still male-dominated world of medicine. It is the only program in the country that gives undergrads such deep exposure to the field of medicine.Published 1 year ago
Universities' Role in Entrepreneurship
A live "Office Hours" conversation with Kimberly Jenkins, the university's senior adviser to the president and provost for innovation and entrepreneurship. She is joined by Duke senior Sidney Primas. David Jarmul, Duke's associate vice president of news and communications, conducts the interview. Learn more at http://entrepreneurship.duke.edu.Published 1 year ago
From Chile to Durham: Importing a Business Education
Panel: Ignacio Torres (co-founder AE Chile and AE Durham); Chelsea Koglmeier (Duke Senior); Antonio Arce (Assistant Director CLACS, Director DukeEngage Chile).Presented with CLACS and DukeEngage at Duke.Published 1 year ago
