CNDLS @ Georgetown

One of our colleagues, Dominic Pettman who teaches cultural theory and media applications at Lang, recently pointed me to the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown.  The website contains information about projects in which faculty work closely with academic technology staff to enhance teaching and learning.

Here’s a brief description of the Center:

Since 2000, CNDLS has supported faculty and graduate students with
tools, resources, and opportunities for new learning environments. We
began with a mission to bridge a historic gulf between pedagogy and
technological advances, and today CNDLS integrates a teaching and
learning center with the latest educational technology. Our team of
experienced educators facilitates a broad-based program that promotes
discovery, engagement, and diversity in an ever-expanding conception of
learning.

To take just one example, the profile of Jim Slevin’s course Literacy, Literacy Education, and Social Justice describes the use of Blackboard, MS Word, and wikis to help students understand the way one’s choice of medium can affect content.

Thanks to Dominic for passing this on.  If you know of similar sites, please feel free to send the links.