ddi

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. Through a three-phase process, we explore technologies, and transition them into institutional support. The presentation will focus on the phased approach to technology exploration, and provide quick summaries of the programs for this year.
 * Duke Digital Initiative (Amy Campbell, Assistant Director, Center for Instructional Technology, Duke University)**

Bostock 042, 10:45 - 11:30 am


 * Session notes:**


 * Overview:** Began 5 years ago from CIO's office w/ grant funding from provost - lets give iPods to all freshman. Second year - faculty id course that would use ipods and those students got ipods. Now they dont give to people but loan items and now its evolved to the DDI. DDI reports through library to provost. Phase 1: was more equipment and targeted audience; exploratory. (wordpress, twitter, mobile devices, remote collab, microprojectors) Phase 2: broaden the program, more support and better circ processes (flip cams, hard drive cam kits, web cams, ipod touch) Phase 3: embedded and institutionalized; more standardized. This year - looking to expand voicethread to across campus. Also working on more formalized (and documentation) training of more trainers across campus on using equipt for better campus wide support. And streamlining administration and for faculty to make it easier and quicker. (ex - what info do we really need from faculty? - dont ask for more than is needed!)
 * Who:** includes Center for Instructional Technology (which is part of the library and support faculty/teaching) Office of Info Tech (the on campus academic technologies folks) and have now added the local school personal and library tech people and some administrative folks. sub group meetings even more regularly (weekly)
 * Goal:** explore new and exploratory technologies to integrate for campus community. In spring they all meet and discuss the tech - whats up and coming, trends and interest on campus, and how can we get faculty to use.
 * How:** CIT people deal w/ training and suppor but the check out is through The Link (OIT folks and CIT); this is where the service desk is for campus, where faculty/students come to checkout equipt. DDI grants (from provost) to purchase equipt.
 * What:** mics, ipods/mic, video cams, tablet PC, flip cameras, etc - through a library checkout system. Add new equipment each year and reevaluate and survey students/faculty.
 * Policies:** sign an agreement, 4 weeks for most equipt checkout, some can be renewed but have to come physically to renew, late fees acrue in library acct and billed to full replacement of item (except for faculty) - if they return they can just pay fines. its all new and they are working through these details