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Learn from Anywhere (LfA) is a blended modality for remote and/or in-person learning for Boston University residential students attending an undergraduate or graduate program of study. This new modality will enable students to participate in the classroom or remotely whenever necessary.
The following resources have been created to assist Boston University faculty transition to the LfA model with the goal of creating engaging learning experiences in the classroom and beyond. View all LfA faculty resources.
DL&I offers consulting, training, funding, and co-development to aid Boston University leadership, faculty, and graduate students with modern teaching, learning, and technology. We cultivate innovative new experiments and aid in developing new residential, online, and hybrid programs.
Welcome to Digital Learning & Innovation
We are Boston University’s one-stop shop for learning transformation. We offer consulting, training, funding, and project management services for:Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL): Consulting and Training in Pedagogy
Consulting and training on curriculum design
Educational Technology (Edtech): Consulting and Development in Technology
A new world of learning possibilities
Digital Initiatives
Supporting a variety of digital content production and delivery endeavors across BU
New Faculty Resources
View DL&I's New Faculty Resources Guide
Digital Learning & Innovation FY20 Annual Report
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Lightning Talks Video Spotlight: Tips to Build an Inclusive Classroom
The 2020-21 Lightning Talks speaker series is presented by Digital Learning & Innovation and the Center for Teaching & Learning.
Inclusion and Intersectionality
The Inclusive Engineering Classroom
Minding (Disciplinary) Power
Faculty Voices
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- Center for Teaching & Learning
- DL&I
- Growth (ODE)
- Innovation (DEI)
- Other
- Pedagogy (CTL)
- Technology (EdTech)
Social Media as a Research Tool for Undergrads
Finding new ways to teach students discernment of cutting-edge news is an important part of this Boston University College of General Studies lecturer adds learning value for students both inside and out of the classroom.
The Benefits of Working with DL&I’s Instructional Production Services Team
Faculty and staff from all across BU discuss the benefits of working with the DL&I’s Instructional Production Services team and using the media studio.
Executive MBA Virtual Tuesdays
With funding and consulting from Questrom School of Business and Digital Learning & Innovation, the EMBA program has created a dedicated classroom equipped with multiple Cisco display monitors. Using Zoom online conferencing, faculty now can teach students synchronously.
Experimenting with MyMedia as an Instructional Tool
In a short time, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development's Dr. Christine Leider has experimented with using MyMedia with her online students in several ways. She started with
Student Peer-Review of Films Creates More In-Depth Classroom Discussions
Using MyMedia as a tool for students to do peer-reviews of rough cuts for a film production workshop frees classroom time for educational topics and more in-depth, thoughtful conversation. Learn about the Blackboard MyMedia Gallery interface and its use in the classroom.
Global Immersion Program
Online readiness help for international students Like all U.S. higher education institutions, Boston University faces a rapidly rising population of foreign students at all levels of study.[1] BU’s College of
Transforming the Large-Lecture Course
It takes vision, hard work, and leadership to make big changes in a mandatory large-lecture undergraduate course.
Project Accelerate: Bridging the Learning Gap
Bringing a blended online AP Physics opportunity to economically disadvantaged high school students, this successful pilot program is now set to expand.
Comprehension Checks with Echo Cloud
SPH lecturer Cassie Ryan talks about effectively tracking student comprehension in class
Why I Love Blackboard
SPH lecturer uses LMS to make courses paperless and improve students’ learning
Online Degree Attracts New Learners
By creating a fully online Masters Program, SSW reached diverse students across the U.S.
Geddes Language Lab Innovates
Advancing language resources for faculty and students is an ongoing commitment
Making a Sabermetrics MOOC
CGS professor Andy Andres reaches global audience with popular data analytics for baseball course
Teaching Multidisciplinary Science with Video
Climate physicist transforms Earth & Environment class
Flipped Writing Class Buys Time
Flipping ESL Writing class in CAS created much-needed study and class time.
ePortfolio Assessments to Deepen Learning
The College of General Studies finds many rewards to using Digication