Overview
Remi Kalir, PhD, is Associate Director of Faculty Development and Applied Research at Duke University Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education.
He is the author of two books published by MIT Press: "Re/Marks on Power: How Annotation Inscribes History, Literacy, and Justice" (2025) and "Annotation" (2021).
Much of Kalir's research—which spans literacy education, the learning sciences, and teacher education—examines how annotation facilitates social, collaborative, and justice-directed learning. His scholarship has appeared in the Journal of Literacy Research, Information and Learning Sciences, Research in the Teaching of English, Distance Education, English Journal, and English Leadership Quarterly, among other journals. His writing about the social significance of annotation has also appeared in The Hechinger Report, We Need Diverse Books, LSE Impact Blog, and Commonplace, among other outlets.
Prior to joining Duke, Kalir was Associate Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development. He earned his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He is the author of two books published by MIT Press: "Re/Marks on Power: How Annotation Inscribes History, Literacy, and Justice" (2025) and "Annotation" (2021).
Much of Kalir's research—which spans literacy education, the learning sciences, and teacher education—examines how annotation facilitates social, collaborative, and justice-directed learning. His scholarship has appeared in the Journal of Literacy Research, Information and Learning Sciences, Research in the Teaching of English, Distance Education, English Journal, and English Leadership Quarterly, among other journals. His writing about the social significance of annotation has also appeared in The Hechinger Report, We Need Diverse Books, LSE Impact Blog, and Commonplace, among other outlets.
Prior to joining Duke, Kalir was Associate Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development. He earned his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Analyst II
Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units