Faculty Learning Communities
A faculty learning community (FLC) meets regularly to explore a teaching topic that interests them. This interdisciplinary group researches the topic, reads together, and supports each other in making positive changes in the classroom. Since Fall 2013, members of the VU faculty have been involved in multiple FLCs each year.
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Community of Practice
Margarita Rayzberg (Sociology & Criminology)
Participants in this FLC will collaborate with like-minded colleagues who are not from the same department. Alternatively, faculty from various departments could trial pedagogical innovations focused on a common idea…
Read more »AI Exploratorium
Amanda Brobst-Renaud (Theology) & Jon Beagley (Mathematics)
This FLC is for faculty who are curious about the use of AI and ways to help students use it appropriately in the classroom. We will engage Flower Darby’s “Small…
Read more »Let’s Talk Video Game Development: Putting our Strengths Together Towards a Multidisciplinary Degree
Facilitated by Aysegul Yayimli (Computing and Information Sciences)
How can we push forward Valpo’s curriculum offerings to incorporate the exciting and growing field of Video Game Development? This complex field incorporates many disciplines such as story writing, music,…
Read more »Engaging the Third Side: Responding to Controversy with Classroom Strategies
Natalie Krivas (English)
For so many educators, teaching challenging topics can seem daunting given the complexity and potential for conflict. This FLC will offer participants hands-on strategies for teaching conflict resolution, active listening,…
Read more »Green Light: Teaching our Students to Use Generative AI
Sedefka Beck (Economics)
The introduction of ChatGPT has sparked debates about its role in education, particularly regarding whether schools should incorporate generative AI into the classroom or prohibit its use. Initially, some schools…
Read more »Empowering Scholarship: Generating Research & Writing from our Courses
Margarita Rayzberg (Sociology & Criminology)
Participants in this FLC will learn about and experiment with strategies for how to use the work we are already doing in the classroom to strengthen our research and publishing….
Read more »Teaching Underprepared Students and The Hidden Curriculum
Tiffany Kolba, Jenna Van Sickle
This FLC will focus on teaching underprepared students. Most of us have been increasingly encountering underprepared students in our courses. We will focus on addressing some of the main challenges,…
Read more »Fostering Community and Student Engagement
Stacy Hoult, Natalie Krivas
Participants in this FLC will experience the solutionary process of thinking and doing, while learning how to create spaces for students to become more actively involved in community. This solutions-oriented…
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