Faculty Learning Communities: 2018-2019
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.
Faculty/Student Mentoring
Nancy Scannell and Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo
According to the Educational Advisory Board, mentoring is a high-impact practice fostering student satisfaction, sense of belonging, and overall success. What does good mentoring look like? How can we serve…
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John Ruff and John Fantuzzo
We would all like to have great conversations in our classes. But they are not always so easy to bring about. Students can be shy or tired or disinterested or…
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