Tag: Curriculum

The Green Campus and Eco-Pedagogy

By Cynthia Rutz, Director, Valparaiso Institute for Teaching and Learning (CITAL)   Would you like to see VU become more sustainable? Then read on to learn about some green initiatives on campus. Alberto López Martín (WLC), VU’s first Faculty Development...
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Beyond Exams: Other Ways to Measure Student Learning

By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL Do you ever wonder whether your tests, exams, and assignments are really developing the skills you want your students to learn?  What would you like them to retain five minutes after your...
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Five Ways to Make Your Syllabus Awesome!

  by Jen Gregory, Director of Instructional Design  Spend some time planning (or reviewing) the course Imagine you signed up for an African safari.  You were told that you’d see lions, elephants, giraffes, rhino and zebras.  But at the end...
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