Tag: faculty development
Best Practices for Online Teaching: Quality Matters
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL As many of you know, the market for online classes is growing. Even students who live on campus want the option of taking at least one online class per semester. That is...
The Visiting Faculty Fellows Program
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL Each year CITAL’s Visiting Faculty Fellows Program offers our visiting faculty a chance to enhance their CV by getting to know the work of one department or office on campus. We hope...
The Power of Leadership in Learning
By Ed Finn, Executive Director, CITAL I was fortunate to attend the 26th Annual International Leadership Association (ILA) Global Conference in Chicago, November 7-10. The impact of leadership in higher education cannot be overstated. In this article, I will mention...
Two Responses to AI and An Innovative Approach to Teaching Ethics
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL In this blog I will share with you three more sessions from the recent Lilly Conference that could be helpful for your own teaching. The first two sessions have very different approaches...
Check-Ins to Foster Community and Building Your Students’ AI Toolbox
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL I recently attended the Lilly Conference on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in Traverse City, Michigan. In this blog I will share with you two sessions that could be helpful for your own...
Improving your Writing with Valpo’s Writing Circle
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL This summer, a group of faculty and staff met weekly to work on their writing. In this article Stacy Hoult (FORL), Natalie Krivas (English), Margarita Rayzberg (Sociology), Stefanie Heinrich (Graduate & Online...
Reimagining the Curriculum
By Theresa Carroll (CONHP), Alberto López Martín (World Lang & Culture), and Karen Hernes (CONHP) Several of your colleagues have been working to increase underrepresented voices in their courses as part of the “Reimagining the Curriculum'' (RIC) Initiative. These faculty...
Fostering Community and Student Engagement
By Natalie Krivas (English) & Stacy Hoult (World Languages & Cultures) For the past year, a group of Valpo faculty and staff have been meeting as a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) to discuss Fostering Community and Student Engagement. FLC members...
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...
Using Student Groups Effectively
By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL Putting students in groups during class improves engagement, retention of knowledge, and deep learning according to several studies (see list of further resources at the end of this article). Students learn better...