Tag: faculty development

The Humane Syllabus

By Cynthia Rutz, Director, Valparaiso Institute for Teaching and Learning (CITAL) As we know all too well, both faculty and students have been worn down by the pandemic. In particular, the mental health of our students has suffered. Even before...
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Write More by Joining the Faculty Writing Circle

by Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL Dear Colleagues: Would you like to get more writing done this semester?  A great way to help you achieve your writing goals is to join the Faculty Writing Circle facilitated by CITAL...
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Preventing Faculty Burnout

Preventing Faculty Burnout CITAL Guest Blogger: Stewart Cooper, Director of Counseling Services and Professor of Psychology The concept of burnout was developed in early 1980s. The term attempts to capture an array of symptoms that are a serious health and...
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