Workshop Resources
Please note: Any references to Blackboard refer to our previous learning management system. We have since transitioned to Canvas, which is now our current platform.
2026 Teaching Tools Symposium
The 2026 Teaching Tools Symposium brought faculty together for a hands-on morning of practical teaching technology, including Canvas tools, IgniteAI, Perusall, Top Hat, RATE, and more. Sessions focussed on boosting student engagement, simplifying grading, and using Canvas features more effectively—followed by lunch and open discussion.
Read more »Spring 2025: Teaching the Students We Have
This year’s workshop plenary featured Margarita Rayzberg (Sociology & Criminology) and members of the Student Expectations Task Force. Margarita gave a report on “Who are the students we have?” The…
Read more »2025 Teaching Tools Symposium
The 2025 Teaching Tools Symposium is a one-day professional development event at Valparaiso University focused on practical instructional technologies. The symposium features short, hands-on sessions highlighting tools such as Canvas features, Khanmigo, Perusall, and Top Hat, giving faculty opportunities to explore strategies that enhance teaching and learning.
Read more »Fall 2024: The Future of Higher Education
This year’s workshop featured guest speaker and Futurist Bryan Alexander, Ph.D. Dr. Alexander completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, with a dissertation…
Read more »Spring 2024: Celebrating Teaching & Learning Innovation
This year’s workshop plenary featured Jonathan Canning (Director of the Brauer Musuem of Art) and Lisa Jennings (Director of the Valparaiso University Experience). Jonathan provided an overview of exhibits planned…
Read more »Fall 2023: Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI
This year’s workshop featured guest speaker Derek Bruff, Ph.D. Dr. Bruff received his Ph.D. in Mathematics and has over twenty years of experience as an educator and academic leader in…
Read more »Fall 2023: Designing and Teaching Writing Assignments
University Writing Director Kelly Belanger is leading an August workshop on designing and teaching courses that include one or more writing assignments. This two-day workshop certifies faculty to teach VU’s general education…
Read more »Spring 2023: Artificial Intelligence
The Spring Workshop focused on Artificial Intelligence, including ChatGPT and was comprised of four breakout sessions: AI and Re-Imagining Writing Assignments, Creative Uses of AI, Academic Integrity and AI, and…
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