Events

Description: Stephen Brookfield presents practical strategies at the foundational, intermediate, and advanced levels for promoting students' development of critical thinking skills. We'll be exploring the strategies he recommends and workshop participants will choose an idea and begin planning to implement it in one of their classes. In the workshop "Critical Thinking, Part 1: The Paul… Read More »Critical Thinking, Part 2: The Brookfield Approach

Description: Paul & Elder provide a holistic framework for critical thinking that balances emphases on character development as well as cognitive skills and habits. During this session, you'll consider personal and contextual factors that influence critical thinking including standards, elements, intellectual traits along with suggestions from Paul & Elder to increase student's critical thinking by… Read More »Critical Thinking, Part 1: The Paul & Elder Framework

Description: This semester, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles, procedures, functions, and systems of various VTSU campus partners. Each session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop." Then… Read More »Staying in the Loop Series – Advising

Description: This semester, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles, procedures, functions, and systems of various VTSU campus partners. Each session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop." Then… Read More »Staying in the Loop Series – McNair Scholars Program

Description: This one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to peer instruction as a high‑impact teaching strategy for increasing student motivation, engagement, and learning. Attendees will explore how intentionally designed and facilitated peer-to-peer discussions can promote active learning, deepen understanding, and foster a sense of student belonging. The session will focus on practical strategies for designing effective… Read More »Collaborative Learning: Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement Through Peer Instruction

Description: As we move towards 100% compliance with recent ADA digital accessibility regulations, we want to make you aware of the full and updated capabilities of Panorama, our accessibility tool in Canvas. This workshop will take you through the basic functions of Panorama and some of the more advanced remediation tools Panorama employs to support… Read More »Advancing Accessibility in Your Courses with New and Old Panorama Tricks (Presented by CCV)

Description: Stephen Brookfield presents practical strategies at the foundational, intermediate, and advanced levels for promoting students' development of critical thinking skills. We'll be exploring the strategies he recommends and workshop participants will choose an idea and begin planning to implement it in one of their classes. In the workshop "Critical Thinking, Part 1: The Paul… Read More »Critical Thinking, Part 2: The Brookfield Approach

Description: This semester, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles, procedures, functions, and systems of various VTSU campus partners. Each session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop." Then… Read More »Staying in the Loop Series – Disability Services

Description: This one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to the use of student choice in fostering motivation, engagement, and deeper learning. The session will introduce choice boards as a flexible instructional resource that provides structured options while maintaining alignment with course outcomes. Faculty will engage in hands-on activities to design or revise a choice board tailored… Read More »Providing Choices: Impact on Student Motivation and Engagement

Description: This semester, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles, procedures, functions, and systems of various VTSU campus partners. Each session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop." Then… Read More »Staying in the Loop Series – The Office of Culture and Institutional Excellence

Description: This semester, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles, procedures, functions, and systems of various VTSU campus partners. Each session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop." Then… Read More »Staying in the Loop Series – ROAD to Success

Description: This one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to the use of student choice in fostering motivation, engagement, and deeper learning. The session will introduce choice boards as a flexible instructional resource that provides structured options while maintaining alignment with course outcomes. Faculty will engage in hands-on activities to design or revise a choice board tailored… Read More »Providing Choices: Impact on Student Motivation and Engagement