By Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave, Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices & Amelia Gentile-Mathew, Instructional DesignerAs the academic quarter comes to an end, and we approach finals week, it is important to review…
By Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave, Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices; Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning; Christina Paguyo, Director of Academic Assessment; Christine Vega, IRISE Postdoctoral Research…
By Virginia Pitts, Director of University TeachingIf you’ve ever had the experience of teaching to a screen full of black boxes in Zoom, you know it can feel like you…
By Professor Alexi Freeman, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Director of Externships & Social Justice InitiativesWhen the fall semester began this past August for Denver Law students, our…
Dear DU Friends,We know everybody in our community is experiencing heavy cognitive and emotional loads from COVID-19, racial reckonings, climate change, and politics. If you find yourself overwhelmed and stressed,…
By Virginia Pitts, Director of University TeachingIt’s an understatement when I say this will be a unique fall for all of us. Whether you are someone who is feeling excitement…
By Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave & Leslie Cramblet AlvarezWith only a few days to the start of the academic quarter and a myriad of tasks to complete, faculty members across the nation…
By Dr. Laura E. Sponsler, Morgridge College of EducationMany people in academia talk about faculty taking the summer off or “leaving” campus for summer. “Let’s work all summer long!” said…
What?The Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) conducted “I Wish…” interviews with five DU students to gain insight into their experience during the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At…
By Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave, Director for Inclusive Teaching Practices, and Kate Crowe, Associate Professor and Curator of Archive and Special CollectionsFor centuries, institutions of higher education across the nation have grappled…
