Written by Megan Haskins, Faculty Developer of Integrative Learning and High Impact PracticesA core element of active learning is group work. In some cases, this includes formal group projects while…
By Jeff Schwartz, OTL Instructional DesignerIt took me years to realize that I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel with every course I taught. I became a better teacher (not…
By Jeff Schwartz and Vince Tango, Instructional DesignersWhen we tell people that we are Instructional Designers, they usually smile and say, “Great…what is that?”It’s not a very transparent title, we…
By Megan Haskins, Faculty Developer of Integrative Learning and High-Impact Practices, and Paula von Kretschmann, Instructional Designer.Overview of collaborative assignmentsInstructors in STEM fields are uniquely positioned to integrate High-Impact Practices…
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 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…
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…
OneNewThing Global Issues Research Practicum Winter Quarter, 2018 By Kate Tennis I have been teaching the Global Issues Research Practicum course at the Korbel School of International Studies for almost…
Campus colleagues, This school year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (roughly May 5 to June 5, 2019) overlaps with the end of spring semester, and falls entirely within the…
