Archive for 2017

Introducing the 2017 Innovative Teaching Award Winners

The selection committee for the 2017-2018 Innovative Teaching Award would like to thank all of the nominees for their applications. Not surprisingly, the committee was impressed by all the effort, creativity, and thoughtfulness that the candidates put into their courses. We will be publishing interviews with all of the applicants in a series of blog […]

ITA 2016 Assignment Winner: Maddalena Marinari

This is one of a few interviews conducted by Lili Rothschild ‘17 with winners and previous nominees for the Gustavus Innovative Teaching Award. Nominations for this year’s awards should be emailed to innovate@gustavus.edu by November, 10th.  More details can be found at http://gustavus.edu/provost/faculty-l/attachments/innovate-award-rfp-2017.pdf Maddalena Marinari, Department of History, was awarded the Innovative Teaching Award (Assignment) […]

ITA 2016 Nominee: Valerie Walker

This is one of a few interviews conducted by Lili Rothschild ‘17 with winners and previous nominees for the Gustavus Innovative Teaching Award. Nominations for this year’s awards should be emailed to innovate@gustavus.edu by November, 10th.  More details can be found at http://gustavus.edu/provost/faculty-l/attachments/innovate-award-rfp-2017.pdf Valerie Walker, Department of Education, described two teaching innovations she has utilized […]

ITA 2016 Nominee: Debra Pitton and Amy Vizenor

This is one of a few interviews conducted by Lili Rothschild ‘17 with winners and previous nominees for the Gustavus Innovative Teaching Award. Nominations for this year’s awards should be emailed to innovate@gustavus.edu by November, 10th.  More details can be found at http://gustavus.edu/provost/faculty-l/attachments/innovate-award-rfp-2017.pdf Debra Pitton and Amy Vizenor, Department of Education, submitted an application for […]

Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) Available at Gustavus

Do you have a group or team project in your courses? Do you struggle with how to create student groups that work effectively? Wish you could easily and fairly integrate a peer evaluation? CATME is for you! CATME is a completely online-based tool that does two major tasks related to student groups:  allows you to […]

Introducing the 2016 Innovative Teaching Award Winners

Note: This is a repost from last academic year. Nominations for this year’s awards are due November 10th and should be emailed to innovate@gustavus.edu.  More details can be found at http://gustavus.edu/provost/faculty-l/attachments/innovate-award-rfp-2017.pdf  The selection committee for the 2015-2016 Innovative Teaching Award would like to thank all of the nominees for their applications. As the committee reviewed applications, […]