by Alec | Oct 2, 2022 | Faculty Development
In late August, Dr. Joya Misra led DU faculty and the inaugural DEAP teams in thinking through ways workload “dashboards” can help us better understand how service and other work is distributed in departments. Dashboards are one of many tools recommended by DU’s...
by Alec | Sep 21, 2022 | Teaching & Learning
Being a teacher and a scholar are not mutually exclusive, rather, these identities complement one another. When we cultivate a teaching practice informed by research and the available teaching literature in our field, we are engaging in scholarly teaching. At DU, the...
by Alec | Sep 3, 2022 | Faculty Development
Cognitive biases—the “mental shortcuts” we all use to help make quick decisions—are different from overt prejudice, but can still be detrimental to members of underrepresented groups. In the promotion and tenure process, these subtle preferences (like a tendency to...
by Alec | Jun 5, 2022 | Faculty Development
By: Virginia Pitts, Director of University Teaching, Office of Teaching and Learning On May 17, as part of the Provost’s Conference Series, Drs. Noah Finkelstein and Sarah Andrews joined us once again, as part of a campus-wide initiative to reimagine the teaching...
by Alec | Jun 5, 2022 | Faculty Development
Joined by Provost Mary Clark, Dr. Laura Sponsler led a conversation examining DU’s progress toward the priorities outlined in her 2021 white paper, “Institutionalizing a Culture of Respect for Teaching and Professional Faculty.” Sponsler reviewed the five essential...
