There’s a kind of joy that comes from following God’s call over a sustained period of time. In this installment of A Legacy of Teaching Excellence, Professor Ed Westbrook looks […]
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A Legacy of Teaching Excellence: Vince Gil
Imagine teaching the same class for decades. Only it wouldn’t really be the same class. Each set of students would bring their own questions, prior learning, and backgrounds. In this […]
Support Students in Developing Writing Skills
This article originally appeared in Bonni Stachowiak’s Toward Better Teaching: Office Hours Column on EdSurge. It is reposted here with permission. You can pose a question for a future column here. How […]
Keep Content Current in Canvas
This article originally appeared in Bonni Stachowiak’s Toward Better Teaching: Office Hours Column on EdSurge. It is reposted here with permission. You can pose a question for a future column here. NOTE: […]
Classroom Observation Overview
Through the promotion and tenure process at Vanguard, we have historically had chairs typically observe classes for summative reasons. However, we have had less of an emphasis on what is […]
Quality Teaching at Vanguard
Quality teaching has always been essential at Vanguard. However, in recent years there have been more attempts at defining what that actually means. Additionally, as our student demographics have changed […]
Discover – Culturally-Responsive Teaching And HSI
This conversation took place on December 5, 2018. The interview facilitators were Bonni Stachowiak and Shannon Jonsson. Participating on the panel were Drs. Tara Sirvent, Sylvia Kane, and Terrelle Sales. […]
Explore Principles of Academic Vocabulary Fluency
Students may enter courses with varying degrees of familiarity with the academic vocabulary and terminology specific to our discipline. As educators, we can provide classroom opportunities to further familiarize them […]
Use the Canvas Scheduler
What is the Canvas Scheduler? Scheduler is a Calendar tool that allows the instructor to create a virtual sign-up sheet or appointment groups within a course. Students can sign up […]
Do More with the Canvas Calendar
This video shares more ways you can leverage the benefits of the Canvas calendar. Calendar Elements Bonni Stachowiak describes the various elements of the Canvas calendar and how she sets […]