Author Archives: Wendy Verrei-Berenback
“Returning to the Classroom after the Election”
Whether or not we choose to engage students in dialogue about the election results, we should recognize that some students’ emotional responses may interfere with their ability to focus. This blog post by the University of Michigan’s Center for Research … Continue reading
De-Stressing Students
As we all know, the end of the semester is a stressful time for both faculty and students. While we can’t eliminate most of the causes of stress, we can mitigate stress’ negative effects on our physical and emotional states … Continue reading
The UVM Sustainability Faculty Fellows Program invites applications for its seventh year!
We are pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2015-16 cohort of the Sustainability Faculty Fellows Program. Applications are due on October 12, 2015. From the website: “This program seeks faculty who are committed to integrating interdisciplinary … Continue reading
Celebrate Earth Week with Burack Lecturer Teresa Balser
On April 20th and 21st, UVM welcomes Teresa Balser, Professor of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida and 2016 Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair to India. Dr. Balser is an internationally recognized scientist and educator. She has received numerous educational accolades … Continue reading
Sustainability GenEd News and Events
Some big news for sustainability at UVM: on Monday, March 9th, UVM’s Faculty Senate passed the resolution to require all undergraduate students entering UVM in Fall 2015 to meet the General Education Sustainability Learning Outcomes (SLO). While this is a … Continue reading
Exploring Contemplative Practices in Higher Education
This fall, the CTL sponsored a book group exploring contemplative teaching/learning methods. The book, Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning (Barbezat and Bush, 2013), describes a pedagogy that is based on long-established meditative practices … Continue reading
UVM Sustainability Faculty Fellows – Call for Applications
The UVM Sustainability Fellows Program invites applications for its sixth year! “This program seeks faculty who are committed to integrating interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability into the UVM curriculum. We seek to develop a learning community – a multidisciplinary cohort engaged … Continue reading
Seeking Comments – General Education Initiative Learning Outcomes in Sustainability
The UVM Faculty Senate Committee on Sustainability Learning Outcomes has announced that the draft outcomes are now available to the campus wide community and is asking for feedback. The outcomes were developed over nearly a year of discussions with the … Continue reading
UVM Multicultural Exposition: February 28th
The ALANA Coalition is proud to announce the UVM Multicultural Exposition on February 28th in Billings North Lounge from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The exposition will showcase faculty, staff, graduate students and our community members’ research, publications, art, and … Continue reading
More Tips on Infusing UDL into Your Teaching
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework, based in cognitive neuroscience, that encourages the design of flexible learning environments to accommodate a variety of learning styles and differences. This post focuses on one of the three core principles … Continue reading