VITAL (Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning) provides and coordinates resources for faculty members from all disciplines who are interested in helping their students become more effective learners.

Services

• Consultations with individuals, departments or other groups interested in revising courses, reviewing curricula, exploring new teaching strategies, assessing students' learning, developing peer review processes, and related issues.
• Confidential classroom observations with constructive feedback.
• Instructional diagnosis of students' learning in individual courses.
• Workshops and informal discussion groups on issues such as balancing teaching and research, teaching large classes effectively, considering students' learning styles, and using instructional technology.
• Consultation for classroom videotaping.
• Program for new Villanova faculty members.

Resources

• Minigrants to support innovative teaching and learning.
• Library/resource center of books, journals, and other materials related to teaching and learning.
• Teaching Excellence newsletter.
• Teaching-Talk, the email discussion list for Villanova faculty members. Send an email to carol.weiss@villanova.edu, and she will send you information about how to subscribe to this list.