Welcome to Villanova University! We are delighted that you are joining our teaching community, and we look forward to meeting you during the virtual orientation program, offered synchronously via Zoom, on Monday, January 8, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. The program has been designed to ensure a smooth, successful transition to your instructional role and familiarize you with mission, policies, and resources.
Zoom link for January 8th program
Link to register for the program by Fri. December 15th.
Prior to the program, you will be invited to participate in an asynchronous course on learning-centered online teaching offered in Blackboard. Please log into Blackboard and sign in with your Villanova email and password. Once in Blackboard, look under My Organizations on the right side of the page and then click on Seminar for Newly-Appointed Faculty at Villanova. The seminar offers videos, resources on student engagement and syllabus development, and other academic resources. You need to have a VU email and password to sign in (please reach out to the Office of the Provost for further details).
Please review the academic pieces of information listed below (PDF) before the start of classes.
Spring academic updates and information, January 4, 2024
Recommendations for A.I. generators such as ChatGPT, July 27, 2023
Guidelines for students regarding responsible academic use of A.I.-generated material, July 27, 2023
You may find helpful this week-by-week guide for teaching college courses available electronically through Falvey Library. Lang, J. (2008). On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching. Cambridge: MA: Harvard University Press.
This online resource has been designed to support you as
you begin to prepare your courses, develop course materials, and finalize
syllabi. Please contact us at vitalinfo@villanova.edu with your questions
and/or to schedule a virtual meeting.
Sponsors: Office of the Provost and Villanova
Institute for Teaching and Learning (VITAL)