I fixed your IValueConverter for you... as long as you are binding to Type objects, you'll need to create an instance and use the ToString() override on that instance instead. Keep in mind that this can get messy if you're classes have some crazy construction logic to them.
Use a DataTemplate and apply your converter there.
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