Ask Professor Pedagogy: Designing Learning Spaces

May 17, 2013 — Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly...... KEEP READING »

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Social Pedagogies: Language Teaching with Google Earth and Wikis

May 16, 2013 — by Andrew Greer, 2013 Teaching Certificate Recipient and 2012-13 SoTL Scholar Many of us have memories of foreign language classes with seemingly never-ending repetitions of semi-useful phrases. I remember learning German for years, only to be surprised by my lack...... KEEP READING »

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Tweets from the Celebration of Teaching: Scientists in the Classroom, Academic Inquiry, and Open Education

May 15, 2013 — by CFT Director Derek Bruff When I attend an academic conference, I’m particularly active on Twitter, live-tweeting the conference by sharing observations, reflections, questions, and resources. A conference backchannel can provide a space for discussion and networking, share highlights from...... KEEP READING »

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Lessons from the Cumberland Project: Teaching Sustainability across the Curriculum

May 14, 2013 — by Andrew Greer, 2013 Teaching Certificate Recipient and 2012-13 SoTL Scholar During the Celebration of Teaching on May 3, Jennifer Fay (Film Studies and English), James Fraser (HOD), and Larisa Grawe DeSantis (Earth and Environmental Sciences) discussed intriguing strategies to...... KEEP READING »

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Celebrating the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows

May 13, 2013 — The following is a short speech delivered by Assistant Professor of Theatre, Christin Essin, at the May 3, 2013 Celebration of Teaching.  In 2012-13, Christin was one of the Center for Teaching’s Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows.  She delivered these remarks...... KEEP READING »

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Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows Reflect on Exemplary Teaching

May 9, 2013 — by Lyndsey Fyffe, 2013 Teaching Certificate Recipient Exemplary teaching was the theme and mantra of the “Innovative and Effective Teaching by Junior Faculty: Cases from the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows” session at the May 3rd Celebration of Teaching at Vanderbilt....... KEEP READING »

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Teaching at Vanderbilt: A Dean’s Perspective

May 8, 2013 — by CFT Director Derek Bruff Last Friday, the Center for Teaching and the Graduate School honored the achievements of the Vanderbilt teaching community at our annual Celebration of Teaching, held this year at the Commons Center. We expanded the event...... KEEP READING »

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Ask Professor Pedagogy: Assigning and Grading Writing

May 3, 2013 — Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly...... KEEP READING »

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Announcing “Teaching & Learning Inquiry,” ISSOTL’s New Journal

April 29, 2013 — by CFT Director Derek Bruff I’m very pleased to share that news that the inaugural issue of Teaching & Learning Inquiry (TLI) is now available. This new journal “publishes insightful research, theory, commentary, and other scholarly works that document or...... KEEP READING »

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Ask Professor Pedagogy: Handling Overachievers

April 24, 2013 — by Adam Wilsman (Professor P. is outside flying a kite)   Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so...... KEEP READING »

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Ask Professor Pedagogy: Grading Efficiently

April 19, 2013 — Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly...... KEEP READING »

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CFT Position Opening – Program Coordinator II

April 19, 2013 — We’re hiring! We’re looking for an Program Coordinator II, so if you’re interested, please submit your application, and if you know of someone who might be interested, please spread the word. The Program Coordinator II coordinates the Center for Teaching’s...... KEEP READING »

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