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Library
The Center has a steadily growing library related to teaching and learning, including books, journals, and DVDs.
Located at the CFT (1114 19th Avenue South), the library holdings are listed in ACORN, Vanderbilt’s online library catalog. These holdings address a variety of issues, and are particularly rich in the areas of active and collaborative learning, course design, assessment, educational theory, and professional development.
New Books in the CFT Library
Beyond Tests and Quizzes : Creative Assessments in the College Classroom by Richard J. Mezeske From the publisher… Because the drive toward external assessment speaks almost exclusively in terms of standardized testing, we need to be reminded of the internal......
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The New Digital Storytelling by Bryan Alexander From the publisher… Digital storytelling uses new media tools and platforms to tell stories. The second wave of digital storytelling started in the 1990s with the rise of popular video production, then......
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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered: Institutional Integration and Impact By Pat Hutchings, Mary Taylor Huber, and Anthony Ciccone From the publisher… The authors, all of whom continue to be involved in this work, imagine a future “where the......
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The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course By Linda B. Nilson From the publisher… An instructor’s topical organization is the basic framework of his or her course as well as the core of the syllabus. This book......
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Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success & Retention in Higher Ed by Kathleen F. Gabriel From the publisher… As societal expectations about attending college have grown, professors report increasing numbers of students who are unprepared for the rigors of......
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From the CFT Blog
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Kimberly Bess Receives Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award » 5.15.12 -
From the Stacks… » 5.14.12 -
Teaching-as-Research Fellows Share Completed Projects » 5.11.12 -
CFT continues the Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group » 5.9.12 -
The CFT Welcomes New Assistant Director Cynthia Brame » 5.8.12