Vanderbilt’s Newest Digital Learning Initiative

September 19, 2012 — By Derek Bruff, CFT Director This morning Vanderbilt announced a new partnership with the digital learning consortium Coursera.  Coursera is an online platform for open-access, non-credit classes, available at no cost to participants.  Such courses have been dubbed “MOOCs,” or...... KEEP READING »

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CFT Staff Can Help You Prepare for Fall Teaching

August 8, 2012 — Faculty and graduate student instructors preparing for fall courses are encouraged to take advantage of the CFT’s consultation services.  Consultants are available to help you clarify the goals you have for your students’ learning and find ways to align your...... KEEP READING »

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From the Director

August 3, 2012 — It’s been fascinating in recent weeks to read story after story about open, online education.  Last spring, online courses at a handful of universities attracted hundreds of thousands of students.  This summer brought news of more institutions experimenting in this...... KEEP READING »

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Reflecting On Your Teaching

June 7, 2012 — The regular academic year is over, grades are in, and graduations have been celebrated. As Nashville rolls into its hottest months, now is the ideal time to reflect on your teaching this year. Such reflection may take the form of...... KEEP READING »

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Interpreting and Making Sense of Course Evaluations

December 14, 2011 — As the semester draws to a close, our students are given the opportunity to provide us with a potentially valuable source of feedback on our teaching and its effects on their learning.  You may find it challenging, however, to interpret...... KEEP READING »

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CFT Staff Can Help You Prepare for Fall Teaching

August 12, 2011 —   Faculty and graduate student instructors preparing for fall courses are encouraged to take advantage of the CFT’s consultation services.  Consultants are available to help you clarify the goals you have for your students’ learning and find ways to align...... KEEP READING »

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Make the Most of Your Course Preparation Time This Summer

June 13, 2011 — Summer time is here, and many faculty members have a break from their usual schedules, a chance to slow down a bit and start planning their fall courses.  If you’ve got a breather, you may find this an opportune time...... KEEP READING »

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Reflecting On and Documenting Your Teaching Experiences

June 10, 2011 — Reflecting on Teaching:  What?  For Whom?  Why? Often, the motivation to improve one’s teaching by revising practices or experimenting with new initiatives stems from reflection.  This reflection often focuses on feedback received from others, such as student evaluations or peer...... KEEP READING »

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Educational Components in Your Grant Proposal? The CFT Can Help!

April 13, 2011 — “The CFT consultant’s comments and suggestions greatly improved the educational components of my NSF grant proposal, making it a true CAREER one.” – Assistant Professor, Arts & Science Many research grants now require faculty members applying for them to consider...... KEEP READING »

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Vanderbilt View Article about CFT’s Junior Faculty Teaching Fellowship Highlights Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman

April 12, 2011 — Teaching Well by Joan Brasher  The Center for Teaching’s new fellowship helps junior faculty craft their curriculum   Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman knows a lot about economics, the Talmud, rabbinic ordination and more. But when he arrived at Vanderbilt in 2009, there...... KEEP READING »

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