CIRTL Online Coffee Hour: Teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution, 9/27 at 1pm

September 24, 2012 — See below for this week’s offering from the CIRTL Network’s online coffee house series on building academic careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. This week’s coffee house features two Vanderbilt alumnae, Tara Davis (Mathematics) and Heather Whitney (Physics). Teaching at...... KEEP READING »

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SoTL Scholars Program

July 10, 2012 — Interested in digging into your teaching methods? Investigating the efficacy of your exams or writing assignments? Inquiring into how to facilitate student engagement or better promote the reading practices of your discipline? If so, apply to the CFT’s SoTL Scholars...... KEEP READING »

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SoTL Spotlight: Bringing a Scholarly Approach to Vanderbilt’s Classrooms

February 29, 2012 — by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director Nancy is the author of a variety of SoTL articles and book chapters, as well as co-editor of two books on signature pedagogies and co-editor of Teaching & Learning Inquiry, the official journal of the International...... KEEP READING »

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Helping Future Faculty “Come Out” As Teachers (POD Essays on Teaching Excellence)

February 28, 2012 — CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick previews an essay by Mark R. Connolly, University of Wisconsin-Madison, appearing in Essays on Teaching Excellence published by the Professional and Organizational Network in Higher Education. Connolly places the experience of doctoral students interested in teaching...... KEEP READING »

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GradSTEP recap: Humanities and Social Sciences Panel

February 1, 2012 — Making the Transition from Student to Professor: Humanities and Social Sciences Panel What happens after a successful job search? This year’s GradSTEP event featured two panels of recent PhDs who have made the transition from grad student to full-time faculty jobs....... KEEP READING »

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GradSTEP: Reminder!

January 20, 2012 — We’ve planned a day of engaging, provocative and enriching discussions and we’re looking forward to hosting GradSTEP tomorrow!  This annual event was created in 1999 by graduate fellows at the CFT to serve teaching and professional development needs of grad students...... KEEP READING »

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GradSTEP Preview: More about the Panels

January 19, 2012 — Over 4,500 colleges and universities grant Associates, Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. All together, they educate 20.7 million students. Less than 300 colleges and universities (6%) grant more than 20 Ph.D. degrees each year. The diversity of American higher education...... KEEP READING »

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Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn: A Spring 2012 Graduate Course

January 6, 2012 — Grad students in science and engineering fields with an interest in teaching take note: The Department of Physics and Astronomy is offering a one-credit, graduate-level course on science pedagogy. PHYS302: Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn Course #13242 Directed readings...... KEEP READING »

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GradSTEP: Graduate Student Teaching Event for Professional Development

December 16, 2011 — Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. All Vanderbilt graduate and professional students, as well as post-doctoral fellows, are invited to attend. The 2012 GradSTEP event...... KEEP READING »

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CIRTL Coffee Hour 11/15: Continuing STEM education work as faculty (featuring Vanderbilt’s Robert Webster)

November 11, 2011 — The 2011-2012 CIRTL Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series is facilitated by a mix...... KEEP READING »

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