Teaching Demonstrations: Advice and Strategies

March 29, 2013 — by Adam Wilsman, Graduate Teaching Fellow If you’re on the academic job market, you may be hearing back from more schools each week as many start to make decisions about their open faculty positions.  If you’re among the lucky ones,...... KEEP READING »

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Measurement of ‘Learning Outcomes’ Comes to Graduate School

March 12, 2013 — “I just know it in my bones” is the rationale some professors might give to explain how they know whether or not their students have learned, writes David Glenn in an article posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education. This...... KEEP READING »

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gradLEAF pools resources from throughout the VU community

February 12, 2013 — gradLEAF is designed to be a one-stop shop for graduate student professional development needs. Drawn from offerings by schools and departments across the Vanderbilt community to provide students a matrix of offerings, the topics and resources have been vetted by...... KEEP READING »

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

January 4, 2013 — GTF Adam Wilsman discusses the upcoming gradSTEP session: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices. Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s...... KEEP READING »

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Save the Date: GradSTEP January 26, 2013

December 3, 2012 — 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. GradSTEP 2013 will focus...... KEEP READING »

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Graduate School workshop: “Academic Job Search & Interview” on Friday 11/16

November 14, 2012 — To better assist Graduate School students with preparing for their career searches, whether in academia, business/industry, non-profit sector or government, new services are now offered by the Graduate School beginning this fall. On Friday, November 16 from 3:00-4:30 Ruth Schemmer...... KEEP READING »

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Meet CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Adam Wilsman

October 25, 2012 — This fall, we’re introducing the CFT’s 2012-13 Graduate Teaching Fellows* individually to highlight their areas of expertise, interests, and specific CFT activities. Adam Wilsman is a Ph.D. student in History.  His dissertation, entitled “Our Enemy’s Enemy: Human Rights and the...... KEEP READING »

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Meet CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Katie Headrick Taylor

October 24, 2012 — This fall, we’re introducing the CFT’s 2012-13 Graduate Teaching Fellows* individually to highlight their areas of expertise, interests, and specific CFT activities. Katie Headrick Taylor is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Teaching and Learning in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody...... KEEP READING »

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Meet CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Jessica Riviere

September 14, 2012 — Over the next few weeks, we will introduce the CFT’s 2012-13 Graduate Teaching Fellows* individually to highlight their areas of expertise, interests, and specific CFT activities. Jessica Riviere is a Ph.D. student in German Literature and is writing a dissertation...... KEEP READING »

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Deadline approaching to register for Teaching in the US Classroom

September 4, 2012 — The International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) office and the Center for Teaching are sponsoring an 8-week seminar entitled “Teaching in the U.S. Classroom.”  This seminar is designed specifically for international Teaching Assistants (ITAs) and will be most helpful to...... KEEP READING »

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