2010
CFT Annual Report 2009-2010
Oct. 13, 2010—The CFT released its 2009-2010 Annual Report late this summer. The report features information on our consultation services, programs, resources, and contributions to the Vanderbilt and larger academic community. The report also describes several highlights of the 2009-2010 academic year, including a visit to the CFT by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, our January GradSTEP...
Work at the Center for Teaching!
Oct. 13, 2010—The CFT has an opening available for a Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator coordinates the Center’s programs for graduate students and faculty, including orientations for new faculty and teaching assistants; conferences, workshops and working groups on teaching; training sessions for the Center’s graduate student staff; and ongoing programs such as the Teaching Certificate. This position...
10/20 Sustainability in the Classroom: Ecological Footprints
Oct. 13, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m. , Wednesday, October 20 Facilitator: Joe Bandy, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty Panelists: Beth Conklin, Anthropology; Andrea George, Sustainability and Environmental Management Office; and Michael Vanderbergh, Law Across the landscape of higher education there is growing interest in addressing issues of environmental sustainability in the classroom. To develop...
Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones – Some Resources
Oct. 12, 2010—What questions do you have about making productive use of your students’ laptops and smart phones? Submit them here via Google Moderator. Below you’ll find some resources relevant to today’s CFT workshop, “Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones.” CFT “Wireless in the Classroom” Teaching Guide – This guide includes...
Sustainability in the Classroom Events for Fall
Oct. 11, 2010—The CFT is proud to be a part of two exciting upcoming events that address issues of environmental sustainability in the curriculum. First, on World Environment Day, Wednesday, October 20th, from 4:10 to 5:30pm in the CFT workshop space, the CFT will host a conversation entitled, “Sustainability in the Classroom: Ecological Footprints.” Andrea George of...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Jinah Kim
Oct. 11, 2010—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Jinah Kim from the Department of History of Art talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. I strongly believe in active learning. By active learning, I mean that students participate actively and critically in the formation of their own...
10/13 Workshop: Tools for Creating a Back Channel in Your Classroom
Oct. 6, 2010—Time & Date: 12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, October 13 Location: Online Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff “What did he just say?” “Where in the reading was that?” “This seems related to what she mentioned last week.” Back channels has always existed but, up until...
10/12 Workshop: Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones
Oct. 5, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 12 Facilitator: Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Ken Debelak, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Betsy Kennedy, Nursing; and Jamie Pope, Nutrition Most Vanderbilt students own either a laptop or an Internet-enabled smart phone. Instructors who wish to...
10/11 Workshop: Writing a Teaching Statement
Oct. 4, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10—5:30 p.m., Monday, October 11 Facilitator: Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs When entering the job market, you need to be prepared to articulate your teaching values and methods for search committees, especially those that will not be able to observe you teaching. The goal of a...
Call for Proposals – NSF Cyberlearning Grant – Due January 17, 2011
Oct. 1, 2010—The National Science Foundation is requesting proposals for its “Cyberlearning: Transforming Education” grants. From the call for proposals: Through the Cyberlearning: Transforming Education program, NSF seeks to integrate advances in technology with advances in what is known about how people learn to better understand how people learn with technology and how technology can be used...