2011
Update: Belmont Teaching Center Symposium Canceled
Jan. 9, 2011—Due to the projected inclement weather tomorrow, Belmont University’s January Teaching Symposium (which we mentioned here on the blog a couple of weeks ago) has been canceled. We’ll be sure to let you know if the event is rescheduled for later in the spring semester. Image: “Snow in Crookes,” Paolo Margari, Flickr (CC). That’s England,...
Call for Proposals: The Cumberland Project – Due January 15, 2011
Jan. 7, 2011—In this time of environmental change and uncertainty, institutions of higher education play a vital role in helping the public meet the numerous challenges to sustainability. Many individuals and institutions have taken up this challenge, as evidenced by the development of organizations such as the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Chris Bennett
Jan. 6, 2011—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. In December 2010, Chris Bennett, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics talked about his teaching philosophy and interests. Since joining the Department of Economics in the Fall of 2008, I have had the opportunity to teach classes in statistics and...
New CFT Guide on Making Better PowerPoint Presentations
Jan. 5, 2011—by Derek Bruff, CFT Assistant Director Ever seen a bad PowerPoint presentation? Ever given one yourself? Although some have said that PowerPoint is evil (“Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.”), I assert that PowerPoint is merely a tool, one that can be used well or used poorly. Ways to use PowerPoint effectively aren’t always obvious, however....
New CFT Guide on Teaching with Ecological Footprints
Jan. 3, 2011—As part of the CFT’s ongoing work on sustainability across the curriculum, particularly the fall 2010 workshop “Sustainability in the Classroom: Ecological Footprints,” we’ve developed a new teaching guide titled “Teaching with Ecological Footprints.” What are ecological footprints? Ecological footprints are calculations of natural resource use that assess environmental impacts. Typically they measure levels of...