2012
Join Us for the Celebration of Teaching on Wednesday!
Apr. 30, 2012—The CFT, in conjunction with the Graduate School, invite you to join us in celebrating teaching on the Vanderbilt campus and honor the 2012 recipients of the Center’s Teaching Certificate program on Wednesday, May 2 at 4:00pm at the Center for Teaching. Reception to follow program. We ask that you RSVP to the Celebration of Teaching by May...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Campus Collaborations
Apr. 27, 2012—The work of the Center to support teaching and learning at Vanderbilt takes many shapes and durations, ranging from single conversations to multi-year collaborative projects. In partnership with many other units across campus, we build bridges within the university, bringing together people with shared visions for teaching and learning who might not otherwise recognize the...
Connecting teaching & researching: SoTL Symposium Re-Cap
Apr. 25, 2012—Last week the CFT held a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium that offered a unique, interactive format aimed to give attendees practical knowledge and methods for developing, analyzing, applying, and sharing scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) work. Brought together to connect, exchange ideas and strengthen the research community in teaching and learning at...
Two Talks: Digital Devices in the Classroom & Upper-Level Physics Reform
Apr. 24, 2012—by CFT director Derek Bruff Vanderbilt is part of the CIRTL Network, a 25-institution group of universities collaborating on the preparation of science, engineering, and math graduate students and post-docs for future teaching roles. One of the CIRTL Network programs is the CIRTL Network Exchange, in which a grad student from one CIRTL campus visits...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Hosts, Presenters, Panelists, and Guests
Apr. 24, 2012—As part of our efforts to cultivate dialog about teaching and learning at Vanderbilt, the CFT often features faculty and student panelists at our events. The individuals listed below will be recognized at our Celebration of Teaching on Wednesday, May 2nd. We’re grateful to these members of Vanderbilt’s teaching community for sharing their time and experiences...
The Future of Educational Technology?
Apr. 23, 2012—by CFT Director Derek Bruff I’m currently serving on a committee tasked by the Chancellor to explore how the university can use digital technologies, particularly social media, to enhance our teaching, research, and service missions. Each committee member is taking a turn to share the current technology landscape at Vanderbilt as s/he sees it. My...
Student Learning on Display
Apr. 20, 2012—by CFT Director Derek Bruff Yesterday I attended the School of Engineering Senior Design Day and spoke with many of the students (including a few of my own) about their senior design projects. I was impressed by what these students have accomplished this year and with the perseverance they developed tackling unsolved, open-ended, and challenging...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Teaching Certificate Recipients
Apr. 20, 2012—The CFT, in conjunction with the Graduate School, invite you to join us on Wednesday, May 2nd in celebrating teaching on the Vanderbilt campus, including the 2011-12 recipients of the Teaching Certificate: Jenna Toennies Gorlewicz, Mechanical Engineering Mike Myers, Mechanical Engineering Margarita Prieto, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Elizabeth Adolph, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Jessica Riviere,...
Using Twitter to Talk about Teaching
Apr. 18, 2012—by CFT Director Derek Bruff If you’re skeptical about the value of Twitter as a social networking platform, James Lang’s latest Chronicle of Higher Education column, “Using Twitter to Talk about Teaching,” is worth a read. Lang was skeptical of Twitter at first, but he has now embraced it as a source of ongoing professional...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows
Apr. 16, 2012—The CFT, in conjunction with the Graduate School, invite you to join us on Wednesday, May 2nd in celebrating teaching on the Vanderbilt campus, including the 2011-12 Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows: Jon Edd, Mechanical Engineering Humberto Garcia, English Amanda Goodwin, Political Science Emily Nacol, Political Science Evelyn Patterson, Sociology David Petrain, Classics Paul, Stob, Communication...