2012
CIRTL Coffee Hour 4/17: Alternative academic careers
Apr. 13, 2012—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 of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. This year’s...
Celebration of Teaching on May 2, 2012
Apr. 11, 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. The celebration includes remarks by: Richard McCarty, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dennis Hall, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the...
Join us for the SoTL Symposium on April 12
Apr. 9, 2012—On April 12, the Center for Teaching is excited to host the second annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium. This symposium provides an opportunity for participants in Cycle 3 of the Teaching Certificate Program to share their SoTL projects. By doing so, participants 1) develop deeper understandings of teaching and learning processes, 2) realize ways...
From the Stacks…
Apr. 7, 2012—Beyond Tests and Quizzes : Creative Assessments in the College Classroom by Richard J. Mezeske From the publisher… Because the drive toward external assessment speaks almost exclusively in terms of standardized testing, we need to be reminded of the internal purposes of assessment: measuring learning for both student and teacher so that instruction can be...
Contemplative Pedagogy
Apr. 5, 2012—In one way, contemplative pedagogy may be seen as something new and separate from other pedagogical innovations, but in another way it may also be seen as reflective if not summative of several more familiar strains of interest, attention, and improvement in college teaching.” ~ James Rhem, The National Teaching & Learning Forum (March 2012)...
Upcoming Event: SoTL Symposium
Apr. 4, 2012—The Center for Teaching is pleased to announce an upcoming event that merges research and teaching. A symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) will be held on April 12, 2012 from 4:00-5:30 at the Center for Teaching. The format will include: Roundtable sessions with fellow graduate students who’ve successfully applied their research...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight:David Petrain
Apr. 3, 2012—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, David Petrain, Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests: One of the most valuable and challenging characteristics of Classics as a discipline is its attempt to embrace the entire range of...
Are poster sessions or blogs part of your course? If so, we’d like to hear from you!
Apr. 2, 2012—The Center for Teaching is interested in hearing from Vanderbilt faculty and staff who are: – Using end-of-course poster sessions in which students share the results of their individual or team projects. For instance, senior lecturer Steve Baskauf uses a poster session as an opportunity for his introductory biology laboratory students to share the results of experiments they...
Upcoming Event: A Conversation among Students and Faculty: Describing, Achieving, and Sustaining Deep Learning
Mar. 21, 2012—Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! Date & Time: Thursday, March 22, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: Milt Cox, Educational Consultant Format: Conversation on Teaching Audience: Faculty, Students (Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Students), Post-docs, and Staff Instructors want the students in their courses to engage in deep learning, learning that is meaningful and...
Free Webinar with Howard Rheingold March 22
Mar. 20, 2012—The New Media Consortium will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday, March 22 with Howard Rheingold. RSVP for this live event. Rheingold is the author of best-sellers Virtual Reality, The Virtual Community, Smart Mobs, Net Smart, and editor of best-seller The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog which takes audiences on a journey through the human side of the technology-shaped future. In Rheingold’s...