2012
Faculty: Visit William Caferro’s History class at next week’s teaching visit
Oct. 1, 2012—A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits for many years and they have been among the most productive and helpful events we...
Episode 37 – Student Learning on Display: Maleness in C-Ferns
Sep. 28, 2012—In this episode, CFT director, Derek Bruff, attends a student poster session where he talks with two first-year biology students about their research project investigating the effects of antheridiogen, the pheromone which determines the sexual phenotype of gametophytes, on the germination rates of maleness in C-ferns. http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/cftpodcast/ep37_cfern.mp3 [MP3, 7 min 53 sec] To better...
Meet CFT Graduate Assistant Katie McEwen
Sep. 27, 2012—As the CFT explores digital learning through the Coursera initiative, we’re glad to have help from Katie McEwen, who is working as a graduate assistant at the CFT this year. Katie is a doctoral student in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages. She specializes in 18th- to 20th-century German literature, with an emphasis on...
CSLS Event: Theme-Based Language Teaching in the 21st Century
Sep. 25, 2012—From the Center for Second Language Studies, one of the CFT’s campus partners… The Center for Second Language Studies is pleased to announce a talk, “Theme-Based Language Teaching in the 21st Century,” by Dr. Jianhua Bai, professor of Chinese at Kenyon College, on Friday, September 28th, at 3:10 p.m. in Furman Hall 114. This talk...
Upcoming Event: Feminist Pedagogies
Sep. 25, 2012—Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! Feminist Pedagogies Date & Time: Tuesday, October 2 4:10-5:30pm Join us for a discussion of feminist pedagogy, or teaching in ways that are informed by the feminist valuing of community, diversity, experience, empowerment, and a collaborative construction of knowledge. Panelists and participants will share how they implement these...
CIRTL Online Coffee Hour: Teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution, 9/27 at 1pm
Sep. 24, 2012—See below for this week’s offering from the CIRTL Network’s online coffee house series on building academic careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. This week’s coffee house features two Vanderbilt alumnae, Tara Davis (Mathematics) and Heather Whitney (Physics). Teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution Thursday September 27, 1-2pm Central Where do you want to teach? ...
Faculty: Visit Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey’s Psychology class at next week’s teaching visit
Sep. 24, 2012—A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits for many years and they have been among the most productive and helpful events we...
BRET Event: PhD Career Connections – Research Development and Administration
Sep. 24, 2012—PhD Career Connections: Research Development and Administration Tuesday, September 25 4:00-5:00PM 415A-D Light Hall Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development; advance registration is requested Panelists for this seminar include Vanderbilt PhD and postdoctoral alumni Dr. Julie Koh, Director of Foundation Relations, and Dr. Erica Bowton, BioVU Program Director for the Vanderbilt Institute for...
Ask Professor Pedagogy: Student Evaluations
Sep. 21, 2012—Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly those from Vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff. If you have a question that you’d like Professor P...
BRET event for those in biomedical sciences: Launching Your Academic Job Search
Sep. 19, 2012—Launching Your Academic Job Search & Preparing Your Application Materials Friday, September 21 2:30-4:00PM Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development and Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and presented by Dr. Cynthia Furhmann, Assistant Dean, Career and Professional Development, University of Massachusetts Medical School; advance registration is requested. This workshop will present information on how to...