2015
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Anand Vivek Taneja
Oct. 15, 2015— Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month Anand Vivek Taneja, Religious Studies, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests. Anand Vivek Taneja I am an anthropologist of religion, and I work on new religious forms and inter-religious relations in modern South Asia. My book, Jinnealogy: Time, Islam,...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Dr. Lisa Guenther: Tuesday, Oct 20th
Oct. 14, 2015—Lisa Guenther, Associate Professor of Philosophy PHIL 2110: Contemporary Philosophy: Critical Responses to Mass Incarceration Lisa Guenther is Associate Professor of Philosophy. In PHIL 2110: Contemporary Philosophy: Critical Responses to Mass Incarceration, she engages students in critical discussions of the issues raised by mass incarceration in the US, and as she states, “asking both what...
In-Class Polling Systems, a Conversation on Digital Pedagogy – October 22nd
Oct. 13, 2015—Conversations on Digital Pedagogy: In-Class Polling Systems Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. Alumni Hall 201 Register Here When instructors think of educational technology used in the classroom, they tend to think of audio-video equipment like projectors and screens. However, there are other classroom technologies, ones that provide tools for engaging students in...
We are recruiting graduate students to participate in the BOLD Fellows program beginning in January 2016.
Oct. 13, 2015—The BOLD Fellows program is designed to help graduate student/faculty teams build expertise in developing online instructional modules grounded in good course design principles and our understanding of how people learn. STEM faculty members partner with graduate students or postdocs to design and develop online modules for integration into a course, either as a tool to promote flipping the classroom, a module...
October Blackboard Support Offerings
Oct. 12, 2015— Blackboard Support at the CFT will be offering training and support in October for faculty, graduate students, and staff using Blackboard. Come to our drop-in support hours: Monday, Oct 12th 1-3pm Monday, Oct 19th 1-3pm Monday, Oct 26th 1-3pm In addition, on Monday October 19, we will be offering a special workshop session called “Using Media in Blackboard” for...
Update on Faculty Teaching Visit with Dr. Douglas Clark: Thursday, Oct 15th Cancelled due to Fall Break
Oct. 9, 2015—Douglas Clark, Associate Professor of Teaching & Learning EDUC 7500: Design of Learning Environments with a Focus on Play Douglas Clark is Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching & Learning at Peabody College. His course, EDUC 7500: Design of Learning Environments with a Focus on Play, is a special topics course for doctoral and...
CFT Welcomes New Graduate Teaching Fellows
Sep. 18, 2015—This year’s Graduate Teaching Fellows are, left to right, Richard Coble (Religion), Ben Galina (Spanish & Portuguese), Brielle Harbin (Political Science), Jane Hirtle (Psychology and Human Development), and Danielle Picard (History).
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlights: Karen Hande and Ravindra Duddu
Sep. 17, 2015—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Karen Hande, Instructor in Nursing, and Ravindra Duddu, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, talk about their teaching philosophy and interests. Karen Hande My interest in teaching began when I precepted nurse practitioner students in my practice. It...
September Teaching Visit Opportunity
Sep. 15, 2015—The Teaching Visits program is an important way by which the CFT promotes collaborative inquiry and reflection, providing case-based opportunities for Vanderbilt teachers to consider choices they have when constructing their classes. A small group of visitors observes a host’s class on a selected day and then engages in an hour of conversation with the...
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching – Free Online Course Starts September 28th
Sep. 15, 2015—“An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching” is an open, online course designed to provide future STEM faculty—graduate students and post-docs—with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. The goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) faculty to be effective...