2017
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Kanah Lewallen
Dec. 17, 2017—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Kanah Lewallen, nursing, talks about their teaching philosophy and interests. Within the School of Nursing, I have the pleasure to instruct students in the Adult Gerontological Primary Care and Family Nurse Practitioner programs. My teaching philosophy is primarily focused...
Brightspace Support Hours for December
Dec. 16, 2017—We will have regular support including email, phone, and in-person support available through Tuesday, December 19th. We will be providing email only support on the following days through the end of December: Wednesday, December 20th 7am-11pm Tuesday, December 26th 10am-12pm and 4-6pm for live email support Thursday, December 28th 10am-12pm and 4-6pm for live...
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Teresa Dunleavy
Dec. 15, 2017—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Teresa Dunleavy, Teaching & Learning, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. I am a learner. I am a teacher. I am a teacher educator. In my work, I strive toward equity in mathematics education. These identities are a...
The CFT is Hiring – Assistant Director Applications Due January 22nd
Dec. 7, 2017—The Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching is seeking an Assistant Director who will promote effective teaching across campus. The Assistant Director will work with graduate students, faculty, and others in the Vanderbilt teaching community to enhance student learning through the use of research-based practices in university teaching. The Assistant Director will report to the Director...
Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials: Bryan Lowe
Nov. 28, 2017—A blog series by Bryan Lowe, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Religious Traditions of Japan and Korea At the Association of Asian Studies Annual meeting this past March, I organized a roundtable entitled: “Digital Pedagogy for the Analog Past: Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials.” The idea was to have...
Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials: Will Fleming
Nov. 16, 2017—A blog series by Bryan Lowe Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Religious Traditions of Japan and Korea At the Association of Asian Studies Annual meeting this past March, I organized a roundtable entitled: “Digital Pedagogy for the Analog Past: Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials.” The idea was to have...
Latest Podcast Episodes on Ed Tech in Higher Education
Nov. 14, 2017—In the latest episode of Leadning Lines, we talk with Gilbert Gonzales, assistant professor of health policy at Vanderbilt. He discusses his interest in designing assignments for students that give them opportunities to make a different in the world outside their classroom. One of those assignments was “Health Policy Radio,” a podcast that he and his...
Brightspace Drop-in Hours for November
Nov. 13, 2017—During drop-in hours, faculty and staff who have Brightspace-related questions can stop by the workshop space of the CFT (even without an appointment) and find a team of specialists ready to assist. * Mondays 9-11am and 2-4pm Tuesdays 9-11am Wednesdays 2-4pm Fridays 9-11am We will not be holding drop-in hours during the week of Thanksgiving, however,...
Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials: Halle O’Neal
Nov. 9, 2017—A blog series by Bryan Lowe Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Religious Traditions of Japan and Korea At the Association of Asian Studies Annual meeting this past March, I organized a roundtable entitled: “Digital Pedagogy for the Analog Past: Technological Tools and Methods for Teaching Premodern Japanese Materials.” The idea was to have...
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Sara Mayeux
Nov. 7, 2017—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Sara Mayeux, Law, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. Sara Mayeux I teach Constitutional Law II, which is a large, upper-level law school course focused primarily on the Fourteenth Amendment, including equal protection and due process, and individual...