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JFTF Spotlight
Jan. 24, 2023—Each year, the CFT highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Stephanie Budwey from the Vanderbilt Divinity School talks about her journey so far as a Fellow. I am the Luce Dean’s Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor of the History and Practice of Christian Worship and the Arts and Director of the...
Events on Inclusive Excellence in Science Education
Jan. 23, 2023—As you may have heard when it was initially reported here, Vanderbilt University was selected to receive an Inclusive Excellence-3 grant, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Program, to support inclusive learning and exploration. Funded by this grant and co-sponsoring departments, there are several upcoming events on inclusive learning that program co-directors Cynthia Brame...
Welcome to Brian Delevie!
Jan. 23, 2023—We at the Center for Teaching are proud to welcome Brian Delevie as our newest Associate Director. Brian received his MFA from the University of Houston and his Doctorate in Education from the University of Colorado, Denver. Before coming to Vanderbilt, Brian worked at UC Denver as Associate Professor of Digital Design and Co-Founder/Co-Director of...
CHPP Fellows Course Design Seminar
Nov. 8, 2022—This Fall the CFT has had the pleasure to get to know and to support Vanderbilt’s Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Fellows by hosting a Course Design Seminar for them. Established by the College of Arts & Science and funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities American Rescue Program, the Vanderbilt Collaborative...
Giving Students Feedback
Nov. 5, 2022—At this time in the semester when students are handing in an assortment of assignments, it is important to provide meaningful feedback to guide their future performance and support their growth. Effective feedback can come in a variety of forms, but students find it most helpful when it is educative about what they are doing...
CFT Resources Highlight
Nov. 3, 2022—In the second half of the semester, you might be thinking about the most effective and efficient ways to assess the good work your students are doing. The CFT has guides to help:CFT Teaching Guides: Writing Science Exams and Assessing Student LearningThese two guides provide guidance, ideas, and resources for instructors creating a range of different kinds of...
Rubrics Workshop
Oct. 17, 2022—Workshop Date: Thursday, November 3rd Time: 12:00-1:00pm Location: CFT classroom (1114 19th Avenue South, 3rd floor) Click here for location information Facilitator: Stacey Johnson, Assistant Director for Educational Technology at the Center for Teaching Feedback and grades should convey to students where they are succeeding and where they need to invest more effort in order to...
TAO (Teaching Assistant Orientation) Success
Sep. 14, 2022—From August 15 to 17, the CFT hosted a three-day Teaching Assistant Orientation (TAO) to help prepare new Teaching Assistants for their new teaching duties that could include grading, consulting with students during office hours, leading a discussion or problem sessions, teaching labs, or giving lectures. This year, a total of 265 new TAs and...
Teaching, Difference, and Power Learning Community: Anti-Racist Teaching
Sep. 13, 2022—This academic year, the CFT is co-hosting a learning community with Meredyth Wegener (Neuroscience) on anti-racist teaching with the goal of better understanding how higher education systems, teaching and learning practices, and our disciplines can resolve rather than reproduce racial marginalization and exclusion. Discussion will largely focus on the challenges and opportunities white anti-racist educators...
From the Director, Joe Bandy
Sep. 12, 2022—As many of you may already know, Derek Bruff is stepping down as Assistant Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching in order to pursue other job opportunities. We wish to thank him for his leadership and for his commitments to improving teaching and learning across the university. In this moment of change,...