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Upcoming Teaching Visit Opportunity
Jan. 27, 2016—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 instructor...
BOLD Fellows Program Helps Develop Online Instruction
Jan. 26, 2016—Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching and the CIRTL Network (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) share a mission to enhance excellence in undergraduate teaching. The CFT and CIRTL are partnering to offer the BOLD Fellows program, which is support by NSF grant DUE-1231286 to the CIRTL Network. SPRING 2016 BOLD FELLOW TEAMS L to...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Gabriel Briggs
Jan. 25, 2016— Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Gabriel Briggs, English, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests. Gabriel Briggs The courses I teach reflect my broad interest in the intersection of race, gender, class, nation, and ethnicity in nineteenth-century American and African-American literature and culture. I want...
Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to Feature Grade Center
Jan. 22, 2016—Drop-in Support Hours for Spring Semester Blackboard Support at the CFT will be offering drop-in training and support for the spring semester for faculty, graduate students, and staff using Blackboard. Come get technical and pedagogical support from a team of Blackboard specialists during our drop-in support hours. We will begin each drop-in session with quick, 10-minute training...
The CFT is Hiring- Administrative Assistant II
Jan. 8, 2016—We are now accepting applications for an Administrative Assistant II position at the CFT. The Administrative Assistant II position will manage the Center’s budget, including the Center’s special projects fund, any gifts the Center receives, and a number of external grants in which the Center participates. This position will also assist with the human resource...
Local CIRTL Workshop on Evidence-Based Teaching
Dec. 15, 2015— VU-CIRTL is conducting an Evidence-based Teaching Workshop January 7th and 8th. The workshop is designed for future faculty with no experience with teaching as research however all graduate students, post docs, faculty, and staff are welcome. Workshop topics include how people learn, challenge-based learning, course design, assessment, classroom management, classroom technology, and scholarly resources....
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Anita Disney
Dec. 8, 2015— Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Anita Disney, Psychology, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. Anita Disney For many of our students, college will be their last engagement with structured learning. From the point of graduation forward, the extent to which we grow...
Upcoming Blackboard Support Offerings
Dec. 7, 2015—Textbook Integration with Blackboard Blackboard support at the CFT has been working with the bookstore, textbook publishers, and stakeholders across campus to integrate online textbook content with Blackboard courses. Beginning in the spring semester, many instructors will be able to connect their students’ online textbook work with Blackboard’s grade book and content areas. Please contact...
Course Design Consultations for University Course Proposals
Dec. 4, 2015—Last month Chancellor Zeppos launched the University Courses initiative, designed to promote cross-college teaching at Vanderbilt. These courses, taught by faculty outside of their home department or school or co-taught by faculty from different schools or colleges, will provide new opportunities for students at Vanderbilt to consider big questions and hard problems from multiple perspectives....
Upcoming Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdocs
Nov. 13, 2015—An Enticing Glimpse into Your Classroom: Crafting an Effective Teaching Portfolio In this workshop we will gather and select documentation to help capture your unique approach to teaching. As a participant, you will receive individualized feedback on your documents which will help you determine how best to describe your pedagogy and to discern which items...