Upcoming Teaching Workshop: Developing a Syllabus on November 4th
Oct. 28, 2013—From Idea to Artifact: Developing a Syllabus Date: Monday, November 4th Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Location: Center for Teaching Facilitator: Jessica Riviere Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs This workshop is aimed at graduate students who have an idea for a class, and want to expand that idea into a sample syllabus. Participants...
Beyond the Five-Page Paper: Representing Student Learning Visually
Oct. 28, 2013—by Derek Bruff, CFT Director Recently, CFT assistant director Nancy Chick and I led a workshop titled “Beyond the Five-Page Paper: Representing Student Learning Visually,” part of the CFT’s “Students as Producers” theme year. We don’t dismiss the importance of essays as formative and evaluative activities for students, but we do want to encourage instructors...
THATCamp Vanderbilt: Explore the Digital Humanities November 1-2
Oct. 25, 2013—The second annual THATCamp Vanderbilt will occur next Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, at the Vanderbilt Curb Center. Co-presented by the Center for Second Language Studies, the Curb Center, the Warren Center’s Digital Humanities Seminar, and the CFT, the event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested. THATCamp stands for...
The Mindful PhD: How It Works, II
Oct. 24, 2013—by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director I was thrilled when I learned the term “proprioception,” or our ability to sense the body and its movements in relation to the environment around us. I was deep into yoga at the time, and it gave me language (clunky, but useful) for something I found myself thinking about...
Upcoming Teaching Workshop for international TAs, October 31st
Oct. 24, 2013—Teaching in the U.S. Classroom: A workshop for international TAs Date: Thursday, October 31 Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm Location: Center for Teaching Facilitator: Nayana Bose Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs The workshop is designed to help international TAs effectively navigate the US classroom and gain a better understanding of Vanderbilt undergraduates. We will...
From a Student’s View: Solving a Campus Navigation Challenge
Oct. 22, 2013—by Julie Lapidot, CFT Student Assistant Today’s post is part of our “Students as Producers” theme year, as well as our irregular “From a Student’s View” blog series. Allanah Jackson is a Peabody sophomore who had the opportunity last spring to be a “producer” in her Human and Organizational Development (HOD) 1100 class, taught by...
CFT Offers New Guide: “Beyond the Essay: Making Student Thinking Visible in the Humanities”
Oct. 21, 2013—In August, the CFT announced a theme for much of our programming this year: Students as Producers. A new guide written by CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick applies this theme to the disciplines in the humanities. “Beyond the Essay: Making Student Thinking Visible in the Humanities” explores assignments that fulfill three goals: making student knowledge...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Luke Froeb on October 28th
Oct. 21, 2013—The Teaching Visits program is an important way by which the CFT promotes collaborative inquiry and reflection. Specifically, the Teaching Visits program provides 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...
The Mindful PhD: How It Works, I
Oct. 17, 2013—by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director My recent posts have been focused on issues of stress, mostly because I’ve seen the effects on my own life and worry about colleagues, students, and friends. Some of you have asked me to clarify how mindfulness works: what it actually does, how that happens, and what it looks...
Upcoming “Students as Producers” Conversation on Teaching, October 24th
Oct. 17, 2013—As part of our “Students as Producers” theme year, the Center for Teaching will share and explore ways that instructors can teach for this kind of learning. Students, particularly undergraduates, are often seen as “consumers” of knowledge, memorizing information delivered to them by professors during class and then simply repeating it back on exams and...