CIRTLcast 5/12 – Classrooms Reconsidered: Engaging Students with Clickers
May. 5, 2010—From our colleagues at the CIRTL Network and CFT assistant director Derek Bruff: May 12: Classroom Reconsidered: Engaging Students with Clickers Wed May 12, 1 PM CT, Derek Bruff – 2p ET / 1p CT / 12p MT Classroom response systems (“clickers”) are technologies that enable teachers to rapidly collect and analyze student responses to...
Resources for Teaching in Times of Crisis
May. 4, 2010—Given the flooding in and around Nashville, the CFT would like to remind the Vanderbilt teaching community of our “Teaching in Times of Crisis” teaching guide. Even though it’s finals week, you might find some of the resources and perspectives in the guide useful. Whether local, national, or international in scope, times of crisis can...
Call for Proposals – CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Fellows Program – Due June 1, 2010
May. 4, 2010—As part of the CIRTL Network activities at Vanderbilt, the CFT co-sponsors the Teaching-as-Research (TAR) Fellows program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields at Vanderbilt. The call for proposals for fall 2010 Fellows can be found below. I. General CIRTL is the Center for Integration of Research,...
Call for Papers – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching – Due May 15
May. 3, 2010—Interested in sharing your scholarly work investigating teaching and learning? Submissions for the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning are due May 15th. CFT teaching consultants are available to provide feedback on papers before you submit them. Manuscripts for the July 2010 (Volume 4, No. 2) issue of International Journal for the...
Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation
May. 1, 2010—Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation , by Sharan B. Merriam, Jossey-Bass, 2009. From the publisher: This thoroughly revised and updated classic once again presents a practical guide to understanding, designing and conducting a qualitative research study, as well as, helps readers understand the theoretical and philosophical underpinning of this research paradigm. The...
Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of Mind
May. 1, 2010—Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of Mind, by Regan A. R. Gurung, Nancy L. Chick, and Aeron Haynie, Stylus Publishing, 2009. From the foreword… How do individual disciplines foster deep learning, and get students to think like disciplinary experts? With contributions from the sciences, humanities, and the arts, this book critically explores...
The Teaching Portfolio: A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions, 3rd Edition
May. 1, 2010—The Teaching Portfolio: A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions, 3rd Edition, by Peter Seldin, Anker Publishing Co., 2004. From the foreword… Since the publication of the first edition of this best-selling guide, tens of thousands of faculty have used The Teaching Portfolio: A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions to prepare...
Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Apr. 30, 2010—On March 30, the CFT hosted a Conversation on Teaching on the topic of “Sustainability Across the Curriculum.” A diverse group of faculty panelists offered perspectives from across the disciplines. Jack Barkenbus, an Associate Director of the Climate Change Research Network and a researcher at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment, began the conversation. ...
Expanded CFT Teaching Guide on Lecturing – Basics, Visuals, Interaction
Apr. 30, 2010—Leveraging resources collected for a spring 2010 workshop on engaging students in large lecture courses, the CFT has expanded its teaching guide on lecturing to include advice on the “basics” of effective learning, suggestions for PowerPoint slides and other visual elements of lectures, and strategies for fostering student engagement and interaction during lectures. Here’s an...
Better Course Evaluation Forms?
Apr. 29, 2010—This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education features an article on efforts around the country to improve the course evaluation forms students complete at the end of each semester. Ideas for improvement mentioned in the article inclue: Mechanisms by which departments and instructors can customized the standard forms used in their schools, such as those provided...