Celebration of Teaching Spotlight – Workshop Panelists
Apr. 28, 2010—As part of our efforts to cultivate dialog about teaching and learning at Vanderbilt, the CFT often features faculty and student panelists at our workshops. The 34 panelists featured at this year’s CFT workshops will be recognized at our Celebration of Teaching on May 6th. We’re grateful to these panelists for sharing their time and...
Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – Unanswered Questions
Apr. 27, 2010—On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.” About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion. Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean of Admissions), Susan Kevra (French, American Studies), and Adam List (Chemistry). The following questions were...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight – Teaching Certificate Graduates
Apr. 26, 2010—This year’s graduates of the CFT’s Teaching Certificate program (co-sponsored by the Graduate School) will be recognized at our Celebration of Teaching on May 6th. We have eight graduate students finishing the program this year, including students from the Graduate Department of Religion, Peabody College, and the basic sciences at the Medical Center. These students...
Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – Communicating Expectations to Students
Apr. 23, 2010—On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.” About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion. Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean of Admissions), Susan Kevra (French, American Studies), and Adam List (Chemistry). One of the questions...
Announcing the 2010-11 Graduate Teaching Fellows and Teaching Affiliates
Apr. 22, 2010—The CFT is glad to announce our 2010-11 Graduate Teaching Fellows and Teaching Affiliates. Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) are employed for the entire academic year and engage in a variety of CFT activities around training and supporting teaching assistants across the university. Teaching Affiliates prepare and lead sessions at our annual Teaching Assistant Orientation in...
Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – What Is Deep Learning?
Apr. 21, 2010—On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.” About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion. Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean of Admissions), Susan Kevra (French, American Studies), and Adam List (Chemistry). One of the questions...
Should Doctoral Education in the Humanities Be a Marathon?
Apr. 20, 2010—The April 9th Chronicle Review includes an essay titled “Doctoral Education Shouldn’t Be a Marathon” by Lee Shulman, president emeritus of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In the essay, Shulman argues that doctoral education in the humanities could benefit from adopting some of the pedagogical practices of education in the professions (law,...
Science, Math, and Engineering Grad Students Engage in Teaching-as-Research
Apr. 19, 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. CIRTL defines TAR as follows: “Teaching-as-Research involves the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices...
Episode 21 – Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Apr. 18, 2010—Colleges and universities play a vital role in ensuring that students acquire the knowledge and skills to meet the sustainability challenges of the future. This panel talks about both disciplinary and interdisciplinary opportunities and challenges prompted by tackling complex environmental problems in the classroom. According to what definition and principles of sustainability can we educate...
CIRTL Network Coffee Hour 4/21 – Academic Careers: Where Are Grads Going and Why?
Apr. 16, 2010—From our colleagues at the CIRTL Network: Join a CIRTL Network Online Coffee Hour April 21 at 2 pm CT (1 MT/3ET) a time to get together to informally talk with others throughout the CIRTL Network. Mark Connolly will be facilitating a discussion on: Academic careers: Where are grads going and why? Is being a...