Events Category
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Jay Clayton on October 15th
Oct. 8, 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...
Medical Education Grand Rounds, Tuesday, October 1st, Featuring CFT Associate Director Cynthia Brame
Sep. 23, 2013—The Office for Health Sciences Education, Educator Development Core and the Academy for Excellence in Teaching presents “Flipping the Classroom” In a recent article, this month’s speaker, Cynthia Brame, Ph.D., Assistant Director, at the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, characterized “flipping the classroom” as providing students with initial exposure to new material outside of class, usually via...
Upcoming “Students as Producers” Conversation on Teaching, September 25th
Sep. 18, 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...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Christopher Loss on September 24th
Sep. 17, 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 hour...
Upcoming Teaching. Writing. Learning: Conversation with Scott Juengel
Sep. 11, 2013— Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, the Writing Studio, and the Heard Library; “Teaching. Writing. Learning.” is a series of monthly lunchtime conversations for anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt to gather and discuss specific issues, hear an invited colleague briefly introduce a relevant best practice, hear a bit about other research-based practices, share one’s...
Conversations on Teaching Writing Under Way
Sep. 5, 2013—“Teaching. Writing. Learning.,” the new series of conversations on teaching writing across the campus, began last Wednesday. Emily King (English), Richard Lloyd (Sociology), and Jonathan Gilligan (Earth & Environmental Sciences) were the invited guests for kick-off event entitled “Starting the Conversation: A Panel on Inspiring Your Students to Write.” Emily emphasized the need to define...
Announcing the New Teaching Affiliates for 2013
Aug. 14, 2013—This year’s graduate student Teaching Affliliates are, left to right, Oscar Ayala (Biomedical Engineering), Karen Childress (Economics),Vivian Finch (German), Jane Hirtle (Psychology and Human Development), Mary Keithly (Chemistry), Matt Owen (History), Ryan Ortega (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Danielle Picard (History), Tessy Sebastian (Biological Sciences), and Ansley Quiros (History). The Center for Teaching is excited to...
Apply to be part of the Certificate in College Teaching
Jul. 5, 2013—The Center for Teaching is excited to offer, once again, opportunities for interested graduate students and postdocs to receive our Certificate in College Teaching. The purpose is to gain a clearer, deeper, more active approach to teaching and learning in higher education. The certificate focuses on the research on how people learn and best teaching practices,...
Teaching Workshops to Help You Prepare for Fall Courses
Jul. 3, 2013—During the week before classes begin, the CFT will be offering the following workshops for new and returning faculty: Flipping the Classroom Monday, August 19th 11:30-1:00 (lunch provided) Location: CFT Workshop Space Facilitator: Cynthia Brame, CFT Assistant Director With a new semester starting, it’s a good time to think about ways to ensure that your students...
Mark your calendar & spread the word about upcoming August orientations
Jul. 2, 2013—Teaching at Vanderbilt (TaV) , an orientation for junior and senior faculty new to Vanderbilt, will be held from 2 to 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, August 15th, 2013, in Buttrick 102. Those interested in attending should RSVP by August 8th by Registering Online or by calling the Center for Teaching at (615) 322-7290. CFT staff will be available for...