Events Category
Registration available for the Professional Skills for Industry Careers BRET Symposium
Jul. 31, 2012— Time and Date: Monday, August 13, 1:30-5:00PM (main workshop) Tuesday, August 14, 9:00-10:30 (follow-up Q & A with workshop leaders) Location: Light Hall, room # TBA Who should attend the Professional Skills for Careers in Industry workshop? The workshop is for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in the sciences who are considering careers in...
Mark your calendar & Spread the Word: Upcoming Events & Orientations
Jul. 9, 2012—August Orientations Teaching at Vanderbilt, (TaV) an orientation for junior and senior faculty new to Vanderbilt will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012, at the CFT. Those interested in attending can RSVP by August 8th by Registering Online or by calling the Center for Teaching at (615) 322-7290. CFT staff will be...
Cumberland Project 2012 – Faculty Reflections
Jun. 11, 2012—This guest post comes from James Fraser, Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Development. He is also involved with the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment (VIEE) and the Program in American Studies. Fraser, along with 11 other participants, took part in a two-day retreat where instructors learned about the array of resources available...
Special lecture: Argumentative Writing and the Common Core
May. 18, 2012—Peabody’s department of Special Education and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center are co-sponsoring a Special Lecture this coming Monday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. The lecture, Argumentative Writing and the Common Core: Descriptive and Normative Considerations, will be given by Ralph Ferretti, Ph.D. (Professor of Education, University of Delaware). More details are available on the Kennedy Center website. Date: May...
Fall Orientations Scheduled for New Faculty and Teaching Assistants
May. 3, 2012—At Vanderbilt, we believe research and teaching can be — indeed must be — united. Just as you ask innovative and challenging questions in your research, your efforts in the classroom or the laboratory challenge your students to experience your discipline and the world in new and different ways. Each fall the Center offers two orientations:...
Join Us for the Celebration of Teaching on Wednesday!
Apr. 30, 2012—The CFT, in conjunction with the Graduate School, invite you to join us in celebrating teaching on the Vanderbilt campus and honor the 2012 recipients of the Center’s Teaching Certificate program on Wednesday, May 2 at 4:00pm at the Center for Teaching. Reception to follow program. We ask that you RSVP to the Celebration of Teaching by May...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Campus Collaborations
Apr. 27, 2012—The work of the Center to support teaching and learning at Vanderbilt takes many shapes and durations, ranging from single conversations to multi-year collaborative projects. In partnership with many other units across campus, we build bridges within the university, bringing together people with shared visions for teaching and learning who might not otherwise recognize the...
Connecting teaching & researching: SoTL Symposium Re-Cap
Apr. 25, 2012—Last week the CFT held a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium that offered a unique, interactive format aimed to give attendees practical knowledge and methods for developing, analyzing, applying, and sharing scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) work. Brought together to connect, exchange ideas and strengthen the research community in teaching and learning at...
Two Talks: Digital Devices in the Classroom & Upper-Level Physics Reform
Apr. 24, 2012—by CFT director Derek Bruff Vanderbilt is part of the CIRTL Network, a 25-institution group of universities collaborating on the preparation of science, engineering, and math graduate students and post-docs for future teaching roles. One of the CIRTL Network programs is the CIRTL Network Exchange, in which a grad student from one CIRTL campus visits...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight: Hosts, Presenters, Panelists, and Guests
Apr. 24, 2012—As part of our efforts to cultivate dialog about teaching and learning at Vanderbilt, the CFT often features faculty and student panelists at our events. The individuals listed below will be recognized at our Celebration of Teaching on Wednesday, May 2nd. We’re grateful to these members of Vanderbilt’s teaching community for sharing their time and experiences...