Events Category
10/21 Workshop: Tell Your Story Now…Digitally!
Oct. 14, 2010—Time & Date: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 21 Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and...
10/20 Sustainability in the Classroom: Ecological Footprints
Oct. 13, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m. , Wednesday, October 20 Facilitator: Joe Bandy, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty Panelists: Beth Conklin, Anthropology; Andrea George, Sustainability and Environmental Management Office; and Michael Vanderbergh, Law Across the landscape of higher education there is growing interest in addressing issues of environmental sustainability in the classroom. To develop...
Sustainability in the Classroom Events for Fall
Oct. 11, 2010—The CFT is proud to be a part of two exciting upcoming events that address issues of environmental sustainability in the curriculum. First, on World Environment Day, Wednesday, October 20th, from 4:10 to 5:30pm in the CFT workshop space, the CFT will host a conversation entitled, “Sustainability in the Classroom: Ecological Footprints.” Andrea George of...
10/13 Workshop: Tools for Creating a Back Channel in Your Classroom
Oct. 6, 2010—Time & Date: 12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, October 13 Location: Online Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff “What did he just say?” “Where in the reading was that?” “This seems related to what she mentioned last week.” Back channels has always existed but, up until...
10/12 Workshop: Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones
Oct. 5, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 12 Facilitator: Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Ken Debelak, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Betsy Kennedy, Nursing; and Jamie Pope, Nutrition Most Vanderbilt students own either a laptop or an Internet-enabled smart phone. Instructors who wish to...
10/11 Workshop: Writing a Teaching Statement
Oct. 4, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10—5:30 p.m., Monday, October 11 Facilitator: Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs When entering the job market, you need to be prepared to articulate your teaching values and methods for search committees, especially those that will not be able to observe you teaching. The goal of a...
10/7 Workshop: Digital Storytelling: An Ancient Art Finds a New Age
Sep. 30, 2010—Time & Date: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Thursday, October 7 Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Jay Clayton, English; Matt Hall, Information Technology Services; and Jonathan Rattner, Film Studies Digital Storytelling in higher education emerged in the late nineties when UC Berkeley, collaborating with a...
CFT Co-sponsors International Lens Film Series Event
Sep. 29, 2010—Entre les Murs (The Class): Connection and Conflict in the Classroom (Part of Vanderbilt’s International Lens Film Series) Time & Date: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 5 Location: Sarratt Cinema Facilitator: Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty; Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Students; Post-docs; and Staff The 2008 French film Entre les Murs (The Class) presents...
9/30 Workshop: Lecturing
Sep. 23, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10—5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 30 Facilitator: Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs In this session, we’ll explore both the “why” and the “how” of lecturing. What kind of material is best presented in lecture? What should you keep in mind when preparing and delivering a lecture? What...
9/29 Workshop: Tools for Grading: Rubrics and Spreadsheets
Sep. 22, 2010—Time & Date: 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 29 Location: Online Facilitators: Derek Bruff and Kat Baker, Assistant Directors, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Interested in learning some tips and tricks for grading more effectively and efficiently? In this Virtual Brownbag, CFT assistant directors Derek Bruff and Kat Baker will...