Events Category
9/23 Workshop: Getting Ready for Review: Reflecting On and Documenting Your Teaching
Sep. 16, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 23 Facilitator: Allison Pingree, Director, CFT Audience: Faculty only As a new semester begins, now is a great time to make plans for reflecting on and documenting your teaching throughout the year. In this interactive, hands-on session, we’ll explore what, when, how, for whom, and why...
CIRTL Coffee Hour, September 16 – The CIRTL Network Exchange
Sep. 13, 2010—Since Vanderbilt is a member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network, Vanderbilt graduate students and post-docs in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics are eligible to apply to participate in the CIRTL Network Exchange. “Exchange students” are funded by CIRTL to visit other campuses in the CIRTL Network (Howard,...
9/20 Workshop: Grading with Rigor
Sep. 13, 2010—Time & Date: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 20 Facilitator: Kat Baker, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, and Post-docs Panelists: Bonnie Dow, Communication Studies; Ken Schriver, Physics & Astronomy; and Michelle Sulikowski, Chemistry In this session, we will consider how to design and grade assessments that foster student learning and...
9/15 Workshop: Discussion Leading
Sep. 8, 2010—Time & Date:4:10—5:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 15 Facilitator: Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT Audience: Graduate and Professional Students and Post-docs Effective discussions can provoke profound learning, yet they can be challenging to create and sustain. In this interactive session, we will explore strategies for initiating discussions and keeping them lively. Questions considered will include: What are...
9/14 Workshop: Wireless in the Classroom: Is a Ban on Student Laptop Use During Class a Good Idea?
Sep. 7, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 14 Facilitator:Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Cherrie Clark, Managerial Studies Jim Lovensheimer, Music History and Literature; Pearl Sims, Leadership, Policy, & Organizations Recent stories from the Washington Post and NPR describe choices by university instructors to...
Digital Storytelling, Sustainability, and Preparing for Review Headline CFT’s Fall Workshops
Aug. 30, 2010—This fall the Center for Teaching will offer a variety of events for Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students. These events are designed to help participants develop and refine their teaching skills and to foster dialogue among members of the Vanderbilt teaching community. Conversations on Teaching Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues...
8/20 Workshop: PowerPoint Makeover Clinic
Jul. 29, 2010—Time & Date: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 20th Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist Format: Teaching Workshop Location: Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South, 3rd floor) Audience: New and Returning Faculty We have all experienced the pain of a bad PowerPoint presentation. And even though we promise ourselves never to make the...
8/19 Workshop – Assessment of Student Learning: Grading Effectively and Efficiently
Jul. 27, 2010—Time & Date: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 19th Facilitator: Derek Bruff, CFT Assistant Director Format: Teaching Workshop Location: Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South, 3rd floor) Audience: New and Returning Faculty Whether the assignment is a semester-long project or a one-paragraph essay, student work should be assessed appropriately. That means aligning your...
8/17 Workshop: Just-in-Time Course Design: A Syllabus Clinic
Jul. 23, 2010—Time & Date: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 17th Facilitator: Joe Bandy, CFT Assistant Director Format: Teaching Workshop Location: Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South, 3rd floor) Audience: New and Returning Faculty With classes starting next week, you probably have a draft syllabus for each of your fall courses. Now is a good...
CIRTLCast June 9 – Engaging Students in Learning Through Diversity (LtD) Using Environmental Case Studies
Jun. 2, 2010—From our colleagues at the CIRTL Network, an interactive webinar of interest to graduate students and faculty in the sciences and engineering: Engaging Students in Learning Through Diversity (LtD) Using Environmental Case Studies June, 9, Bruce Herbert, Professor of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 1-2pm CT Solutions to environmental issues are usually based upon...