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Interdisciplinary Teaching workshop
Nov. 1, 2023—Are you teaching a subject that is inter- or multi-disciplinary and somewhat outside of your comfort zone? Are you team teaching a course with someone from another discipline and adjusting to their discipline’s ways of thinking or “signature pedagogies”? Are you hoping that your students develop a thoroughly multi-disciplinary understanding of a topic, but not...
Transforming Classroom Conflict into Learning workshop
Oct. 30, 2023—In these times of political polarization and contentious dialogue throughout our society, it is not uncommon for educators across the curriculum to experience, or at least fear, student conflict in the classroom. Whether it is due to differences sparked by ideology, identity, or simple intellectual disagreement, student conflicts may stray beyond productive debate into highly...
Developing Collaborative Assignments workshop
Oct. 26, 2023—Research indicates that collaborative assignments and projects can promote meaningful learning by inviting students to address complex problems while engaging the insights and perspectives of others. In this workshop, participants will develop an outline for a collaborative group project or assignment that they plan to deploy in the spring semester. Co-facilitated by Boni Yraguen (PhD, Mechanical Engineering) and Laura Carter-Stone (PhD, Teaching and Learning),...
Using a Process-Oriented Approach to Student Writing to Deepen Learning and Engagement workshop
Oct. 19, 2023—Research suggests that providing students repeated opportunities to create, evaluate, and revise various types of writing, especially for authentic audiences, can catalyze deeper forms of learning. Through this workshop, we will discuss research-based strategies for improving student writing and content learning in a variety of disciplinary areas. Participants will either revise an existing writing assignment...
Welcome our new Senior Faculty Fellows!
Sep. 8, 2023—The Provost’s Office for Faculty Affairs and Professional Education (OFAPE) has appointed two Senior Faculty Fellows, Lily Claiborne (Earth & Environmental Sciences) and Pavneet Aulakh (English), who, for part of their time this year, will be offering workshops and mentorship as part of our Open Classroom and New Faculty Teaching Academy. Please join us in...
Vanderbilt Instructors Open Their Classroom Doors
Sep. 7, 2023—Would you like to watch one of your colleagues teach to see how they manage the classroom, engage students, or address challenging subjects? Do you ever feel like you toil privately to learn how to teach? You’re not alone. Too often in higher education, we instructors do not have the opportunity to watch and discuss...
Welcome, Boni Yraguen!
Sep. 6, 2023—Join us in welcoming our newest member of the staff, Boni Yraguen, Instructional Consultant. Originally from Oregon, Boni is an alumna of the University of South Alabama in Mechanical Engineering. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in Thermal Fluid Sciences, specifically Diesel Combustion. Boni’s academic pursuits also...
HIPs Workshops
Sep. 1, 2023—Throughout this academic year, we will offer a series of workshops organized around various “high-impact practices” (HIPs) as defined by extensive research by the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). Using millions of data points collected via the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), HIPs are those teaching practices that have demonstrated significant educational benefit for students,...
Queer Teaching, Queer Thriving
Aug. 31, 2023—The Center for Teaching and the K.C. Potter Center for LGBTQI Life are proud to offer a 2023-2024 learning community about ways campus educators may help LGBTQI students to thrive academically and socially. Open to all faculty, graduate students, and staff of any background, the learning community will discuss a wide variety of issues: the...
Welcome to Laura Carter-Stone!
Jul. 18, 2023—The CFT is very proud to welcome Laura Carter-Stone as our new Postdoctoral Fellow. Laura Carter-Stone is an alumna of Grinnell College and the University of Kentucky, and received her PhD in Teaching, Learning, and Diversity with a specialization in Language, Literacy, and Culture from Peabody College, Vanderbilt. After teaching in K-12 schools, she developed...