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From the Director
Feb. 16, 2023—The spring semester is unfolding and undoubtedly you are facing many of the joys and challenges of teaching. Please know the Center for Teaching is here to celebrate the former and support you through the latter. Our staff are happy to offer one-on-one, confidential instructional consultations to help you think through course design and teaching choices. Our Brightspace and...
JFTF Spotlight on Alice Mark
Feb. 16, 2023—Each year, the CFT highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Alice Mark shares about her goals and experiences as a Fellow. I am a Senior Lecturer in the department of mathematics, where I teach a variety of (mostly first and second year) courses. Calculus and Linear Algebra are foundational courses...
JFTF Spotlight on Dana Zhang
Feb. 16, 2023—Each year, the CFT highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Dana Zhang shares about her goals and experiences as a Fellow. In 2021, I joined Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Computer Science and the Data Science Institute. Computer Science (CS) and Data...
Reflections on Teaching in the Age of AI
Feb. 3, 2023—by Stacey M. Johnson, Assistant Director for Educational Technology Later today, several of us from the Center for Teaching will be in Alumni Hall with colleagues from The Writing Studio and the A&S AI Grand Challenge Initiative to co-host a workshop about the future of teaching writing in the age of AI. Space is limited,...
Come work with the CFT!
Jan. 27, 2023—Each year the Center for Teaching (CFT) hires a number of graduate students as part of its efforts to mentor and train graduate instructors across campus, including those serving as teaching assistants or instructors of record here at Vanderbilt as well as those interested in developing teaching skills for future faculty careers. The CFT has...
VandyVox
Jan. 26, 2023—Are you interested in podcasting as a creative assignment for your students? Are you wondering how the medium can be used to enhance teaching and learning? Then you might be interested in the podcast series, VandyVox. For those of you who are not aware of VandyVox, last semester it wrapped up its fifth season with...
Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
Jan. 25, 2023—Across higher education, there is increasing concern about the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for teaching and learning, particularly the disruptive role AI bots may play in the teaching of writing. What dilemmas does AI pose for writing’s place in our courses and assignments? How might it change how students learn to write and learn through...
JFTF Spotlight
Jan. 24, 2023—Each year, the CFT highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Stephanie Budwey from the Vanderbilt Divinity School talks about her journey so far as a Fellow. I am the Luce Dean’s Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor of the History and Practice of Christian Worship and the Arts and Director of the...
Events on Inclusive Excellence in Science Education
Jan. 23, 2023—As you may have heard when it was initially reported here, Vanderbilt University was selected to receive an Inclusive Excellence-3 grant, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Program, to support inclusive learning and exploration. Funded by this grant and co-sponsoring departments, there are several upcoming events on inclusive learning that program co-directors Cynthia Brame...
Welcome to Brian Delevie!
Jan. 23, 2023—We at the Center for Teaching are proud to welcome Brian Delevie as our newest Associate Director. Brian received his MFA from the University of Houston and his Doctorate in Education from the University of Colorado, Denver. Before coming to Vanderbilt, Brian worked at UC Denver as Associate Professor of Digital Design and Co-Founder/Co-Director of...