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Course Improvement Grant Spotlight: “Case Study: Value Implications beyond Shareholders”
Mar. 31, 2022—by Julaine Fowlin Josh White, Assistant Professor of Finance, talked about his Course Improvement Grant, “Case Study: Value Implications beyond Shareholders,” in an interview with CFT assistant director Julaine Fowlin. Josh’s project involves working with a teaching assistant to create a case study examining making value-creating financial decisions for stakeholders beyond shareholders. The case study...
Course Design Institute on Inclusive Teaching
Mar. 29, 2022—by Joe Bandy and Stacey Johnson We invite you to join in our Course Design Institute on the theme of Inclusive Teaching. This virtual event will take place via Brightspace and Zoom, May 16 – 19 (9am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and 9-12:30pm Thursday). During the four-day institute, participants will (re)design courses with careful attention...
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Mindy Johnson
Mar. 25, 2022—Each year, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Melinda Johnson, School of Nursing, talks about some of the lessons she has gained from the Fellowship. My time in the JFTF has been insightful and transformative to my teaching practice. Our small group seminars have provided me with a new colleague support...
Spring Internal Grants Opportunities
Mar. 24, 2022—by Cynthia J. Brame The Office of the Provost supports two internal funding programs, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The Educational Advancement Fund supports longer term educational transformations and the Course Improvement Grants aim to promote...
Educational Advancement Fund spotlight:“Learning through Community Engagement in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mar. 24, 2022— Lily Claiborne, Principal Senior Lecturer in Earth & Environmental Sciences, recently told us about her grant from the Educational Advancement Fund. Can you tell us about your project and what inspired you to do it? My project is focused on creating community-engaged science in the Earth and Environmental Sciences department...
Queer Teaching, Queer Thriving Learning Community
Mar. 21, 2022—The Center for Teaching and the K.C. Potter Center for LGBTQI Life are proud to continue our Queer Teaching, Queer Thriving learning community in 2021-2022 with a conversation and workshop hosted by Stephanie Mahnke, Vanderbilt’s new Director of the KCPC and LGBTQI Life. Building upon our Fall conversations about LGBTQI+ well-being and Queer Pedagogy, this...
Online and Hybrid Teaching Working Group
Mar. 17, 2022—by Stacey M. Johnson In this series of three meetings via Zoom, our group will explore experiential teaching online through the lens of telecollaboration, online community engagement, and online course design. Join us for one, two or all three of these conversations in which we will explore resources and challenges associated with experiential online and...