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Call for Applications: Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) Graduate Fellowships
Aug. 8, 2013—from Doug Fisher, Director of Vanderbilt’s new Institute for Digital Learning: The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) invites applications for graduate student fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Fellowships ranging from 10 to 20 hours per week, for one or both semesters, will be considered, with health insurance if desired. Because VIDL’s operations are...
Three Tips for the First Day of Class
Aug. 2, 2013—It’s that time of year again: the first day of classes is upon us! At the CFT we often hear the same questions around this time of year: “What should I do on the first day of class?” “Do I delve into course content or just review the syllabus?” “How do I break the ice...
Ask Professor Pedagogy: Leading Review Sessions
Jul. 26, 2013—Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly those from Vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff. If you have a question that you’d like...
From a Student’s View: Taking a MOOC on Maps with Friends
Jul. 24, 2013—by Derek Bruff, CFT Director We’re soon coming up on the end of the first year in Vanderbilt’s MOOC (massive open online course) initiative, which is, I think, seven years in “MOOC years.” Vanderbilt has offered three MOOCs thus far, all on the Coursera platform, and there are three more in the pipeline. (You can...
HASTAC Scholars, an Opportunity for Graduate Students in the Digital Humanities (New Deadline: July 29th)
Jul. 17, 2013—by Derek Bruff, CFT Director Last month here on the blog, we shared a call for applications from graduate students to be HASTAC Scholars. HASTAC (pronounced “haystack”) is the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, a global network of academics exploring ways that technology can enhance teaching, research, and scholarship. HASTAC Scholars is a...
Episode 41 – From a Student’s View: AXLE Writing Requirements Part II
Jul. 12, 2013—In this second installment of a two-part podcast, our CFT student reporter, Erin Baldwin, hears thoughts from two Vanderbilt juniors about the Achieving Excellence in Liberal Education core curriculum (more commonly referred to as the AXLE requirements) that all students in the College of Arts and Science must fulfill. http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/cftpodcast/ep41_axle2.mp3 [MP3, 9 min 17 sec]...
Ask Professor Pedagogy: Disruptive Students
Jul. 12, 2013—Ask Professor Pedagogy is a twice monthly advice column written by Center for Teaching staff. One aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly those from Vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff. If you have a question that you’d like...