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Faculty: Visit the classroom of Leonard Folgarait on February 27
Feb. 22, 2013—A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits for many years and they have been among the most productive and helpful events we...
From a Student’s View – Large Classes
Feb. 20, 2013—This is a guest post by Emily Garcia, Vanderbilt Class of 2014, College of Arts and Sciences. The post is part of our ongoing “From a Student’s View” blog series. We occasionally feature guest posts here on the blog as part of our efforts to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning among Vanderbilt faculty, students,...
Getting to Know Coursera: Who is everyone?
Feb. 20, 2013—by Katie McEwen, graduate assistant In our blog posts up to now, we’ve taken a descriptive approach to look at what Coursera does and how they do it. Today, we’re going to turn our attention to a different aspect of the Coursera platform that, I would argue, is no less important: the question of access...
Upcoming Event: A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes
Feb. 19, 2013—Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes Teaching large classes can pose particular challenges. How do you personalize interaction in a class with more than 100—or even more than 200—students? How do you promote student engagement when it’s so easy for a student to hide in the crowd?...
Ask Professor Pedagogy: Tips for Engaging Lectures in Large Classes
Feb. 15, 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...
Upcoming Event: Teaching to Thousands: A Conversation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Feb. 14, 2013—Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! Teaching to Thousands: A Conversation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Last September, Vanderbilt announced a partnership with Coursera, an online platform for open-access, non-credit classes, available at no cost to participants. Such courses have been dubbed “MOOCs,” or massive open online courses, and Vanderbilt faculty...
Junior Faculty: Visit the classroom of Mark Wollaeger on February 18
Feb. 13, 2013—A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits for many years and they have been among the most productive and helpful events we...