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Summer Reading Recommendations from CFT Staff
Jun. 1, 2012—by CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick As the year shifts into the relatively quieter rhythms of summer for many of us, we turn to more focused activities like research, reading, and–if we’re lucky–relaxation. We look forward to time alone, or in the library or the lab, or with our families, or in faraway places. In my...
Episode 31 – Student Learning on Display: Eliciting Positive Emotions Using Film
May. 31, 2012—In an effort to better understand student learning, particularly deep learning, as it occurs at Vanderbilt, the CFT is producing a special series of podcasts highlighting student projects across a variety of disciplines. In this episode we join CFT Director Derek Bruff as he reports on-location from the “Psychology Day” poster session where psychology honors...
Special lecture: Argumentative Writing and the Common Core
May. 18, 2012—Peabody’s department of Special Education and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center are co-sponsoring a Special Lecture this coming Monday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. The lecture, Argumentative Writing and the Common Core: Descriptive and Normative Considerations, will be given by Ralph Ferretti, Ph.D. (Professor of Education, University of Delaware). More details are available on the Kennedy Center website. Date: May...
Kimberly Bess Receives Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award
May. 15, 2012—The Center for Teaching is very proud to report that Kimberly Bess, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Development, has received the 2012 Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award from the Tennessee General Assembly for her research with the Martha O’Bryan Center and Nashville Promise Neighborhood. The CFT was fortunate to have Kimberly as one...
From the Stacks…
May. 14, 2012—Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling by Kathleen McKinney Read a review of this book by CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick From the publisher… There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching...
Teaching-as-Research Fellows Share Completed Projects
May. 11, 2012—As part of the national Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network activities at Vanderbilt, the CFT co-sponsors the Teaching-as-Research (TAR) Fellows program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. This year, four TAR Fellows completed projects exploring aspects of undergraduate education in their disciplines. Each...
CFT continues the Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group
May. 9, 2012—The CFT would like to thank Julie Sandine (Law School) and Linda Manning (Center for Integrative Health) for guiding the Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group since last summer. They have asked the CFT to guide the group beginning this summer with Nancy Chick assuming the role as coordinator for the group. Nancy is eager to hear...