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GradSTEP: Reminder!
Jan. 20, 2012—We’ve planned a day of engaging, provocative and enriching discussions and we’re looking forward to hosting GradSTEP tomorrow! This annual event was created in 1999 by graduate fellows at the CFT to serve teaching and professional development needs of grad students and post-doc fellows at Vanderbilt. Tomorrow’s event will follow this schedule: Event Schedule: 9:00-9:30 ...
GradSTEP Preview: More about the Panels
Jan. 19, 2012—Over 4,500 colleges and universities grant Associates, Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. All together, they educate 20.7 million students. Less than 300 colleges and universities (6%) grant more than 20 Ph.D. degrees each year. The diversity of American higher education means that nearly all of our graduate students will find employment in one of the...
Upcoming Event: Tell and Show: Why and How to Use Images in Presentations
Jan. 18, 2012—Join us for this upcoming teaching workshop! Tell and Show: Why and How to Use Images in Presentations Date & Time: January 25, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: Derek Bruff, Director & Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students,...
From the Stacks…
Jan. 17, 2012—The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course By Linda B. Nilson From the publisher… An instructor’s topical organization is the basic framework of his or her course as well as the core of the syllabus. This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to students in a graphic syllabus–a...
Apply now for 2012-13 Graduate Student Positions
Jan. 16, 2012—The Center for Teaching is now accepting applications for its 2012-13 Graduate Teaching Fellow and Teaching Affiliate positions. Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) are employed for the entire academic year, engage in a variety of CFT activities around training and supporting teaching assistants across the university, and are paid $20,000 for the year. Teaching Affiliates prepare...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight:Amanda Goodwin
Jan. 15, 2012—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Amanda Goodwin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests: My main research goal is to improve literacy through better understanding how students can use morphological awareness (or...
GradSTEP Preview: Sessions
Jan. 14, 2012—Join us next weekend, Saturday January 21st, from 9:30am-2:30pm in Wilson Hall, for a series of free teaching workshops for graduate students, professional students, and post doctoral fellows. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and the Graduate Student Council, the Graduate Student Teaching Event for Professional Development (GradSTEP) includes the following 10 sessions:...