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Using Peer Instruction to Flip Your Classroom: Highlights from Eric Mazur’s Recent Visit
Apr. 15, 2013—by CFT Director Derek Bruff On April 4th, during his talk at the School of Medicine, Harvard physics professor Eric Mazur polled an audience of Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students, asking us how we learned what we need to know for our jobs. Very, very few of us said that we learned those skills from...
Flipping the Classroom
Jan. 31, 2013—by Cynthia J. Brame Print Version Cite this guide: Brame, C. (2013). Flipping the classroom. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/. “Flipping the classroom” has become something of a buzzword in the last several years, driven in part by high profile publications in The New York Times (Fitzpatrick, 2012); The Chronicle...
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Colleen Moss
May. 1, 2022—Each year, the CFT blog highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Colleen Moss, School of Nursing, talks about some of the lessons she has gained from the Fellowship. As an early career faculty member, the learning curve is steep. There are many facets to consider when revising or redesigning a course. The...
Educational Advancement Fund spotlight: “Measuring the Impact of Peer Review on Learning Gains”
Mar. 10, 2022—Julie L. Johnson, professor of the Practice in Computer Science, recently told us about her grant from the Educational Advancement Fund, on measuring the impact of peer review on learning gains. Can you tell us about your project and what inspired you to do it? My project is to measure the...
Internal teaching grants recipients 2021-22
Aug. 11, 2021—Spring 2022 Educational Advancement Fund Tucker Biddlecombe, associate professor of choral studies; “Choral Library – Modernizing for Equity” The Vanderbilt Choral Library provides course-related materials for choral singers, free of charge, in both curricular and non-curricular vocal ensembles, serving over 300 singers in choirs throughout the University. The library contains music dating back to the...
Editing and Annotating Video
Jun. 11, 2020—Videos are a great way to supplement your course content or provide resources for those who want to know more. With YouTube, you can create your own YouTube channel for your course where you list all of the videos you’d like them to watch, as well as create and upload your own original video content. Students...
From The Director: Two new offerings from the CFT!
Nov. 12, 2019—By Derek Bruff, CFT Director I’m excited to announce two new offerings from the Center for Teaching! The CFT is the new home for the University Courses program, launched in 2016 by the Provost’s Office to encourage and support “cross-college” teaching as part of the Academic Strategic Plan. I’ve been impressed with the vibrant partnerships...
Junior Faculty Spotlight: Jessica Oster
Mar. 7, 2017—Each month, the CFT highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Jessica Oster, Earth and Environmental Sciences, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. Global climate change is among the most serious and complex issues of our time, especially as it is projected to cause serious but uncertain changes in the...
Dealing with the Unexpected: Teaching When You or Your Students Can’t Make it to Class
Feb. 21, 2017—by Stacey M. Johnson Print Version Cite this guide: Johnson, S.M. (2021). Dealing with the Unexpected: Teaching When You or Your Students Can’t Make it to Class. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/dealing-with-the-unexpected/ At a residential college like Vanderbilt, the time instructors and students spend together in the classroom is invaluable....
Digital Textbooks: Working with Publisher Provided Online Platforms
Sep. 14, 2016—by Stacey M. Johnson Print Version Cite this guide: Johnson, S. (2016). Digital Textbooks: Working with Publisher Provided Online Platforms. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/digital-textbooks-working-with-publisher-provided-online-platforms/. Does your textbook include a digital supplement or online learning platform for students? How can instructors make good use of that valuable tool? Particularly in introductory or survey courses,...