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Top Hat Selected as Vanderbilt’s Classroom Response System
May. 23, 2017—The Center for Teaching is glad to announce that the classroom response system Top Hat will be available to faculty, students, and staff across campus starting July 2017. Instructors teaching with “clickers” are invited to consider Top Hat for in-class student polling. Classroom response systems are educational technologies that allow instructors to rapidly collect and...
Digital Polling in the Classroom: To BYOD or not to BYOD?
Jun. 21, 2016—by Jane Hirtle, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow At the Center for Teaching we’ve been keeping a close eye on the rapidly changing world of classroom response systems. Where once there were few options, professors now have many choices both in terms of what kind of system to use and how to employ it as a...
Active Learning
Jun. 20, 2016—by Cynthia J. Brame Print Version Cite this guide: Brame, C. (2016). Active learning. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/active-learning/. What is it? What’s the theoretical basis? Is there evidence that it works? Why is it important? What are techniques to use? How should you get started? New! Cheat sheet...
In-Class Polling Systems, a Conversation on Digital Pedagogy – October 22nd
Oct. 13, 2015—Conversations on Digital Pedagogy: In-Class Polling Systems Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. Alumni Hall 201 Register Here When instructors think of educational technology used in the classroom, they tend to think of audio-video equipment like projectors and screens. However, there are other classroom technologies, ones that provide tools for engaging students in...
Conversations on Digital Pedagogy
Sep. 7, 2015—When instructors hear about some new technology, it’s not always clear how that technology might be used to support student learning. It’s often helpful to hear how others have used the technology. And sometimes a little experimentation is in order! We hope that this series will provide Vanderbilt faculty members and graduate students an opportunity...
Group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively
Aug. 7, 2015—by Cynthia J. Brame and Rachel Biel Print Version Cite this guide: Brame, C.J. & Biel, R. (2015). Setting up and facilitating group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitating-group-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/. Many instructors from disciplines across the university use group work to enhance their students’ learning. Whether the...
Thinking STEM, Teaching STEM: A Blog Series
Jan. 29, 2015—By Vivian Finch, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow The CFT is in the second week of a new weekly blog series, “Thinking STEM, Teaching STEM,” as a way to spotlight some of the videos produced at Vanderbilt for the CIRTL MOOC course, “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching,” which drew on the expertise of experienced STEM...
From the Director: Vanderbilt’s Course Management System and the CFT
Dec. 17, 2014—The Center for Teaching is taking on a significant new role in the educational technology landscape at Vanderbilt. Starting this spring, the CFT will coordinate and provide technical and pedagogical support for Blackboard, Vanderbilt’s course management system, known locally as OAK. Also, in conjunction with Vice Provost for Learning and Undergraduate Affairs Cynthia Cyrus and...
Challenges & Opportunities
Jan. 14, 2014—Principles & Frameworks | Pedagogies & Strategies | Reflecting & Assessing | Challenges & Opportunities | Populations & Contexts Preparing to Teach Active Learning Creating Accessible Learning Environments Developing and Writing a Diversity Statement Digital Textbooks: Working with publisher-provided online platforms First Day of Class Learning Spaces Leveraging Travel Abroad: Collecting and Teaching with Authentic...
Reflecting & Assessing
Jan. 14, 2014—Principles & Frameworks | Pedagogies & Strategies | Reflecting & Assessing | Challenges & Opportunities | Populations & Contexts Assessing Learning Assessing Student Learning Cheating & Plagiarism Beyond the Essay: Making Student Thinking Visible in the Humanities Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) Classroom Response Systems (“Clickers”) Giving Exams Online Grading Student Work Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) Metacognition...