‘About the CFT’
Hitting the Road: Conference Season for the CFT
Oct. 21, 2011—Four members of the CFT staff are attending conferences across the country over the next three weeks. This week, CFT educational consultant Milt Cox is participating in the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) conference in Milwaukee. Milt’s on a panel titled “Transforming Educational Development of SoTL by Engaging in, Leading,...
The CFT Welcomes Milt Cox
Sep. 19, 2011—We’re excited to welcome to our team Milt Cox, who will serve as an Educational Consultant at the CFT through next summer. Milt brings with him years of experience working with faculty and graduate students. In 2009, Milt stepped down as director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Miami University...
Bruff Quoted in: “Going paperless: Students make the switch to e-textbooks”
Sep. 15, 2011—In a recent Vanderbilt Hustler article (on InsideVandy.com), the CFT’s Acting Director Derek Bruff was called upon to give his opinion on the task of managing the rising influence of technology against its often tempting (and distracting) uses in the classroom here at Vanderbilt. The article, Going paperless: Students make the switch to e-textbooks, features the...
Bruff Quoted in Chronicle article: Cheating is Only a Click Away
Sep. 9, 2011—A recent article in the the Chronicle of Higher Education included quotes from the CFT’s Acting Director Derek Bruff. The article, With Cheating Only a Click Away, Professors Reduce the Incentive, explores how common clickers – and the cheating associated with them – have become in university classrooms. Cheating with clickers, the article discusses, can occur...
Introduction to the CFT at the Provost’s Orientation
Aug. 22, 2011—by Derek Bruff, Acting Director I’m presenting briefly this morning at the Provost Office’s orientation for new faculty. Below you’ll find the visuals from this overview of CFT offerings for faculty. CFT Overview on Prezi
2011-2012 GTFs Announced
Aug. 10, 2011—The Center for Teaching is also excited welcomes its new graduate student staff members, the Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) for 2010-11. Leanna Fuller Religion William Hardin History Megan McMurtry Religion Dan Morrison Sociology GTFs provide a variety of services for Vanderbilt’s graduate, post doc and professional students, including one-on-one consultations on teaching...
Greetings from CFT’s New Director
Aug. 5, 2011— Greetings! We hope you’ve had an interesting and productive summer. We’ve been busy here at the Center for Teaching, preparing for the start of the academic year and saying good-bye to Allison Pingree, who served as Director of the CFT for the last 13 years. Allison has taken a position as Director of Professional...
Farewell from Allison Pingree
Jul. 25, 2011—To the Vanderbilt Community: As some of you already may know, I’ve accepted a position at the Harvard Kennedy School as Director of Professional Pedagogy, effective September 1, and thus will be stepping down as Director of the Center for Teaching here at the end of July. This position offers me an exciting opportunity to...
CFT Annual Report Available Online
Jul. 15, 2011—The CFT’s 2010-11 annual report is available for viewing or downloading online. The report includes a summary of the Center’s impact, activities, and programs including highlights on public scholarship, creative pedagogies, and the annual celebration of teaching. This report demonstrates the many ways the Center’s mission to foster and sustain a culture that practices, values,...
Position Opening – Educational Consultant – Applications Due July 20th
Jul. 15, 2011—We’re hiring! We’re looking for an Educational Consultant, a term position lasting 10-12 months with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2011. That’s right around the corner, so if you’re interested, please submit your application, and if you know of someone who might be interested, please spread the word. The Educational Consultant will work...