‘CFT Event’
Academic Technology Expectations – Highlights from a Conversation
Nov. 8, 2011—By Rhett McDaniel On October 27th, the CFT hosted a Conversation on Teaching titled “Student Expectations: Academic Technology.” The group investigated some of the assumptions and beliefs we might hold regarding student expectations around academic technology. We also discussed various potential conflicts and consequences around the issue. The conversation was exploratory in nature, designed to...
Upcoming Event: Teaching Laboratory Classes
Oct. 19, 2011—Have you registered yet? Register now for Teaching Laboratory Classes. Date & Time: Wednesday, October 26, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Graduate Students and Post-Docs Laboratory classes are an important companion to many science courses at Vanderbilt in providing an opportunity for students to explore material in a “hands-on” way. Leading...
The Cumberland Project Working Group
Oct. 7, 2011—is home to a variety of discussions on teaching sustainability, ones that were the focal point of the inaugural Cumberland Project workshop last Spring. The Cumberland Project is a two-day workshop on sustainability education each May that is sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Program in American Studies and the Center for Teaching. Regardless of whether you were...
Upcoming Event: Writing a Teaching Statement
Oct. 6, 2011—Have you registered yet? Register now for Writing a Teaching Statement, Date & Time: Tuesday, October 11, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Graduate Students and Post-Docs When entering the job market, you need to be prepared to articulate your teaching values and methods for search committees, especially those that will not...
Upcoming Workshop: Why Students Behave the Way They Do
Oct. 3, 2011—Why Students Behave the Way They Do: A Teacher’s Guide to Cognitive Development “Why do we have to do group work? It’s such a waste of time! Just lecture and tell us what we need to know.” Are you curious why you hear this phrase in your classes? Why your students are reluctant to work...
Upcoming Event: Leading Effective Discussions
Sep. 24, 2011—Have you registered yet? Register now for Leading Effective Discussions. Date & Time: Thursday, September 29, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Graduate Students and Post-Docs Effective discussions can provoke profound learning, yet they can be challenging to create and particularly to sustain. In this interactive session you will pursue strategies for...
New Workshop Added: Why Students Behave the Way They Do
Sep. 22, 2011—Why Students Behave the Way They Do: A Teacher’s Guide to Cognitive Development “Why do we have to do group work? It’s such a waste of time! Just lecture and tell us what we need to know.” Are you curious why you hear this phrase in your classes? Why your students are reluctant to work...
Upcoming Event: A Conversation on Student and Faculty Expectations for Writing
Sep. 20, 2011—Have you registered for A Conversation on Student and Faculty Expectations for Writing? Register now for this Conversation on Teaching. Co-Sponsored by the Writing Studio Time & Date: Tuesday, September 27, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: Derek Bruff, CFT Acting Director Format: Conversation on Teaching Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff In one class, an instructor...
Upcoming Event: Teaching with Case Studies
Sep. 19, 2011—Have you registered yet? Register now for Teaching with Case Studies. Date & Time: Thursday, September 22, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: Joe Bandy, Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Graduate Students and Post-Docs For many years, educators in business, law and medical schools have used case studies to engage students in discussion and...
Upcoming Event: Presenting with Confidence
Sep. 13, 2011—Have you registered yet? Register now for Presenting with Confidence Date & Time: Tuesday, September 20, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Graduate Students and Post-Docs In our academic and professional lives, instructors are called on to give presentations in a variety of formats and for a variety of audiences: conference papers,...