‘CFT Programs’
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman
Nov. 3, 2010—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Law talks about his teaching philosophy and interests. As a teacher, I hope to inspire a spirit of inquiry and engagement in my students. Historically, my teaching has focused heavily on...
CFT Annual Report 2009-2010
Oct. 13, 2010—The CFT released its 2009-2010 Annual Report late this summer. The report features information on our consultation services, programs, resources, and contributions to the Vanderbilt and larger academic community. The report also describes several highlights of the 2009-2010 academic year, including a visit to the CFT by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, our January GradSTEP...
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Jinah Kim
Oct. 11, 2010—Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Jinah Kim from the Department of History of Art talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. I strongly believe in active learning. By active learning, I mean that students participate actively and critically in the formation of their own...
How Novice Programmers Learn to Code: A Teaching-as-Research Project
Sep. 28, 2010—This is a guest post by Jonathan Wellons, graduate student in computer science and participant in our Teaching-as-Research Fellows program in 2009. Thanks to Jonathan for sharing his experiences in the program. We welcome contributions to the CFT blog by others in the Vanderbilt teaching community! Most computer scientists either remember how frustrating their first...
CFT Announces Inaugural Cohort of Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows
Sep. 3, 2010—This year, the Center for Teaching is proud to welcome its inaugural cohort of eight Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. They include Philip Ackerman-Lieberman (Jewish Studies and Law), Kimberly D. Bess (Human and Organizational Development), Chris Bennett (Economics), Shaul Kelner (Sociology), Jinah Kim (History of Art), Haoxiang Luo (Mechanical Engineering), Sean Polyn (Psychology) and Lijun Song...
Digital Storytelling, Sustainability, and Preparing for Review Headline CFT’s Fall Workshops
Aug. 30, 2010—This fall the Center for Teaching will offer a variety of events for Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students. These events are designed to help participants develop and refine their teaching skills and to foster dialogue among members of the Vanderbilt teaching community. Conversations on Teaching Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues...
Celebration of Teaching Spotlight – Teaching Certificate Graduates
Apr. 26, 2010—This year’s graduates of the CFT’s Teaching Certificate program (co-sponsored by the Graduate School) will be recognized at our Celebration of Teaching on May 6th. We have eight graduate students finishing the program this year, including students from the Graduate Department of Religion, Peabody College, and the basic sciences at the Medical Center. These students...
Science, Math, and Engineering Grad Students Engage in Teaching-as-Research
Apr. 19, 2010—As part of the CIRTL Network activities at Vanderbilt, the CFT co-sponsors the Teaching-as-Research (TAR) Fellows program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields at Vanderbilt. CIRTL defines TAR as follows: “Teaching-as-Research involves the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices...
Teaching Certificate Participants Sharing Their Work at Friday’s Grad Student Research Symposium
Mar. 24, 2010—Vanderbilt’s annual Graduate Student Research Symposium (organized by the Graduate Student Council) will be held this Thursday and Friday, March 25th and 26th. Seven participants in the CFT’s Teaching Certificate program will be sharing their Cycle 3 “scholarship of teaching and learning” projects at the symposium. These projects all involve intentional and systematic inquiry into...