‘CIRTL’
CIRTL Coffee Hour, January 20 – What to Know about Tenure and Promotion BEFORE Applying for a Job
Jan. 17, 2011—The 2010-2011 CIRTL Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. The...
CIRTL Coffee Hour, November 18 – Using Your Teaching-as-Research Project to Strengthen Your Professional Life
Nov. 10, 2010—The 2010-2011 Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series will be facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. The...
Spring CIRTL Online Courses – Diversity in the College Classroom, Educational Technology
Oct. 29, 2010—Registration is now open for the spring 2011 CIRTL Network online courses. The spring courses, intended for graduate students and post-docs in the STEM disciplines, are: Diversity in the College Classroom – Become a better college instructor by considering the complex issues of diversity and how to address them effectively in your classroom practice. Current...
CIRTL Coffee Hour, October 21 – Teaching and Research at Different Institutions
Oct. 15, 2010—The 2010-2011 Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series will be facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. The...
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...
CIRTL Coffee Hour, September 16 – The CIRTL Network Exchange
Sep. 13, 2010—Since Vanderbilt is a member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network, Vanderbilt graduate students and post-docs in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics are eligible to apply to participate in the CIRTL Network Exchange. “Exchange students” are funded by CIRTL to visit other campuses in the CIRTL Network (Howard,...
The NSF’s Broader Impact Criterion and Educational Initiatives
Jul. 23, 2010—Nature recently published an article titled “Science for the Masses” that considered some of the problems with the National Science Foundation’s requirement that NSF grant proposal address a “broader impact” criterion. NSF director Arden Bement is quoted as saying, “The criterion was established to get scientists out of their ivory towers and connect them to...
CIRTLCast June 9 – Engaging Students in Learning Through Diversity (LtD) Using Environmental Case Studies
Jun. 2, 2010—From our colleagues at the CIRTL Network, an interactive webinar of interest to graduate students and faculty in the sciences and engineering: Engaging Students in Learning Through Diversity (LtD) Using Environmental Case Studies June, 9, Bruce Herbert, Professor of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 1-2pm CT Solutions to environmental issues are usually based upon...
CIRTLcast 5/12 – Classrooms Reconsidered: Engaging Students with Clickers
May. 5, 2010—From our colleagues at the CIRTL Network and CFT assistant director Derek Bruff: May 12: Classroom Reconsidered: Engaging Students with Clickers Wed May 12, 1 PM CT, Derek Bruff – 2p ET / 1p CT / 12p MT Classroom response systems (“clickers”) are technologies that enable teachers to rapidly collect and analyze student responses to...
Call for Proposals – CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Fellows Program – Due June 1, 2010
May. 4, 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. The call for proposals for fall 2010 Fellows can be found below. I. General CIRTL is the Center for Integration of Research,...