‘Course Design’
Two Talks: Digital Devices in the Classroom & Upper-Level Physics Reform
Apr. 24, 2012—by CFT director Derek Bruff Vanderbilt is part of the CIRTL Network, a 25-institution group of universities collaborating on the preparation of science, engineering, and math graduate students and post-docs for future teaching roles. One of the CIRTL Network programs is the CIRTL Network Exchange, in which a grad student from one CIRTL campus visits...
GradSTEP recap: Syllabus Construction
Jan. 31, 2012—This blog post is written by Dan Morrison, a CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow. Dan led the Course & Syllabus Design session at GradSTEP on January 21, 2012. You can download the PowerPoint andhandouts from this session. Syllabus Design: Blueprints for Learning instead of Contracts After reviewing the basics of course design in the first half of my...
GradSTEP recap: Course Design
Jan. 28, 2012—This blog post is written by Dan Morrison, a CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow. Dan led the Course & Syllabus Design session at GradSTEP on January 21, 2012. You can download the PowerPoint and handouts from this session. “Integrating Learning Goals, Feedback & Assessment, and Teaching & Learning Activities for Significant Learning” In this GradSTEP session, I...
From the Stacks…
Jan. 17, 2012—The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course By Linda B. Nilson From the publisher… An instructor’s topical organization is the basic framework of his or her course as well as the core of the syllabus. This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to students in a graphic syllabus–a...
Register Now: Workshops for New and Returning Faculty
Aug. 1, 2011—The CFT will be offering two workshops for new and returning faculty. Faculty are invited to attend either or both of these: Thursday, August 18th – Just-in-Time Course Design: A Syllabus Clinic Friday, August 19th – PowerPoint Makeover Clinic These workshops will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CFT. Lunch is provided. For more information and...
Make the Most of Your Course Preparation Time This Summer
Jun. 13, 2011—Summer time is here, and many faculty members have a break from their usual schedules, a chance to slow down a bit and start planning their fall courses. If you’ve got a breather, you may find this an opportune time to review and refresh your teaching plans and practices. The Center for Teaching is open...
Inquiry-Based Biology Labs Give Students a Taste of Research
May. 31, 2011—by CFT Assistant Director Derek Bruff David Salisbury, one of the writers for Vanderbilt’s Research News, recently blogged about the inquiry-based biological sciences lab course designed and taught by senior lecturer Steve Baskauf. The course is an alternative to the standard second-semester lab course. It offers students an opportunity to design their own experiments to...
New Spring Teaching Workshop Added: Course & Syllabus Design
Feb. 16, 2011—Demand for a workshop on Course and Syllabus Design among Vanderbilt Graduate Students has led the CFT to add a new Teaching Workshop to the Spring 2011 lineup. On April 6, the CFT will offer the workshop which will introduce participants to basic tools and strategies for designing a course from the ground up. Participants are...
Resources for Syllabi and Course Design
Aug. 10, 2010—Just in time for Fall, in this ProfHacker column from The Chronicle for Higher Education, Natalie Houston provides a useful set of resources for syllabi and course design featuring our own Assistant Director, Derek Bruff. If you are interested in receiving further help (re)designing your Fall course, please register for the CFT’s “Just-in-Time Course Design”...
8/17 Workshop: Just-in-Time Course Design: A Syllabus Clinic
Jul. 23, 2010—Time & Date: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 17th Facilitator: Joe Bandy, CFT Assistant Director Format: Teaching Workshop Location: Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South, 3rd floor) Audience: New and Returning Faculty With classes starting next week, you probably have a draft syllabus for each of your fall courses. Now is a good...