‘Educational Technology’
Hitting the Road: CFT Sessions at the 2010 POD Network Conference
Oct. 22, 2010—The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network is the professional association to which CFT senior staff belong. The 2010 POD Network conference will be held next month in St. Louis, November 3-7. Several CFT staff members and one graduate student are attending the conference and leading sessions there. These sessions reflect several recent CFT initiatives...
Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones – Highlights from the Conversation
Oct. 18, 2010—Last week, the CFT hosted a conversation on teaching titled “Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones.” This session, a follow-up to our earlier session focusing on policies on laptops use in the classroom, offered instructors interested in taking advantage of classroom Wifi and student mobile devices some ideas for...
October is DigitalVU Month
Oct. 14, 2010—The CFT is participating in Vanderbilt’s DigitalVU month in October. From the press release: Now in its third year, DigitalVU Month features 28 presentations and information sessions from experts across campus as well as external vendors on all things related to how we use technology to collaborate, communicate and create. CFT events included our recent...
10/21 Workshop: Tell Your Story Now…Digitally!
Oct. 14, 2010—Time & Date: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 21 Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and...
Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones – Some Resources
Oct. 12, 2010—What questions do you have about making productive use of your students’ laptops and smart phones? Submit them here via Google Moderator. Below you’ll find some resources relevant to today’s CFT workshop, “Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones.” CFT “Wireless in the Classroom” Teaching Guide – This guide includes...
10/12 Workshop: Wireless in the Classroom: Strategies for Leveraging Student Laptops and Smart Phones
Oct. 5, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 12 Facilitator: Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Ken Debelak, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Betsy Kennedy, Nursing; and Jamie Pope, Nutrition Most Vanderbilt students own either a laptop or an Internet-enabled smart phone. Instructors who wish to...
Call for Proposals – NSF Cyberlearning Grant – Due January 17, 2011
Oct. 1, 2010—The National Science Foundation is requesting proposals for its “Cyberlearning: Transforming Education” grants. From the call for proposals: Through the Cyberlearning: Transforming Education program, NSF seeks to integrate advances in technology with advances in what is known about how people learn to better understand how people learn with technology and how technology can be used...
10/7 Workshop: Digital Storytelling: An Ancient Art Finds a New Age
Sep. 30, 2010—Time & Date: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Thursday, October 7 Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, Educational Technologist, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Jay Clayton, English; Matt Hall, Information Technology Services; and Jonathan Rattner, Film Studies Digital Storytelling in higher education emerged in the late nineties when UC Berkeley, collaborating with a...
9/29 Workshop: Tools for Grading: Rubrics and Spreadsheets
Sep. 22, 2010—Time & Date: 12:15 – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 29 Location: Online Facilitators: Derek Bruff and Kat Baker, Assistant Directors, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Interested in learning some tips and tricks for grading more effectively and efficiently? In this Virtual Brownbag, CFT assistant directors Derek Bruff and Kat Baker will...
Wireless in the Classroom – Highlights from the Conversation
Sep. 17, 2010—On Tuesday of this week, the CFT hosted a Conversation on Teaching titled “Wireless in the Classroom: Is a Ban on Student Laptop Use During Class a Good Idea?” The subtitle was intended to be provocative, and it seemed to have worked. We had over 30 participants in the conversation, including faculty from all around...