Posted by Carly Byer on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in CDI, course design institute, Events, graduate students, Students as Producers.

The CFT invites Vanderbilt faculty and graduate students to apply to its 2020 Course Design Institutes. During the three-day institutes, participants will design (or redesign) courses that engage students.

During the institute in early June, participants will design (or redesign) courses that engage students not only as consumers of information, but producers of knowledge.

The graduate student Course Design Institute will be held June 1-3, 2020. This institute is open to both graduate students and postdocs. If you’re leaving Vanderbilt to take a faculty position next year, the CDI is a great way to launch your new faculty career.

Short videos created to explain computer algorithms. A radio drama exploring the future of gene editing. Proposals for museum acquisitions of African-American art. A water conversation education program aimed at children. A virtual reality simulation of protein-protein interactions. A candle-making device developed through human-centered design for a local nonprofit.

These are just some of the products of student learning created in courses at Vanderbilt using the “Students as Producers” approach to course design. Students in these courses were encouraged to tackle open-ended problems, to operate with a high degree of autonomy, and to share their work with wider audiences.

Learn more about the Grad Student CDI and apply!