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Teaching Writing in the 21st Century

The Center for Teaching is again collaborating with the Writing Studio, the Jean & Alexander Heard Library,the English Language Center, and (new this year) the Curb Center to develop resourceful experiences for anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt.  This year, we’re sponsoring…

Posted by on August 19, 2014 in Campus Partners, Events, Resource, Teaching Writing

Grading Writing Assignments in Less than a Lifetime

by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director One of the greatest stresses experienced by new faculty (and not-so-new faculty) is the amount of time spent on effective teaching. Parkinson’s Law—the notion that a task expands to fill the time available—seems more true…

Posted by on August 15, 2014 in Commentary, Events, Resource

What Can Faculty Do about Students’ Classroom-Based Anxieties? More Than You Think.

by Nancy Chick (CFT Assistant Director) Last week, The Princeton Review released its annual list of “The Top 10 Colleges for ___,” and Vanderbilt made a big splash by ranking #1 with the Happiest College Students in the US.*  While this…

Posted by on August 4, 2014 in Commentary, Events, Faculty Teaching Workshop, Mindfulness, Resource, stress

The Mindful PhD: After the Honeymoon

by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director My class is still in the “honeymoon phase,” those carefree weeks in the beginning of the semester when students and instructor alike enjoy each other’s company and insights, before any major papers or exams complicate…

Posted by on January 29, 2014 in Commentary, Events, mindful

New Partnership, New Opportunities for Humanities Doctoral Students

by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director We at the CFT are thrilled to be part of Vanderbilt’s new Mellon Partners for Humanities Education project to provide “specialized training for new Vanderbilt Ph.D.s in preparing students for teaching at liberal arts…

Posted by on January 8, 2014 in Certificate in College Teaching, Events, graduate teaching fellows, Grants, Humanities, News

Conversations on Teaching Writing Under Way

“Teaching. Writing. Learning.,” the new series of conversations on teaching writing across the campus, began last Wednesday.  Emily King (English), Richard Lloyd (Sociology), and Jonathan Gilligan (Earth & Environmental Sciences) were the invited guests for kick-off event entitled “Starting the…

Posted by on September 5, 2013 in Conversations on Teaching, Events, News, Teaching Writing