Applications for New Round of Internal Teaching Grants Now Available

The Office of the Provost established two internal funding programs in April 2021, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline to submit for the upcoming second round of funding is October 15. Read More . . ….

Posted by shephs2 on October 11, 2021 in course improvement grant, education advancement fund, Events, Grants, internal teaching grants, News, funding

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Digital Presence: Academic Podcasting

Why start a podcast as an academic? In this “Digital Presence” panel, we will learn about three academic podcasts, each with a different mission and audience. Law professor Ed Cheng is the producer of Excited Utterance, a long-running podcast featuring interviews with scholars in his research area (evidence and proof). Kate Stuart produces the Beyond…

Posted by shephs2 on October 6, 2021 in Digital Commons, digital presence, Educational Technology, Events, Podcasting, Zoom

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Spotlight Event: Teaching with Wikipedia

Wikipedia is home to over 55 million articles. The website is a valuable source for information, but it also has systematic knowledge gaps, as well as biases toward historically privileged perspectives. Vanderbilt political scientists Brooke Ackerly and Kristin Michelitch have been working to correct these gaps and biases by engaging their students as Wikipedia contributors. Students are, in…

Posted by shephs2 on September 16, 2021 in CFT Event, Digital Commons, Events, Online Education

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Upcoming Workshop: Group Work That Works

Date: Tuesday, August 24th Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm Facilitator: Ransford Pinto, CFT assistant director   Group work is an effective teaching approach that enhances student learning and encourages critical thinking and decision-making skills. In this workshop, we will explore strategies and leverage some lessons learned from last year to foster better group work during our in-person classes. REGISTER (A…

Posted by shephs2 on August 20, 2021 in Course Design, Events, Group work, workshops

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Upcoming Workshop: Teaching in Stereo – Strategies for Class Participation

  Date: Tuesday, August 24th Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: CFT Classroom or Zoom Facilitator: Derek Bruff, CFT director   Zoom classes showed us that having students participate using their voices isn’t the only meaningful kind of participation. How can we take a more inclusive, accessible approach to class participation once we’re back in the classroom? Join us in…

Posted by shephs2 on August 20, 2021 in Course Design, Events, Teaching Workshops

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Upcoming Workshop: Inclusive Teaching

Date: Monday, August 23rd Time: 9:00 -10:30am Facilitator: Joe Bandy, CFT assistant director This workshop provides an introduction to some of the foundational principles and practices of inclusive teaching.  Inclusive teaching is that which supports all students in their efforts to find greater belonging, equity, and trust in a course’s learning community.  Inclusive teaching is predicated upon thinking through…

Posted by shephs2 on August 19, 2021 in Events, Teaching Difference and Power, workshops

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Digital Media Lab Open House

Date: Monday, August 23rd Time: 1:00-3:00pm Location: Digital Commons, 1101 19th Ave. South, Room 012 Facilitators: Rhett McDaniel, CFT assistant director Tracye Davis, digital media specialist Seth Shepherd, digital media specialist Visit the CFT’s new Digital Media Lab located in the Digital Commons. This new facility provides instructors with the software, equipment, environment, and instructional staff needed to…

Posted by shephs2 on August 19, 2021 in CFT Event, digital media, Educational Technology, Events, News

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Upcoming Workshop: Teaching for Wellbeing

Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 Facilitators: Julaine Fowlin, CFT assistant director and Stacy Simplican, Senior Lecturer, Gender and Sexuality Studies Wellbeing is not the absence of challenges, but being equipped with internal and external resources to cope. The return to campus may bring new challenges. In this workshop, we will give an overview of…

Posted by shephs2 on August 13, 2021 in Events, Health and Wellness, workshops

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Teaching Assistant Orientation

Many graduate students are awarded teaching assistantships, and while teaching assistant (TA) duties vary across departments, they all demand considerable skill and knowledge. These duties can include grading, consulting with students during office hours, leading discussion or problem sessions, teaching labs, or giving lectures.   To assist new TAs as they prepare for their duties,…

Posted by shephs2 on August 12, 2021 in Events, Orientation, Teaching Assistants

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Upcoming Workshop: Teaching with Top Hat

Date: Thursday, August 12th Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Zoom Facilitator: Rhett McDaniel, CFT assistant director Guest Faculty: Jesse Blocher, associate professor of the practice of data science and finance   In this session you’ll hear about Top Hat, Vanderbilt’s student polling application. Top Hat allows you to ask multiple question types, receive responses, and generate discussions with real-time feedback…

Posted by shephs2 on August 10, 2021 in Events, News, Top Hat, workshop

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