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Faculty: Visit the classroom of Sheri Shaneyfelt on March 26

A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits…

Posted by on March 18, 2013 in Events, Teaching Visit

Junior Faculty: Visit the classroom of Steve Buckles on March 13

A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits…

Posted by on March 8, 2013 in Events, Teaching Visit

Faculty: Visit the classroom of Leonard Folgarait on February 27

A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits…

Posted by on February 22, 2013 in Events, Teaching Visit

Upcoming Event: A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes

Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes Teaching large classes can pose particular challenges. How do you personalize interaction in a class with more than 100—or even more than 200—students? How do you…

Posted by on February 19, 2013 in CFT Event, Events, Large Classes

Upcoming Event: Teaching to Thousands: A Conversation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! Teaching to Thousands: A Conversation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)   Last September, Vanderbilt announced a partnership with Coursera, an online platform for open-access, non-credit classes, available at no cost to…

Posted by on February 14, 2013 in CFT Event, Events, MOOCs

Junior Faculty: Visit the classroom on David Weintraub on February 12

A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits…

Posted by on February 8, 2013 in Events, Teaching Visit

gradSTEP recap: “Beyond Four Walls: Transcending the Classroom”

On Saturday, January 26th, 2013 the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching celebrated its 15th annual Graduate Student Teaching Event for Professional Development (gradSTEP).  This year’s event, co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Council, focused on the theme, “Beyond Four Walls: Transcending…

Posted by on January 31, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP, News

Faculty: Visit the classroom of Cynthia Paschal on January 31

A Teaching Visit involves a small group of faculty who observe a colleague’s class (on a selected day), followed by an hour of conversation about what was observed, particularly shared teaching challenges. The Center for Teaching has hosted Teaching Visits…

Posted by on January 29, 2013 in Events, Teaching Visit

Reminder: gradSTEP is tomorrow!

As many of you know, GradSTEP is happening this Saturday (January 26th) from 9:00am to 3:05pm in Buttrick Hall. Saturday’s schedule includes: 9:00-9:30              Check-in, Buttrick Atrium (first event begins at 9:30 AM) 9:30-9:45              Opening Remarks 9:45-10:45           Plenary Panel: “Beyond four walls: transcending the…

Posted by on January 25, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP

Grading Efficiently: Finding the Time to Grade Fairly

Teaching Affiliates John Martin (Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering) and Killian Quigley (Graduate Student, English) discuss the upcoming gradSTEP session: Grading Efficiently: Finding the Time to Grade Fairly.   Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching,…

Posted by on January 25, 2013 in Events, Grading, GradSTEP

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