High Demand for gradSTEP Session Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

Careers – academic and otherwise – are on the minds of many Vanderbilt graduate students this winter as they begin applying for positions, interviewing and awaiting offers. At the CFT we can tell because the career-focused session “Beyond the Ivory…

Posted by Alex Staneski on January 19, 2013 in Career, Events, GradSTEP

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CIRTL Online Coffee Hour Series: Building an Academic Career

Alternative academic career (alt-ac) opportunities appear to be increasing in both number and prominence. What are these positions, and how can you pursue them? How can your teaching or research experience be an asset in these positions? What are the…

Posted by Alex Staneski on January 17, 2013 in Career, CIRTL, Events, News, STEM

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GradSTEP 2013: What’s New This Year?

  Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s line-up includes a session on alternative and non-academic careers featuring Dr. Ruth Schemmer, Assistant Dean for…

Posted by Alex Staneski on January 14, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP

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The Flipped Classroom

Teaching Affiliate Emily Marshall discusses the upcoming gradSTEP session: Flipping the Classroom   Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s line-up includes a session on alternative…

Posted by Alex Staneski on January 11, 2013 in Events, Flipped Classroom, GradSTEP

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GradSTEP 2013 Plenary Panel: Networks of Learning: Online, in the Community, and in Student’s Lives

GTF Beth Koontz discusses this year’s GradSTEP theme and plenary panel.   Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s line-up includes a session on…

Posted by Alex Staneski on January 9, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP

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A Student Poster Conference – Spatial Analysis: Multidisciplinary Applications

This year, the CFT has been creating and sharing a podcast series ‘Student Learning on Display’ which highlights student projects across a variety of disciplines. If you’ve been enjoying that series, you might like to see these student projects Wednesday afternoon….

Posted by Alex Staneski on December 4, 2012 in Events, GIS, News, Spatial Analysis, Student Poster Sessions, Student Projects

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A Student Poster Conference – Spatial Analysis: Multidisciplinary Applications

This year, the CFT has been creating and sharing a podcast series ‘Student Learning on Display’ which highlights student projects across a variety of disciplines. If you’ve been enjoying that series, you might like to see these student projects Wednesday afternoon….

Posted by Alex Staneski on December 4, 2012 in Events, GIS, News, Spatial Analysis, Student Poster Sessions

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Save the Date: GradSTEP January 26, 2013

Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. All Vanderbilt graduate and professional students, as well as post-doctoral fellows, are invited to attend. GradSTEP 2013 will focus…

Posted by Alex Staneski on December 3, 2012 in CFT Programs, Events, GradSTEP, Graduate Education, Library

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Junior Faculty: Visit Leigh Gilchrist’s HOD class at next week’s teaching visit

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 Alex Staneski on November 19, 2012 in Events, Junior Faculty, Teaching Visit

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Graduate School workshop: “Academic Job Search & Interview” on Friday 11/16

To better assist Graduate School students with preparing for their career searches, whether in academia, business/industry, non-profit sector or government, new services are now offered by the Graduate School beginning this fall. On Friday, November 16 from 3:00-4:30 Ruth Schemmer…

Posted by Alex Staneski on November 14, 2012 in Events, Graduate Education

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