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Cumberland Project in August 2022

By Joe Bandy In this time of environmental uncertainty and crisis higher education plays a vital role in helping the public meet the numerous challenges to sustainability, especially understanding and responding to climate change. Vanderbilt has taken up this challenge in a variety of forms, the latest of which is formation of the Climate and…

Posted by on June 8, 2022 in climate and environmental studies, Collaborative Learning, Course Design, Events, interdisciplinary, News, Resource, workshop

Online and Hybrid Teaching Working Group

by Stacey M. Johnson In this series of three meetings via Zoom, our group will explore experiential teaching online through the lens of telecollaboration, online community engagement, and online course design. Join us for one, two or all three of these conversations in which we will explore resources and challenges associated with experiential online and…

Posted by on March 17, 2022 in Course Design, Events, online teaching, Resource, working groups

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

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 on August 20, 2021 in Course Design, Events, Teaching Workshops

Upcoming Workshop: The Flipped Classroom

Date: Wednesday, August 11th Time: 2:00-3:00pm Facilitator: Cynthia Brame, CFT associate director Panelists: Chris Candelaria, Leadership, Policy, and Organizations Lars Plate, Biological Sciences and Chemistry Heeryoon Shin, History of Art Faculty panelists share lessons from pandemic teaching that will shape how they have students prepare for class and what they have them do in class this fall. REGISTER (A…

Posted by on August 9, 2021 in Course Design, Events, workshops

Upcoming Conversation on Teaching: Accessibility and Equity in Course Design

Are you interested in learning how to create equitable online spaces that are accessible to all students? This interactive panel discussion will bring together members of the Vanderbilt community who are experts on fostering accessibility in online learning spaces. Panelists will share effective practices and creative approaches for building and implementing accessible courses online. Participants…

Posted by on January 15, 2021 in Accessibility, Course Design, equity, Events

Apply Now for the Online Course Design Institute

The Center for Teaching invites Vanderbilt faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to apply to its new Online Course Design Institute, a two-week online experience intended to help participants prepare to teach an online course. The Online Course Design Institute will be offered multiple times this summer and we are now accepting applications for our late May and June…

Posted by on May 5, 2020 in CDI, Course Design, course design institute, Events, ocdi, online course design institute

Faculty Course Design Institute on the Theme of “Teaching Inclusively”

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. The faculty Course Design Institute will be held May 4-6, 2020. The faculty institute is open to all Vanderbilt faculty members, and participants will receive $500 in research funds to be used…

Posted by on March 18, 2020 in CDI, Course Design, course design institute, Events, Faculty

“Students as Producers” Course Design Institutes for Faculty and Graduate Students

The CFT invites Vanderbilt faculty and graduate students to apply to its 2019 Course Design Institutes on the theme of “Students as Producers.” During the three institutes in May, participants will design (or redesign) courses that engage students not only as consumers of information, but producers of knowledge. Short videos created to explain computer algorithms….

Posted by on February 6, 2019 in CDI, Course Design, course design institute, Events, graduate students, News, Students as Producers

Writing as a Design Process: Teaching Design Thinking Learning Community

There are some interesting parallels between human-centered design and writing. Just as designers use empathy to understand who they’re designing for, writers try to understand and connect with their audience. And just as writing involves brainstorming and revision, designing involves ideation and prototyping. Join us for a conversation on writing as a design process with…

Posted by on November 2, 2018 in Course Design, design thinking, Events, Learning Communities, News

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