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Celebration of Learning 2020: An Exhibition of Students as Producers
On February 13, 2020, the Center for Teaching will hold a Celebration of Learning, an exhibition of students as producers. The event will feature students from all over campus sharing what they have learned, created, designed, and discovered, providing the Vanderbilt community with a picture of deep learning across the colleges and schools. We are inviting faculty…
Posted by Carly Byer on December 6, 2019 in Celebration of Learning, CFT Event, Events, Students, Students as Producers
Celebration of Learning 2020: An Exhibition of Students as Producers
On February 13, 2020, the Center for Teaching will hold a Celebration of Learning, an exhibition of students as producers. The event will feature students from all over campus sharing what they have learned, created, designed, and discovered, providing the Vanderbilt community with a picture of deep learning across the colleges and schools. We are inviting faculty…
Posted by Carly Byer on December 6, 2019 in Celebration of Learning, CFT Event, Events, Students, Students as Producers
Teaching Writing Workshop Series: Scaffolding Writing Across the Semester
Over the course of the academic year, the Writing Studio leads a series of faculty workshops focused on different aspects of teaching writing. Workshops provide participants with current research, strategies for best practices, and a forum for discussing how these approaches might be adapted to teaching writing in their disciplines. The Teaching Writing Workshop Series…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on December 4, 2019 in Events, News, Teaching Writing, workshop
Teaching Writing Workshop Series: Scaffolding Writing Across the Semester
Over the course of the academic year, the Writing Studio leads a series of faculty workshops focused on different aspects of teaching writing. Workshops provide participants with current research, strategies for best practices, and a forum for discussing how these approaches might be adapted to teaching writing in their disciplines. The Teaching Writing Workshop Series…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on December 4, 2019 in Events, News, Teaching Writing, workshop
Biological Sciences Seminar: Improving student learning through understanding reasoning and problem-solving practices
Join the Biological Sciences Department on Monday, December 2, 3:30-5:15, to consider different teaching practices as part of their ongoing seminar series. Undergraduate Learning Assistants will present posters on questions such as, “Which clicker questions promote the most discussion?” during tea time from 3:30-4:10, followed by Professor Jenny Knight’s seminar. Professor Knight writes, “Classroom practices…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on November 26, 2019 in complex problems, Events, Metacognition, News, science teaching, Small groups
Biological Sciences Seminar: Improving student learning through understanding reasoning and problem-solving practices
Join the Biological Sciences Department on Monday, December 2, 3:30-5:15, to consider different teaching practices as part of their ongoing seminar series. Undergraduate Learning Assistants will present posters on questions such as, “Which clicker questions promote the most discussion?” during tea time from 3:30-4:10, followed by Professor Jenny Knight’s seminar. Professor Knight writes, “Classroom practices…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on November 26, 2019 in complex problems, Events, Metacognition, News, science teaching, Small groups
Science Teaching Lunch on more inclusive active learning classrooms: How groups of students are differentially impacted by active learning
Join Professor Sara Brownell at a Science Teaching Lunch as she discusses her lab’s work investigating some “off-target” effects of active learning. Professor Brownell writes, “To what extent do students experience college science classrooms differently because of their social identities? How has transitioning traditional lecture courses to active learning spaces impacted students? What can instructors…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on November 18, 2019 in Active Learning, Events, Inclusive Teaching, News, science teaching
Come Work at the Center for Teaching!
Each year the Center for Teaching (CFT) hires a number of graduate students as part of its efforts to mentor and train graduate students, including those serving as teaching assistants or instructors of record here at Vanderbilt as well as those interested in developing teaching skills for future faculty careers. The CFT has several types…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on November 13, 2019 in CiCT, Events, graduate teaching fellows, job opportunity, News, Teaching Affiliates
From The Director: Two new offerings from the CFT!
I’m excited to announce two new offerings from the Center for Teaching! The CFT is the new home for the University Courses program, launched in 2016 by the Provost’s Office to encourage and support “cross-college” teaching as part of the Academic Strategic Plan. I’ve been impressed with the vibrant partnerships the program has fostered, as…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on November 12, 2019 in CFT Programs, CFT Services, Events, From the Director, News, one button studio
Graduate Student/Postdoc Workshop : Developing a Written Diversity Statement
In this workshop, we will discuss evidence-based practices for writing a diversity statement for the academic job market. Increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their professional lives. Sometimes, a job ad will request that applicants address diversity in the cover…
Posted by Rhett McDaniel on October 25, 2019 in Events, graduate students, post docs, workshop
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