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Upcoming Conversations on Teaching

Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format.  These sessions provide members of the Vanderbilt teaching community a chance to share their teaching experiences and learn from each other.     Teaching with Chat & Channel Apps With the move to remote and online teaching in 2020, faculty…

Posted by on January 5, 2021 in Conversations on Teaching, Events, hybrid teaching

Upcoming Conversations on Teaching

Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format.  These sessions provide members of the Vanderbilt teaching community a chance to share their teaching experiences and learn from each other.     Teaching with Chat & Channel Apps With the move to remote and online teaching in 2020, faculty…

Posted by on January 5, 2021 in Conversations on Teaching, Events, hybrid teaching

Spring Journal Club: Investigating Student Learning

In this journal club we will explore different approaches that college instructors can use to investigate how and what our students are learning. We will discuss research articles that illustrate how a range of methods can be used to understand our teaching and our students’ learning, considering benefits and limitations of the methods for answering…

Posted by on December 15, 2020 in DBER, Events, journal club, Resource, SoTL

Join us for a secure testing Q&A Session all about Proctorio!

Do you have questions about using Proctorio, Vanderbilt’s secure testing software? If you plan to give a timed, secure exam using the Brightspace Quiz tool, using Proctorio in Brightspace provides a range of security options. Drop in for a Q&A session at noon on Monday, November 30th or on Tuesday, December 1st. The CFT’s Lead Instructional…

Posted by on November 23, 2020 in Assessment, Events, Proctorio, Resource

Teaching with Games and Simulations in a Pandemic

Games and simulations, both digital and analog, can immerse players in other worlds and give them experiences that help them see their own worlds in new ways. During this pandemic year, our world looks and feels very different. How can instructors use games and simulations to help students understand the world we find ourselves in?…

Posted by on November 16, 2020 in Events, Games in Teaching, Learning at Play

Event Focusing on Teaching Issues of Race and Racism

As part of the 2020-21 learning community on Teaching and Race, the Center for Teaching is hosting a meeting on the subject of resolving classroom conflicts about race. Discussions about race can be among the most challenging students can have in the classroom due to the issue’s intellectual complexities, political implications, and emotional dimensions, all…

Posted by on November 2, 2020 in Events, Race and Racism, Teaching Difference and Power

New CFT Assistant Director for Graduate Programs Shares His Research Interests

Yes She Can: Examining the Educational and Career Pathways of African American Women in Senior Leadership Positions in 4-Year Public Universities This qualitative study explores how Black women in senior leadership positions in 4-year public universities in the United States speak about the experiences and characteristics that contribute to their academic achievements, career advancement, and…

Posted by on October 13, 2020 in Career, CFT Programs, CFT staff, Events, News, nocaption,

Register for our Latest Online Course Design Institute!

This structured professional development opportunity for Vanderbilt faculty, grad students, and other instructors will explore effective practices in online education and help instructors plan their upcoming online courses. For those who weren’t able to take the intensive version of the OCDI in the summer, there is still time to join this fully online, five week…

Posted by on October 7, 2020 in Events, ocdi, online course design institute, online teaching

Upcoming Conversations on Teaching

These sessions provide members of the Vanderbilt teaching community a chance to share their teaching experiences and learn from each other in an informal, discussion-based format. Leading Synchronous Online Discussions This semester, many of you may have tried your hand at leading synchronous online discussions for the first time, most likely via Zoom. You may…

Posted by on October 5, 2020 in Conversations on Teaching, Events, hybrid teaching, online teaching

Event Focusing on Teaching Issues of Race and Racism

Throughout 2020-21 and as part of its annual Teaching, Difference, & Power series, the Center for Teaching is hosting a learning community that will address a variety of topics related to teaching and race. The first event of this series, “Teaching Issues of Race and Racism,” will take place October 2nd from 12:00-1:30pm in a…

Posted by on October 1, 2020 in Events, Teaching Difference and Power

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