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How to (Re)frame Your Teaching for Non-academic Jobs

By Andrew Greer, Graduate Teaching Fellow  Attention fellow graduate students: Eventually we will seek employment outside of our programs. If you’re like me, your search is in full force. With the majority of academic applications behind me, I’ve switched my…

Posted by on February 12, 2014 in Events, GradSTEP, graduate students, Humanities, News, Professional Development, Resource, Social Sciences, STEM

Learn to Produce or Produce to Learn?

Vanderbilt faculty members have found a variety of ways to engage students as producers in their classes and guided students to produce work for authentic audiences. The CFT celebrated its 16th annual Graduate Student Teaching Event for Professional Development (GradSTEP)…

Posted by on February 5, 2014 in Educational Technology, Events, GradSTEP, News, Service-Learning, Students as Producers

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

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

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 on January 19, 2013 in Career, Events, GradSTEP

GradSTEP 2013 Workshop Preview

Finding Teaching Moments in the Field: Learner-centered Field Research Programs Click play below to hear GTF Beth Koontz discuss why she developed a GradSTEP workshop on teaching in the field, and preview some of the activities and topics workshop participants…

Posted by on January 17, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP, News

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 on January 14, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP

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 on January 11, 2013 in Events, Flipped Classroom, GradSTEP

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 on January 9, 2013 in Events, GradSTEP

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