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Upcoming Brightspace Worskhops

CFT staff offer Brightspace workshops for instructors interested in learning how to use Brightspace tools effectively and efficiently. We are also available during the academic year to facilitate Brightspace workshops on topics both general and specific for departments, programs, and schools, upon request. Email brightspace@vanderbilt.edu to ask about these offerings or the possibility of an invited…

Posted by on February 1, 2021 in brightspace, Discussions, Events, Grading, Resource, workshops


Brightspace Workshops

CFT staff offer Brightspace workshops for instructors interested in learning how to use Brightspace tools effectively and efficiently. We are also available during the academic year to facilitate Brightspace workshops on topics both general and specific for departments, programs, and schools, upon request. Email brightspace@vanderbilt.edu to ask about these offerings or the possibility of an invited…

Posted by on January 25, 2021 in Assignments, brightspace, Discussions, Events, Grading, Resource


Upcoming Workshop: Creating Video Assignments with GoReact

During this session, a Kelly Fitzgerald from GoReact will teach you the basics of GoReact and demonstrate different ways you can use GoReact to create assignments. If you’ve used GoReact before, come and learn more ways to use this tool. If you’re simply interested in learning more, or considering using it during the upcoming semester, we’d…

Posted by on January 14, 2021 in Events, GoReact, Resource, Teaching Workshops


Upcoming Workshop: Teaching with Top Hat: Interactive Textbooks

Come explore some advanced features of Top Hat and learn about how you can host your e-textbook on Top Hat. During this session, Natalie Sela from Top Hat will show you how you can author your own e-textbook for your course and also make it available to others using Top Hat’s Content Marketplace. Facilitator: Natalie Sela Date: Thursday, January…

Posted by on January 13, 2021 in Events, Resource, Top Hat


Upcoming Workshop: Teaching with Top Hat: Synchronous & Asynchronous Strategies

The folks at Top Hat have identified specific strategies to build community and engage students in online and hybrid courses. Erin Vaianisi from Top Hat will share ideas about how best to incorporate Top Hat into your class, demonstrate the platform’s newest features, and answer your questions. If you are simply Interested in learning more about Top…

Posted by on January 12, 2021 in Events, Resource, Top Hat


Brightspace Workshops

CFT staff offer Brightspace workshops for instructors interested in learning how to use Brightspace tools effectively and efficiently. We are also available during the academic year to facilitate Brightspace workshops on topics both general and specific for departments, programs, and schools, upon request. Email brightspace@vanderbilt.edu to ask about these offerings or the possibility of an invited…

Posted by on January 11, 2021 in Assignments, brightspace, Discussions, Events, Grading, Resource


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


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.   Teaching in a Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classroom For some instructors, the classroom looks very different this fall. Some of their students are in the classroom, but masked…

Posted by on September 3, 2020 in Conversations on Teaching, Events, hybrid teaching, Perusall, Resource


Brightspace and Teaching Focused Workshops for the Fall

We have several Brightspace and online teaching focused workshops lined up for September. Offerings include: Grades and Feedback in Brightspace Participants in this workshop will learn how to organize their gradebook and about the range of tools available in Brightspace to make grading and feedback more efficient and effective. September 2, 12:00-1:30pm. REGISTER Assignments in…

Posted by on September 2, 2020 in brightspace, Events, Grading, online teaching, Resource