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Teaching Assistant Orientation

Many graduate students are awarded teaching assistantships, and while teaching assistant (TA) duties vary across departments, they all demand considerable skill and knowledge. These duties can include grading, consulting with students during office hours, leading discussion or problem sessions, teaching labs, or giving lectures. To assist new TAs as they prepare for their duties, the Vanderbilt…

Posted by on August 5, 2020 in Events, Resource, TAO, Teaching Assistants

Brush up on Some Essential Brightspace skills

Brush up on some essential Brightspace skills before teaching in an online or hybrid format this fall. Join Stacey, the CFT’s Assistant Director for Educational Technology, on Zoom for workshops about Brightspace tools including Discussions and Grades/Feedback. You can register and learn more about the available workshops on the Brightspace workshops page. If you will be…

Posted by on August 4, 2020 in brightspace, Events, Resource, workshops

August Workshops from the Center for Teaching

For faculty and other instructors looking for a lot of ideas for teaching this fall in a short amount of time, the Center for Teaching is offering a variety of online workshops in August. Some workshops are focused on teaching with Brightspace, Vanderbilt’s course management system, while others focus on other aspects of adaptive teaching in…

Posted by on August 3, 2020 in brightspace, Events, Grading, hybrid teaching, online teaching, Resource, Teaching Workshops

Sign up for the Brightspace Course Template Workshop

The CFT has developed an online course template for online courses in Brightspace. If you are interested in learning more about the template to see if it might work for you, you can sign up for a one-hour workshop with Brightspace Instructional Technologist, Erica Brandon. Erica will walk you through the elements of the template…

Posted by on July 8, 2020 in brightspace, Events, online courses, Resource

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 summerand we are now accepting applications. You can hear more about…

Posted by on July 7, 2020 in Events, News, ocdi, online course design institute, online courses, Resource

Faster grading for free response assignments? Yes, please!

Gradescope is an online, FERPA compliant grading tool that professors can use to grade handwritten exams, typed homework assignments, lab reports and more. Gradescope works well for many types of questions: paragraphs, proofs, diagrams, fill-in-the-blank and true/false to name a few. If your students can upload a pdf of their work, you and your team…

Posted by on January 10, 2020 in Events, Gradescope, Grading, Resource

Faster grading for free response assignments? Yes, please!

Gradescope is an online, FERPA compliant grading tool that professors can use to grade handwritten exams, typed homework assignments, lab reports and more. Gradescope works well for many types of questions: paragraphs, proofs, diagrams, fill-in-the-blank and true/false to name a few. If your students can upload a pdf of their work, you and your team…

Posted by on January 10, 2020 in Events, Gradescope, Grading, Resource

August Brightspace Workshops and Drop-in Hours

In our hands-on workshops, participants will learn about Vanderbilt’s course management system, Brightspace. In addition to these workshops, you can get individual help during drop-in hours at the CFT or by appointment in a one-on-one consult with one of our instructional technologists. Email us at Brightspace@vanderbilt.edu or check out this collection of step-by-step guides for help getting started. Workshops topic…

Posted by on August 10, 2018 in brightspace, Events, News, online courses, Resource

Need Help Using Brightspace as you Plan for Fall Classes?

As you prepare your fall courses, keep in mind all of the Brightspace resources we offer here at the Center for Teaching. If you prefer to peruse our on-demand resources on your own, we have a growing list of frequently asked questions that include step-by-step instructions and screenshots. If you want to sit down with…

Posted by on July 9, 2018 in brightspace, Events, Resource, workshop

Workshop Collaboration Leads to New CFT Teaching Guide: Developing and Writing a Diversity Statement

In April, The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching partnered with The Office of Inclusive Excellence and The Office for Career Development at The Graduate School to provide an introductory workshop on developing a written diversity statement. The session was facilitated by Graduate Teaching Fellow Sara Beck and CFT Assistant Director Joe Bandy and featured a Q&A…

Posted by on June 18, 2018 in diversity, Events, Resource, Teaching Guide, teaching statement

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