{"id":2064,"date":"2013-02-19T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T16:15:44","slug":"upcoming-event-a-conversation-on-teaching-large-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/gradleaf\/2013\/02\/upcoming-event-a-conversation-on-teaching-large-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Event: A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes<br \/>\n<\/strong>Teaching large classes can pose particular challenges. How do you personalize interaction in a class with more than 100\u2014or even more than 200\u2014students? How do you promote student engagement when it\u2019s so easy for a student to hide in the crowd? How do you provide helpful feedback without burying yourself with grading?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Conversation on Teaching will provide a forum for Vanderbilt instructors to share some of the strategies they have developed or adapted from the literature to deal with the challenges of large classes. Panelists\u00a0<strong>Carl Johnson<\/strong>, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and\u00a0<strong>Andrew Van Schaack<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Human and Organizational Development, will kick-start the conversation by describing some of their successful strategies and ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n<p><em>Facilitator: Cynthia Brame,\u00a0 CFT Assistant Director<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Date &amp; Time: Tuesday, February 26, 4:10-5:30pm<\/em><br \/>\n<em>This workshop will be held at the Center for Teaching.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/register\/home.php?event=100290\">Register for this event<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/conversation14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4672\" title=\"conversation1\" src=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/conversation14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format.\u00a0 These sessions provide members of the Vanderbilt teaching community a chance to share their teaching experiences and learn from each other. Conversations on Teaching typically begin with opening remarks from panelists and then open up to larger group discussions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Spring 2013 Conversations on Teaching include:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/register\/home.php?event=100291\">Teaching to Thousands: A Conversation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/register\/home.php?event=100290\">Teaching Large Classes<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Power in the Classroom<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for this upcoming Conversation on Teaching! A Conversation on Teaching Large Classes Teaching large classes can pose particular challenges. How do you personalize interaction in a class with more than 100\u2014or even more than 200\u2014students? 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