{"id":2563,"date":"2014-03-12T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/?p=18443"},"modified":"2014-03-12T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:00:49","slug":"a-look-at-student-learning-across-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/gradleaf\/2014\/03\/a-look-at-student-learning-across-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Student Learning Across Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derek Bruff, CFT Director<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Original research by first- and second-year undergraduates conducted within a biology lab course.\u00a0 Original short stories written for a Spanish course.\u00a0 MRI machines built by engineering students in a design course.\u00a0 Video documentaries created by future teachers to explore social and philosophical aspects of education.\u00a0 Handcrafted creations in which theatre students show how history has influenced fashion design.<\/p>\n

These are just some of the products of student learning that will be exhibited at the CFT\u2019s Celebration of Learning<\/strong> on April 21st, the final event in our \u201cStudents as Producers\u201d theme year.\u00a0 Our students need not be merely consumers of knowledge, but also producers of meaningful, generative work alongside the university\u2019s faculty.\u00a0 By hosting an exhibition of student projects, posters, presentations, and performances, the Celebration of Learning will provide the Vanderbilt community with a picture of deep, engaged student learning across the colleges and schools.<\/p>\n

It is significant that most of the student work that will be featured at the Celebration of Learning has been or will be produced within courses here at Vanderbilt.\u00a0 Our students are frequently involved in knowledge production outside<\/em> of the classroom, through undergraduate research, internships, student organizations, and entrepreneurial activities.\u00a0 These are significant learning experiences for students, but we can also think of students as producers inside<\/em> the classroom, taking on the roles of scholars, creators, researchers, performers, and designers.\u00a0 Not only does this kind of work foster deeper learning while students are on campus, but it also helps prepare them to solve tough problems, create new knowledge, and build technologies and organizations that make a difference after they graduate.<\/p>\n

We hope that you\u2019ll attend the Celebration of Learning and be inspired by the impressive student work on display to rethink the kinds of assignments you give your students and how you help your students to produce more authentic, creative work. For something of a preview of the exhibition, see our collection of blog posts<\/a> from the past year exploring the \u201cStudents as Producers\u201d theme.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Celebration of Learning also features a talk by Randy Bass<\/a>, Vice Provost for Education and English professor at Georgetown University, and a reception honoring the graduates of the CFT\u2019s various graduate student and faculty programs.\u00a0 The event will be held on Monday, April 21st (the last day of undergraduate classes), from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall.\u00a0 More information, including a schedule, can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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