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graduate student/postdoc workshop: crafting an effective teaching statement

sep. 11, 2019—in this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. this workshop is open to vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. all teaching experience levels are welcome.   date: monday, september 16 time: 12:30-2:00 pm location:...

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just-in-time teaching conference august 19th and 20th

aug. 9, 2019—it’s never too late to make a good decision, right?  although planning fall courses starts long before the start of classes, we recognize that many instructors are still making course design and implementation decisions right up to the wire.  that’s why we’re offering a variety of teaching workshops for vanderbilt instructors on august 19th and...

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developing a written diversity statement graduate student/postdoc workshop

feb. 11, 2019—in this workshop, we will discuss evidence-based practices for writing a diversity statement for the academic job market. increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their professional lives. sometimes, a job ad will request that applicants address diversity in...

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graduate student/postdoc workshop: developing a written diversity statement

nov. 5, 2018—in this workshop, we will discuss evidence-based practices for writing a diversity statement for the academic job market. increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their professional lives. sometimes, a job ad will request that applicants address diversity in...

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student/postdoc workshop: crafting an effective teaching statement

oct. 31, 2018—in this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. this workshop is open to vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. all teaching experience levels are welcome.     date: friday, november 2 time: 11:00-12:30 pm...

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just-in-time teaching conference – august 20th and 21st

jul. 11, 2018—it’s never too late to make a good decision, right?  although planning fall courses starts long before the start of classes, we recognize that many instructors are still making course design and implementation decisions right up to the wire.  that’s why we’re offering a variety of teaching workshops for vanderbilt instructors on august 20th and...

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writing a diversity statement workshop april 12th

apr. 4, 2018—the cft has 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. increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their...

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crafting an effective teaching statement workshop

jan. 15, 2018—in this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. this workshop is open to vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. all teaching experience levels are welcome. . … facilitators: kylie korsnack & sara beck, cft...

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tao refresh: drop-in for an hour or stay all afternoon!

oct. 6, 2017—did you just participate in teaching assistant orientation this year and want to dig deeper with the basics of being a ta?  are you resuming your ta duties this year and would like a refresher about best practices in teaching? have you been a ta for a while, but would like to hone what you’ve...

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crafting an effective teaching statement workshop for graduate students & postdocs

sep. 20, 2017—in this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. this workshop is open to vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. all teaching experience levels are welcome. . . .. facilitators: kylie korsnack & justin hubbard,...

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