{"id":1994,"date":"2013-11-27t08:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-27t13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/"},"modified":"2014-02-06t12:11:28","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06t17:11:28","slug":"graduate-student-teaching-event-for-professional-development-gradstep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/events\/graduate-student-teaching-event-for-professional-development-gradstep\/","title":{"rendered":"gradstep: graduate student teaching event for professional development"},"content":{"rendered":"

gradstep was held saturday, january 25th. see the<\/strong><\/span> resources<\/a> section of this page to view material from this year’s presentations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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gradstep is co-sponsored by the graduate student council<\/strong><\/p>\n

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held in january each year,\u00a0inviting all vanderbilt
\ngraduate & professional students, and post-doctoral fellows, gradstep is\u00a0a free,\u00a0daylong\u00a0conference, offering workshops and discussions centered on teaching, learning, and professional development issues, across the disciplines.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
gradstep 2014 <\/strong>will focus on students as producers: developing dynamic learning in a virtual and real-world setting <\/strong><\/span>and will be held:<\/div>\n
saturday, january 25th, <\/strong><\/div>\n
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. <\/strong>in light hall.<\/strong><\/div>\n
the plenary session will feature dr. cynthia cyrus <\/strong>(musicology) and dr. joe bandy (sociology). <\/strong>they, and their students, will examine two examples in which vanderbilt faculty enable students to produce works for authentic audiences.<\/div>\n

register for gradstep.<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/a>additional slots now open for each workshop!
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schedule of events<\/h2>\n

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9:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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check-in<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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opening remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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plenary: students as producers: developing dynamic learning in a virtual and real-world setting<\/strong>
\ndr. cynthia cyrus (musicology)
\ndr. joe bandy (sociology)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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session 1 workshops<\/strong> (see choices below)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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lunch<\/strong> (provided for registrants only)
\ne-mail tracy tveit<\/a> for special dietary requests<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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session 2 workshops<\/strong> (see choices below)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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session 3 workshops<\/strong> (see choices below)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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gradstep 2014 workshop offerings<\/span><\/h4>\n

to register, review the following workshop options and enter your choices here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

session one<\/h2>\n
service learning
\n<\/strong>joe bandy, cft assistant director <\/em><\/span><\/address>\n
service learning is a pedagogy that combines the learning goals of your courses and the ideals of community service in class projects that can enhance both student development and the common good.\u00a0 this session will provide opportunities for participants to explore service learning in their own teaching by reviewing the research on the promise and problems of service learning, and by discussing best practices that make service learning more efficient and effective. <\/span> <\/p>\n
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creating connections: using an interdisciplinary approach in the classroom
\n<\/strong>bernadette doykos, cft graduate teaching fellow <\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/address>\n
<\/span>interdisciplinary instruction challenges students to employ diverse analytical approaches to understanding complex issues. the approach can be integrated in classrooms across the academy, creating opportunities for students to draw connections across disciplines and departments. in this session, we will examine how interdisciplinary instruction differs to other curricular approaches, and participants will be challenged to envision how they may integrate these approaches in their approach to teaching. finally, participants will work together to create a framework for interdisciplinary instruction in their own classrooms.
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using technology to support students as producers of knowledge<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\nderek bruff, cft director<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>how can we use technology to support and enhance student learning in the courses we teach?\u00a0 one way is to help students move from merely \u201cconsuming\u201d knowledge to producing their own.\u00a0 students can use digital tools to engage either individually or collaboratively in various kinds of scholarly and creative work\u2014and to share the products of that work with each other and beyond the course itself.\u00a0 participants will consider examples of course activities in which technology is used to help students become \u201cproducers\u201d of knowledge, and they will generate ideas for incorporating such activities in their own teaching.
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\n scholarship of teaching and learning<\/strong><\/span>
\n andrew greer, cft graduate teaching fellow<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>this session introduces graduate students to investigations of learning as a form of scholarly research. participants will workshop various types of data, or evidence of student learning, from higher education classrooms to consider potential sotl projects.<\/span><\/div>\n

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session two<\/h2>\n
<\/span>integrating research and design projects into courses<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span>cynthia brame,\u00a0 cft assistant director<\/span>
\n joel barnett,\u00a0 associate professor of the practice, mechanical engineering<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/em>this workshop will examine a research project and a design project that have been integrated into credit-bearing courses. professor joel barnett will talk about \u201cturning the textbook inside out\u201d to create small design projects, and dr. cynthia brame will discuss her experience adapting small chunks of a research project for a class. these examples will be used to illustrate key lessons for integration of research and design projects into an undergraduate curriculum. workshop participants will discuss benefits and challenges of integrating research and design into classes as it applies to their future courses.
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\n professional development for humanities social science education & religion<\/strong> <\/span>
\n ruth schemmer, assistant dean, graduate school<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>graduate students are competent, hard-working, intelligent people \u2013 but many feel inadequate when seeking a career. explore what skills are needed in the world of work, how to find out what they are, and how to prove you have them!
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\n active student learning at the introductory level<\/strong> <\/span>
\n nayana bose, cft graduate teaching fellow <\/span><\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/span>
\nwe lecture, they listen. they study, we test. this session will workshop howto engage students to generate active student participation, receive regular feedback using quick and effective methods, and get students to apply the material to deepen their understanding of the subject. <\/span><\/div>\n
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team-based learning<\/strong><\/span>
\n oscar ayala, graduate teaching fellow<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>team-based learning is one way to implement the flipped classroom. students prepare before class by reading or watching instructor-prepared videos and complete individual readiness assessment tests.\u00a0 the interesting part occurs in class: students repeat the assessment test as groups, who argue, teach each other, and ultimately reach a greater understanding of the material. these groups then apply that knowledge by completing projects that are real-world illustrations of the material. this interactive session will allow participants to learn this technique from the perspective of both the instructor and the student.<\/span><\/div>\n

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session three<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>why wiki
\n<\/strong>jessica riviere, cft graduate teaching fellow<\/em><\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>in this workshop we will explore the basics of using wiki technology for students to complete online collaborative projects. what is a wiki? where can you find them? when is a wiki appropriate? how have wikis been used effectively?<\/span><\/div>\n
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avoiding crickets: creating environments to support difficult discussions<\/strong><\/span>
\n bernadette doykos and andrew greer, cft graduate teaching fellows<\/em><\/span>
\nas instructors, we often introduce difficult topics as an essential part of our curriculum, which requires extra planning and preparation. this session addresses the conditions that foster comfort and respect required for students to engage productively with complex topics, such as race, class, gender, religion, ethnicity, and sexuality. this session introduces participants to an array of tools to help facilitate difficult discussions and to think about how to introduce such topics into the higher-ed classroom.
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\n professional development for stem<\/strong><\/span>
\n ruth schemmer, assistant dean, graduate school<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>graduate students are competent, hard-working, intelligent people \u2013 but many feel inadequate when seeking a career. explore what skills are needed in the world of work, how to find out what they are, and how to prove you have them!
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\n interactive lecturing in large classrooms<\/strong><\/span>
\n karen childress and mary keithly, cft graduate teaching affiliates<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>this workshop will highlight ideas about how to bring a large classroom to life by going beyond the lecturing format. after discussing some ideas and tips pertaining to the topic, participants will be given the opportunity to plan a sample activity, which would apply to a large class that they would like to teach in the future. \u00a0feedback from peers will provide ideas for improvement and expansion of the prepared activity. <\/span><\/div>\n
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resources from past gradstep events<\/h2>\n

after the event you can find resources for each workshop (including handouts and powerpoint slides) that will be available to download.<\/p>\n

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