{"id":31881,"date":"2019-08-20t10:16:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-20t15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?page_id=31881"},"modified":"2023-09-22t11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22t16:52:17","slug":"openclassroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/events\/openclassroom\/","title":{"rendered":"the open classroom 2023: four weeks of teaching visit opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"
too often in higher education, we instructors do not have the opportunity to watch and discuss each other’s teaching, and therefore, we struggle in what lee shulman has called “pedagogical solitude.” the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 has long worked to change this isolation by creating occasions for the pedagogical community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n thanks to the willingness of faculty across the vanderbilt campus, for the first time since the interruption of covid-19, we are proud to offer open classroom ’23.\u00a0<\/span>between september 11th and october 6th,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0classes taught by some of the most well-respected and awarded teachers across vanderbilt’s many disciplines will open their classroom doors to faculty and graduate students.<\/span><\/p>\n participating faculty hosts will host classroom visits to a set number of faculty and graduate student guests to observe classroom management, pedagogical choices, teaching techniques, and student engagement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n to deepen their educational experience, participating visitors will participate in a cft-facilitated\u00a0<\/span>30-minute post-class discussion<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0immediately following their visit.<\/span><\/p>\n this year open classrooms have been separated into the following focus areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n click on a tab for details about each class and to register.<\/strong><\/p>\n amer 1002: introduction to american studies survey <\/strong><\/p>\n an interdisciplinary approach to american culture, character, and life.<\/p>\n \u00a0register here<\/a> engl 4998: english honors colloquium<\/strong><\/p>\n the honors colloquium prepares students to write their honors thesis in the spring. through shared readings, students explore critical, theoretical, and creative approaches to literary texts and methodologies. students learn research methods, effective modes of argumentation, and creative techniques. over the course of the semester, students develop their thesis topics, both critical and creative, as they work collaboratively together in writing groups.<\/p>\n \u00a0register here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ened 3380\/6380 teaching writing in the secondary schools<\/strong><\/p>\n designed to encourage student teachers to examine the complexities of teaching writing in middle and high school settings and to develop a theoretically sound methodology that will allow them to design meaningful, engaging, and thoughtful writing instruction.<\/p>\n inds 1111: being human, becoming citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n this course is part of the pilot program for the new a&s core curriculum. independent learning and inquiry in an environment in which students can express knowledge and defend opinions through intensive class discussion, oral presentations, and written expression.<\/p>\n engl 2311: representative british writer<\/p>\n an in-depth look at science, technology, and values in the contemporary world. selections from british literature with attention to contexts and literary periods from 1660 to the present. provides a broad background for more specialized courses and is especially useful for students considering advanced studies in literature<\/p>\n inds 1111 27: science, technology, and values<\/strong><\/p>\n in this course students will explore what it means to live in a scientific and technological civilization. starting with ancient forms of science in china, greece, mesopotamia, and other cultures, and working our way through the centuries to the modern global era, we will engage with the human thirst for discovery and innovation – charting both the benefits and the dangers of our emergence as technologically dominant creatures on the planet. we will investigate the fertile interconnections among the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, showing how these three domains complement each other in shedding light on the human experience.<\/p>\n eus 2230w: european history and culture through immersive gaming- french revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n through an immersive role-playing game, students plunge into the intellectual and political currents that surged through revolutionary paris in 1791. how does one find a balance between individual desires\/goals and the responsibilities of citizenship? do revolutionaries have a right to use violence to eliminate an oppressive government? conversely, does a state have the right to employ violent means to suppress rebellion?<\/p>\n cs 3252 theory of automata, formal languages, and computation<\/strong><\/p>\n the course focuses on finite representations of infinite languages, where the representations are amenable to computational analysis and characterization. class content includes finite-state machines, regular expressions, context-free grammars, computational complexity and languages and the chomsky hierarchy.<\/p>\n psci 2259: political strategy and game theory<\/strong><\/p>\n political strategy and game theory introduces students to the foundational tools of game theory and formal modeling and applies these tools to the analysis of campaigns and elections, legislative politics, political bargaining, and political organization. applications of decision and game theory. models of complete and perfect information, and games of incomplete information.<\/p>\n \u00a0register here<\/a> cma 1600: introduction to film\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n cma 1600 introduces students to the fundamentals of cinema and media arts, with a focus on form, style, genre, and history.<\/p>\n cmst 3710: cultural rhetorics of film<\/strong><\/p>\n the class considers the role of the small scale on the big screen, looking specifically at the role miniature art and objects have played both in the production of films and as the subjects of films themselves.<\/p>\n cs 3253: parallel functional programming with java and android<\/strong><\/p>\n this course provides students with a deep understanding of conceptual and practical aspects of designing, implementing, and debugging parallel software apps using patterns and frameworks related to java and android.<\/p>\n \u00a0register here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n anth 1111: culture and climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n this seminar examines how cultural values and cultural politics coalesce in public attitudes and debates over climate change. media coverage of scientific research on climate will be a major focus, with attention to how journalists, interest groups, and other writers represent climate change, climate science, and competing perspectives. students will learn to use qualitative research methods for interviewing, media analysis, and data analysis to carry out an original research project.<\/p>\n cs 2212 – discrete structures<\/strong><\/p>\n survey of the mathematical tools necessary for an understanding of computer science. sets, relations, functions, basic counting techniques, permutations, combinations, graphs, recurrence relations, simple analysis of algorithms, o-notation, boolean algebra, propositional calculus, and numeric representation.<\/p>\n aads 1706 capoeira: afro-brazilian race, culture, and expression<\/strong><\/p>\n origins of an afro-brazilian martial art form. influence on brazilian and world culture in the areas of religion, dance, and music. development as a social protest movement. intersections of race, gender, class, power, and national identity.<\/p>\n cs 3250 algorithms<\/strong><\/p>\n in this required cs course, students utilize of small group worksheets, in class polling and a few other “tricks” to keep them focused as they work on the problem-solving skills, they need to be a good programmer. advanced data structures, systematic study and analysis of important algorithms for searching; sorting; string processing; mathematical, geometrical, and graph algorithms, classes of p and np, np-complete and intractable problems.<\/p>\n engl 1230w: literature and analytical thinking<\/strong><\/p>\n close reading and writing in a variety of genres drawn from several periods. productive dialogue, persuasive argument, and effective prose style.<\/p>\n psci 2219: the politics of mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n a survey of contemporary mexican politics from a comparative perspective. interaction of economic, social, and political forces that led to the demise of one of the world’s most durable one-party political regimes and the prolonged transition to democracy.<\/p>\n chem 2221: organic chemistry i<\/strong><\/p>\n the course is a foundational course for understanding biological and chemical processes, the reactions of molecules containing c, h, o, and n. fundamental types of organic compounds.<\/p>\n psci 2265: constitutional law, institutions and the separation of power<\/strong><\/p>\n u.s. constitutional system and fundamental principles of constitutional interpretation. judicial development of principles of distribution and scope of governmental powers. case method.<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/i>small-sized coures<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
host: dr. danyelle valentine, andrew mellon postdoctoral fellow, senior lecturer<\/h3>\n
date: wednesday, september 13th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 8:45 am – 10:00 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: moore college house a117<\/h4>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nhost: dr. mark schoenfield, professor of english
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: thursday, september 14th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 2:45 pm \u2013 5:30 pm <\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 306<\/h4>\nhost: melanie hundley, professor of the practice in english education
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: monday, september 18th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 1:15 pm – 2:40 pm <\/strong>
\nlocation: wyatt center 50-3<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. <\/strong>paul stob, professor of communication studies and chair of the program in american studies
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: thursday, september 21st<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 8:00 am – 9:15 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 141<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. elizabeth covington, principal senior lecturer of english and gender and sexuality studies
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 27th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 9:05 am – 9:55 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 306<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. elizabeth covington, principal senior lecturer of english and gender and sexuality studies
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 27th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 12:30 pm – 1:35 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: murray 208<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. holly tucker, mellon foundation chair in the humanities and professor in french
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 27th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 101<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. douglas fisher, associate professor of computer sciences
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, october 4th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: featheringill hall 211<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/i>medium-sized courses<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
host: dr. <\/strong>alan wiseman, cornelius vanderbilt professor of political economy<\/h3>\n
date: tuesday, september 12th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 11:00 pm -12:15 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: 335 commons center<\/h4>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nhost: dr. claire sisco king, associate professor of communication studies and chair of the cinema and media arts program
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: tuesday, september 12th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm <\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 103<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. claire sisco king, associate professor of communication studies and chair of the cinema and media arts program
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: tuesday, september 12th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: buttrick 312<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. doug schmidt, cornelius vanderbilt professor of engineering
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 13th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 8:40 am – 9:55 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: engineering and science building, room 048<\/h4>\nhost: dr. sophie bjork-james, assistant professor of anthropology
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 13th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 8:40 am – 9:55 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: calhoun 117<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. dan arena, associate professor of the practice, computer science
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: friday, september 15th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 10:10 am – 11:00 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: featheringill hall 136<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. gil whiting, professor of african american and diaspora studies
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\ndate: monday, september 18th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 4:10 pm – 7:00 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: wilson hall 112<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. julie johnson, professor of the practice of computer science
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\ndate: tuesday, september 19th<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: featheringill hall 110<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. jeong-oh kim, senior lecturer of english
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: wednesday, september 20th<\/sup><\/strong>
\ntime: 1:25 pm – 2:15 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: commons west house 102<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. jonathan hiskey, professor of political science
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: thursday, september 21st<\/sup> <\/strong>
\ntime: 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm<\/strong>
\nlocation: commons 335<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/i>large courses<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
host: dr. katie clements, senior lecturer
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: thursday, september 14th<\/sup><\/strong>
\ntime: 9:45 am – 10:45 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: stevenson center 4309<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n
host: dr. carrie russell<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>assistant dean of undergraduate education,<\/em>\u00a0college of arts & sciences principal senior lecturer director of pre-law advising
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\ndate: friday, september 15th<\/sup><\/strong>
\ntime: 8:40 am – 9:55 am<\/strong>
\nlocation: alumni hall 201<\/h4>\nregister here<\/a><\/h4>\n