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queer teaching, queer thriving learning community
jun. 21, 2022—by joe bandy throughout the past academic year, the cft was honored to co-host with the kc potter center for lgbtqi life a learning community to help faculty and staff better support the needs of lgbtqi students. we discussed a variety of topics ranging from faculty well-being to inclusive teaching, from queer pedagogy to student mental health. ...
cumberland project in august 2022
jun. 8, 2022—by joe bandy in this time of environmental uncertainty and crisis higher education plays a vital role in helping the public meet the numerous challenges to sustainability, especially understanding and responding to climate change. vanderbilt has taken up this challenge in a variety of forms, the latest of which is formation of the climate and...
course design institute on inclusive teaching
jun. 7, 2022—by joe bandy this may, the cft hosted its second annual course design institute focused on inclusive teaching. instructors and staff from across campus participated in the event, delving into the scholarship on inclusive teaching and applying it via course design work. over four days, they met with each other in large and small groups, and with...
course design institute on inclusive teaching
mar. 29, 2022—by joe bandy and stacey johnson we invite you to join in our course design institute on the theme of inclusive teaching. this virtual event will take place via brightspace and zoom, may 16 – 19 (9am-4pm monday, tuesday, and wednesday, and 9-12:30pm thursday). during the four-day institute, participants will (re)design courses with careful attention...
teaching in the context of hate speech
aug. 21, 2018—by joe bandy, cft assistant director many institutions of higher education aspire to encourage the liberal arts ideals of free speech, critical thought, and diverse perspectives so as to empower students to lead meaningful and purposeful lives, and to engage in our society as responsible citizens. this – in addition to growing campus diversification, student...
call for proposals: the cumberland project
jan. 12, 2012—in this time of environmental change and uncertainty, institutions of higher education play a vital role in helping the public meet the numerous challenges to sustainability. many individuals and institutions have taken up this challenge, as evidenced by the development of organizations such as the association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education and...
teaching social responsibility at vanderbilt – a report from the cft’s 25th anniversary symposium
oct. 3, 2011—by joe bandy, assistant director the cft’s 25th anniversary symposium involved three major themes on the future of teaching at vanderbilt, two of which have been the subject of previous blogs – changing technologies and economic challenges to higher education. the third theme was focused on the challenges of teaching social responsibility in today’s world...
service learning for sustainability event recap
jan. 12, 2011—on november 12th, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 and the tennessee higher education sustainability association (thesa) were proud to co-host a one day workshop integrating service learning and sustainability education entitled, “service learning for sustainability.” both service learning and sustainability are areas of innovation in higher education that share a commitment to place, to community engagement,...