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spring internal grants opportunities: deadline extended
may. 9, 2022—by cynthia j. brame the office of the provost supports two internal funding programs, the educational advancement fund and the course improvement grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. the educational advancement fund supports longer term educational transformations and the course improvement grants aim to promote...
junior faculty spotlight: colleen moss
may. 1, 2022—each year, the cft blog highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, colleen moss, school of nursing, talks about some of the lessons she has gained from the fellowship. as an early career faculty member, the learning curve is steep. there are many facets to consider when revising or redesigning a course. the...
junior faculty spotlight: sayil camacho
may. 1, 2022—each year, the cft blog highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, sayil camacho, peabody college, talks about some of the lessons she has gained from the fellowship. latinas make up less than 1 percent of all full professors in the professoriate. as a latina, former undocumented person, and non-native english speaker, i navigate...
spring internal grants opportunities
apr. 18, 2022—by cynthia j. brame the office of the provost supports two internal funding programs, the educational advancement fund and the course improvement grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. the educational advancement fund supports longer term educational transformations and the course improvement grants aim to promote...
spring internal grants opportunities
mar. 24, 2022—by cynthia j. brame the office of the provost supports two internal funding programs, the educational advancement fund and the course improvement grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. the educational advancement fund supports longer term educational transformations and the course improvement grants aim to promote...
join a cft learning community!
feb. 22, 2022—learning assistant instructors learning assistants, or las, are undergraduates who serve as peer educators in courses that they have previously taken. supported by training in pedagogy, they extend the reach of faculty members implementing active learning components in a course and help provide personalized experiences that increase students’ sense of belonging. in this learning community,...
tweaking research presentations to foster community and knowledge construction: a focus on peer review
nov. 10, 2021—by cynthia j. brame i recently got to watch a class session that taught me a new and very effective way to help students build their science identity by building a scientific community. it was awesome, and i can’t wait to figure out how to adapt it to one of my classes. here’s the setting:...
course improvement grant spotlight: “incorporating japanese cultural experiences for japanese language course”
nov. 4, 2021—asami nakano, lecturer in asian studies, talked with cft assistant director julaine fowlin about her course improvement grant, “incorporating japanese cultural experiences for japanese language course.” asami believes that authentic language learning involves integration of cultural experiences. in the video interview, she shares that in tennessee there are not many opportunities for authentic japanese cultural...
making the most of clinical conference courses: adding a “pair and share” element to prompt student engagement and reflection
nov. 4, 2021—by cynthia j. brame i recently had the opportunity to watch janelle delle, assistant professor of nursing, run one of the clinical conferences that she has with small groups of students every week. the point of a clinical conference course is to help students make sense of and learn from their ongoing clinical experiences, a...
course improvement grant spotlight: “compare studies of 3d materials to creating quizzes to consider whether learning strategy outshines motivation in memory retention.”
oct. 28, 2021—alison hilbun, senior lecturer in biological sciences, recently talked to cft associate director cynthia brame about her course improvement grant, “compare studies of 3d materials to creating quizzes to consider whether learning strategy outshines motivation in memory retention.” can you tell me briefly about your project and what inspired you to do it? part of...