author
from the director
jan. 21, 2016—by derek bruff, cft director happy new year! we’re looking forward to another busy semester at the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分. a few highlights… we are organizing several faculty teaching visits this spring. these visits provide instructors the opportunity to sit in on a colleague’s class, then engage that colleague in conversation about teaching choices. doug...
visual thinking in the classroom – workshop with nick sousanis, december 4th
nov. 24, 2015—by derek bruff, cft director i’m excited to share that the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 is co-sponsoring a workshop on visual thinking in the classroom next friday, december 4th, led by nick sousanis. visual thinking in the classroom facilitator: nick sousanis, university of calgary friday, december 4th, 2:10-3:00pm buttrick 202 in nick sousanis’ book unflattening, written...
in-class polling systems, a conversation on digital pedagogy – october 22nd
oct. 13, 2015—conversations on digital pedagogy: in-class polling systems thursday, october 22, 2015 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. alumni hall 201 register here when instructors think of educational technology used in the classroom, they tend to think of audio-video equipment like projectors and screens. however, there are other classroom technologies, ones that provide tools for engaging students in...
an introduction to evidence-based undergraduate stem teaching – free online course starts september 28th
sep. 15, 2015—“an introduction to evidence-based undergraduate stem teaching” is an open, online course designed to provide future stem faculty—graduate students and post-docs—with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. the goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of stem (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) faculty to be effective...
from the director
sep. 11, 2015—think, pair, share. it’s a simple approach to engaging students in class discussions. instead of asking a question of your class and waiting for a few students to respond, ask students to think about the question silently for thirty seconds, then pair up and discuss their responses for a minute or two. when you ask...
fall blackboard news: new features, new support
aug. 16, 2015—as the new administrative home for blackboard, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) is excited to announce a number of developments for vanderbilt’s primary course management system, all part of vanderbilt’s strategic investment in the use of technology to support student learning. new features a number of platform upgrades were rolled out this summer providing new...
new cft working group will focus on online, collaborative timelines
aug. 11, 2015—the cft is putting together a working group for instructors interested in having students build online, collaborative timelines. tools like tiki-toki and timelinejs can be used to create interactive, multimedia timelines that can be shared and analyzed. if this sounds like a potentially useful assignment for one of your courses, or if you have experience...
the cft welcomes new assistant director vivian finch
jul. 14, 2015—we’re excited to welcome vivian finch as the cft’s newest assistant director. vivian’s name might sound familiar—she was a graduate teaching fellow at the cft last year and a teaching affiliate before that. vivian is graduating this summer from vanderbilt with a phd in german literature, and we’re happy to have vivian continue her work...
training phds in the biomedical sciences: a health sciences education grand rounds, july 8th
jun. 24, 2015—science faculty involved in graduate education at vanderbilt might be interested in next month’s health sciences education grand rounds talk by dr. michael mulvany, professor emeritus, department of biomedicine, aarhus university, denmark. dr. mulvany will share some of the changes that are underway in the european union as they seek to modernize the way they...
position openings: instructional technologists, deadline june 15th
jun. 1, 2015—the 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) is seeking applicants for two instructional technologist positions. these new positions will support faculty, students, and staff at vanderbilt to enhance student learning through the use of vanderbilt’s course management system and other online learning platforms. the instructional technologists will report to the cft’s assistant director for educational...