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sharefest: a showcase of emerging communication strategies – today at 4pm
apr. 9, 2014—sharefest is a showcase of emerging communication strategies scheduled for 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. today at the first amendment center, with a reception following. expect a fast moving, interactive format featuring a variety of innovative communications strategies used on campus. speakers and topics include: derek bruff, director, 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 – visual learning victoria greene,...
digital learning graduate fellowship opportunity
apr. 8, 2014—the vanderbilt institute for digital learning (vidl) invites applications for graduate student fellowships for the 2014-2015 academic year. vidl expects to award four graduate fellowships, each carrying a stipend of $5,500 per academic year for approximately five hours of work per week during the year. applications are due april 24th. details below. vidl has several...
forman lecture on physics education: learning physics through technology
apr. 8, 2014—the department of physics & astronomy’s annual forman lecture on physics education will feature wilton virgo from the massachusetts institute of technology. the talk, scheduled for thursday, april 11, at 3 p.m. in stevenson center 4327, is titled “six easy bytes: learning physics through technology.” here’s the abstract: the globally connected science classroom has become...
students as producers in social science courses
apr. 7, 2014—by julie lapidot, cft student assistant the following is a summary of a conversation on teaching the cft hosted earlier this semester, part of our “students as producers” theme year. for more ideas on helping students become not only consumers of knowledge, but producers and creators, come to our celebration of learning on april 21st....
a look at student learning across campus
mar. 12, 2014—by derek bruff, cft director original research by first- and second-year undergraduates conducted within a biology lab course. original short stories written for a spanish course. mri machines built by engineering students in a design course. video documentaries created by future teachers to explore social and philosophical aspects of education. handcrafted creations in which theatre...
students as producers: initiatives at other universities
mar. 3, 2014—by derek bruff, cft director last month, i reported that the 2014 horizon report on current trends in educational technology identified as one of its six key trends a shift from students as consumers (of information, of content, of knowledge) to students as creators. from the report: “a shift is taking place in the focus...
student notetaking for recall and understanding: a lit review review
feb. 27, 2014—by derek bruff, cft director. cross-posted from derek’s blog, agile learning. i’m giving a talk on sketchnotes in the classroom next week at indiana university. (i’m following john (engaging ideas) bean in their speakers series, which is just a little bit intimidating.) i’ve been using sketchnotes for my own notetaking practice since 2011, and i’ve...
taing to thousands: a graduate student mooc panel, february 24th
feb. 18, 2014—what is it like to serve as a teaching assistant in a course with thousands of students? on monday, february 24th, a panel of graduate students will share their experiences serving as teaching staff in vanderbilt’s massive open online courses (moocs) hosted on coursera. “taing to thousands” is scheduled for 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in...
i’ve flipped my classroom. now what?
feb. 17, 2014—by derek bruff, cft director “a few years ago if i had said flipped classroom to them, most faculty would have given me a blank stare,” said derek bruff, director of the center and a senior lecturer in mathematics. “now they are coming to us wanting more detail. the speed of that change and the...
show and tell: more visual presentations
feb. 10, 2014—by derek bruff, cft director i’m giving a presentation this afternoon on the use of visuals in lectures and other academic presentations. i like to have the slides or prezi i use for my own presentations available online at the start of those presentations, so i’m sharing my prezi for this afternoon’s presentation here on...