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thatcamp vanderbilt: explore the digital humanities november 1-2
oct. 25, 2013—the second annual thatcamp vanderbilt will occur next friday and saturday, november 1 and 2, at the vanderbilt curb center. co-presented by the center for second language studies, the curb center, the warren center’s digital humanities seminar, and the cft, the event is free and open to the public. pre-registration is requested. thatcamp stands for...
from a student’s view: solving a campus navigation challenge
oct. 22, 2013—by julie lapidot, cft student assistant today’s post is part of our “students as producers” theme year, as well as our irregular “from a student’s view” blog series. allanah jackson is a peabody sophomore who had the opportunity last spring to be a “producer” in her human and organizational development (hod) 1100 class, taught by...
students as producers: incorporating research and design in science and engineering courses
oct. 7, 2013—by julie lapidot, cft student assistant, and derek bruff, cft director on september 25th, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 hosted a conversation on teaching on the theme of “students as producers” organized by cft assistant director cynthia brame. the conversation centered around one idea: how can we help students in a science or engineering course engage...
getting to know coursera: vidl and vital questions
oct. 2, 2013—by kathryn mcewen, (former) cft graduate assistant the new school year is underway, bringing with it some big changes for online learning at vanderbilt. at the end of may, the new vanderbilt institute for digital learning debuted. led by douglas fisher, associate professor of computer science and computer engineering, vidl will not only manage vanderbilt’s...
wrapping a mooc: cft study published in the journal of online learning and teaching (jolt)
sep. 30, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director last fall, vanderbilt computer science professor doug fisher “flipped” his graduate-level course on machine learning. instead of having his students read their textbook before class or watch lecture videos that he created, as is typical for a “flipped” classroom, doug asked his students to prepare for class by taking another...
looking to the future: reflections on andrew delbanco’s “college”
sep. 25, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director this year’s commons reading is andrew delbanco’s college: what it was, is, and should be. our first-year undergraduates have been reading the book and discussing it in their vanderbilt visions sections, and andrew delbanco himself will give a talk at langford auditorium on october 14th. since i wanted to be...
students as producers: an introduction
sep. 3, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director as i announced last month, this year many of the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分’s workshops, conversations, and other resources for the vanderbilt teaching community will be part of our “students as producers” theme. i first heard the term “student as producer” in a keynote by the university of lincoln’s mike neary...
lessons learned from vanderbilt’s first moocs
aug. 19, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director when vanderbilt announced its massive open online course (mooc) initiative almost twelve months ago, one of the stated goals of the project was to explore ways that digital technologies might enhance vanderbilt’s teaching mission. as faculty, staff, and students worked over the last year to launch vanderbilt’s first three moocs,...
call for applications: vanderbilt institute for digital learning (vidl) graduate fellowships
aug. 8, 2013—from doug fisher, director of vanderbilt’s new institute for digital learning: the vanderbilt institute for digital learning (vidl) invites applications for graduate student fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year. fellowships ranging from 10 to 20 hours per week, for one or both semesters, will be considered, with health insurance if desired. because vidl’s operations are...
from a student’s view: taking a mooc on maps with friends
jul. 24, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director we’re soon coming up on the end of the first year in vanderbilt’s mooc (massive open online course) initiative, which is, i think, seven years in “mooc years.” vanderbilt has offered three moocs thus far, all on the coursera platform, and there are three more in the pipeline. (you can...