13 faculty awarded internal grants for teaching
jan. 27, 2022—the office of the provost has announced the second round of grant recipients for the course improvement grant and educational advancement fund that was established in march. thirteen faculty members across six of vanderbilt’s schools and colleges will receive support for their teaching. the educational advancement fund provides faculty with additional funds to support excellence in...
reaching students through open pedagogy and digital media
jan. 24, 2022—in this workshop, participants will be invited to consider how they might pursue a more open pedagogy through the creation and sharing of digital media. andy wesolek, director of digital scholarship and scholarly communications at the vanderbilt libraries, will explore the practice of open pedagogy and the benefits it can bring to faculty and to...
excellence in (student) podcasting submissions now open
jan. 24, 2022—the robert penn warren center for the humanities is sponsoring the second annual excellence in podcasting competition, in collaboration with the office of immersion resources and the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分. we had really fantastic student submissions last year, and you can listen to the winning submissions on our podcast vandyvox. if you know of students...
come work at the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分
jan. 20, 2022—each year the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) hires a number of graduate students as part of its efforts to mentor and train graduate students, including those serving as teaching assistants or instructors of record here at vanderbilt as well as those interested in developing teaching skills for future faculty careers. the cft has several positions...
from the executive director
jan. 18, 2022— as i write this, snow is falling in nashville, and i’m reminded of all the challenges our local community has faced over the last two years, from tornadoes and storms to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. the teaching community at vanderbilt has had to adapt again and again over the last two years, and i...
teaching in a mask
jan. 12, 2022—since the university has reinstituted universal masking for the spring semester, some of us will be teaching in the classroom in a mask for the first time or the first time in a while. this presents some auditory and other challenges, but there are strategies you can use to mitigate these challenges. here are a...
junior faculty spotlight: adeana mcnicholl
jan. 10, 2022—the cft highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. in this post, adeana mcnicholl, religious studies, talks about some of the lessons she has gained from the fellowship. i am an assistant professor of buddhist traditions in the religious studies department. my research focuses on buddhism in ancient south asia and buddhism in...
come work at the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分
dec. 21, 2021—each year the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) hires a number of graduate students as part of its efforts to mentor and train graduate students, including those serving as teaching assistants or instructors of record here at vanderbilt as well as those interested in developing teaching skills for future faculty careers. the cft has several positions...
newly updated teaching guide: personal devices in the classroom
dec. 16, 2021—the cft first published a guide on considering how to work with wireless devices in the classroom in 2010. given the rapidly changing digital landscape since then, this guide has been updated to consider how personal electronic devices (especially laptops) can impact learning in the classroom, and how faculty members may design policies and positions regarding their usage. ...
new additions to the course design resources site
dec. 14, 2021—branching scenarios are much like a “choose your own adventure” story. in a branching scenario, learners are taken through a scenario where they must make decisions based on the events that are presented. in the newest addition to the cdr (online course development resources) site, carrie sennet and diana vasquez (vanderbilt school of nursing) teach us how...