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faculty workshop hybrid/online teaching: presence & interaction online
nov. 7, 2018—are you interested in creating meaningful learning experiences as part of your current or future online or hybrid course, but not sure where to start? a few practical tools can help ease the transition to online teaching. come explore online teaching strategies in this workshop designed for a range of experience levels–from those just thinking...
november learning community meeting: classroom challenges
nov. 6, 2018—join a dynamic discussion of the many issues that arise for international students and faculty in the u.s. classroom, and the teaching approaches that may help both to thrive. the learning community meetings involve informal discussions of pedagogical readings, teaching challenges, and practical strategies for improving our teaching and learning. topics include but are not limited to…...
graduate student/postdoc workshop: developing a written diversity statement
nov. 5, 2018—in this workshop, we will discuss evidence-based practices for writing a diversity statement for the academic job market. increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their professional lives. sometimes, a job ad will request that applicants address diversity in...
writing as a design process: teaching design thinking learning community
nov. 2, 2018—there are some interesting parallels between human-centered design and writing. just as designers use empathy to understand who they’re designing for, writers try to understand and connect with their audience. and just as writing involves brainstorming and revision, designing involves ideation and prototyping. join us for a conversation on writing as a design process with...
upcoming science teaching lunch on october 26th for all a&s science departments
oct. 19, 2018—the science teaching lunch series invites faculty from a&s science departments to discuss common teaching challenges and to seek ideas and solutions from colleagues and the literature on science teaching and learning. this fall, the series will focus on questions relevant to graduate student education. the october teaching lunch will focus on enriching mezzanine classes for graduate students....
teaching design thinking learning community october conversation: education as a design process
oct. 16, 2018—students in vanderbilt’s learning and design m.ed. program combine theories and principles from the learning sciences with processes and practices from user-centered design. join us for a conversation on education as a design process with kristen neal, lecturer in teaching and learning and director of the learning and design program, and melissa gresalfi, associate professor of mathematics education...
teaching digital literacies learning community october conversation to focus on multimodal assignments
oct. 9, 2018—how can we design authentic, multimodal assignments that prepare students to communicate effectively through a variety of media? how can we prepare students to use digital tools not only as consumers of information, but also as producers of knowledge? join us for a conversation on engaging students as producers of knowledge through multimodal assignments. our...
upcoming learning community meetings on understanding the needs of international students and faculty
oct. 4, 2018—this year, the cft continues its attention to issues of teaching, difference, and power by organizing a learning community dedicated to understanding and supporting the needs of international students and faculty. the hope for the group is to have a dynamic discussion of the many issues that arise for international students and faculty in the...
crafting an effective teaching statement graduate student/postdoc workshop oct. 4th
oct. 2, 2018—in this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. this workshop is open to vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. all teaching experience levels are welcome. date: thursday, october 4th time: 2:30pm-4:00pm location:...
vanderbilt instructors open their classroom doors on september 24, 25, and 26
sep. 18, 2018—would you like to watch one of your colleagues teach to see how they manage the classroom, engage students, or address challenging subjects? do you ever feel like you toil in private to learn how to teach? you’re not alone. too often in higher education we instructors do not have the opportunity to watch and...