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microaggression teaching workshop march 16

mar. 8, 2017—when teaching, it is almost guaranteed that microaggressions will take place. these seemingly small, ostensibly singular manifestations of oppression can deleteriously effect the teaching-learning environment, our students, and ourselves. as common as microaggressions are, it is equally common that educators are at times unsure of the best way to intervene, particularly in ways that maintain...

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“students as producers” course design institute may 8-10

mar. 6, 2017—the cft invites vanderbilt faculty members to apply to its 2017 course design institute on the theme of “students as producers.” during the three-day institute (may 8-10, 2017) participants will design (or redesign) courses that engage students not only as consumers of information, but producers of knowledge. this year’s institute will include a track for...

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instructors open classroom doors for two days of teaching visits across campus

oct. 6, 2016—by marianna sharp, cft communications intern this year’s open dores teaching visits program was a success. on september 27th and 28th dozens of faculty, post-docs, and graduate students visited forty classrooms and observed the teaching practices of faculty in a wide variety of disciplines. on wednesday afternoon, a number of the hosts and visitors gathered...

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advancing open access & open education at vanderbilt talk this thursday

sep. 27, 2016—members of the vanderbilt teaching community interested in open education might be interested in a talk this thursday at the library. nick shockey, director of programs and engagement, and nicole allen, director of open education, at the scholarly publishing and academic resources coalition (sparc) are speaking at vanderbilt on thursday, september 29 at 10:00am in...

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open dores: two days of teaching visits

sep. 21, 2016—by marianna sharp, cft communications intern on september 27th and 28th some of vanderbilt’s talented faculty members will be opening their classrooms to their fellow professors and graduate students. this year’s open dores cft event differs somewhat from past years’ teaching visit programming—more condensed, but with a wider selection of classrooms open for visitors. in...

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just-in-time teaching conference – august 22nd and 23rd

jul. 18, 2016—it’s never too late to make a good decision, right?  although planning fall courses starts long before the start of classes, we recognize that many instructors are still making course design and implementation decisions right up to the wire.  that’s why we’re offering a variety of teaching workshops for vanderbilt instructors on august 22nd and...

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cultural heritage at scale: a semantic web symposium at vanderbilt

may. 27, 2016—the council on library and information resources (clir) and 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 formed the committee on coherence at scale for higher education in 2012 to examine emerging national-scale digital projects. the committee on coherence at scale fosters strategic thinking about how to rigorously manage the transition from analog to digital in higher education. the jean and...

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vanderbilt graduate students present research on teaching tools and approaches in the classroom

may. 26, 2016—the bold, tar, vidl, and sotl fellows presented on wednesday, may 18, 2016 in the library community room in the central library. the event included 19 projects, including four short oral presentations and a poster session. most of the projects investigated how technology could be used to promote student learning in undergraduate classrooms, while others focused...

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multi-disciplinary panel discussion on diversity in stem

may. 26, 2016—on june 8, 2016 at 2:30 pm ct, there will be an all-star group of black scholars assembled for a candid conversation on the challenges and the potential solutions to address diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem).  directly after the panel discussion, there will be a reception in the lobby of the wyatt...

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graduate students present investigations of teaching tools and approaches on may 18th

apr. 28, 2016—several programs at vanderbilt help graduate students address questions of teaching and learning within their discipline. among these are the bold fellows program, sponsored by the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 and cirtl, which focuses on creating and assessing online instructional approaches for use in a vanderbilt course; the tar fellows program, a flagship cirtl program; and...

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