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episode 19 – teaching challenging topics

jan. 12, 2010—in this episode, we feature a panel discussion with melissa snarr, assistant professor of ethics and society; brian griffith, assistant clinical professor for human and organizational development; vanessa beasley, associate professor with communication studies; and tiffiny tung, assistant professor in the anthropology department. in this discussion, the four talk about strategies they use when covering...

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episode 18 – dealing with student misconceptions

nov. 3, 2009—in this episode, we feature a panel discussion with kathy friedman, assistant professor in the biological sciences department and ann kindfield, senior lecturer in the department of teaching and learning at peabody college. during this panel discussion, kathy friedman talks about student misconceptions she has encountered when teaching biological sciences and what she does to...

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episode 17 – guil gualda on student projects in google earth

may. 12, 2009—in this episode, we feature an interview with guil gualda, assistant professor of earth & environmental sciences. in the interview, guil describes a course on the geology of national parks that he co-taught with his colleague brendan bream last fall. the course featured a field trip over fall break to the grand canyon, as well...

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episode 16 – lynn ramey on time-efficient teaching

apr. 24, 2009—this episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. faculty at a research university like vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. for this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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episode 15 – ellen fanning on undergraduate journal clubs

apr. 7, 2009—in this episode, we feature an interview with ellen fanning, professor of biological sciences. in the interview, ellen describes her methods of helping undergraduate biology students learn to read scientific literature, develop scientific reasoning skills, and gain an interest in science that lasts beyond their coursework. ellen uses a journal club format that she has...

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episode 14 – globalizing your curriculum

mar. 26, 2009—this episode features audio recorded during a february 2009 lunch discussion co-sponsored by the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 and the global feminisms collaborative. the discussion was part of the collaborative’s ongoing brown-bag series. you’ll hear the opening remarks made by the four panelists at that discussion: tiffany patterson, associate professor of african american and diaspora studies...

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episode 13 – tim mcnamara on time-efficient teaching

feb. 5, 2009—this episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. faculty at a research university like vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. for this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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episode 12 – brooke ackerly on time-efficient teaching

dec. 14, 2008—this episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. faculty at a research university like vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. for this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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episode 11 – todd giorgio on time-efficient teaching

nov. 7, 2008—this episode begins a new series here on the podcast, a series focusing on time-efficient teaching. faculty at a research university like vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. for this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they...

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episode 10 – podcasting 101 (part 2)

jul. 17, 2008—this episode features audio recorded during a march 2008 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 workshop titled “podcasting: what is it and why would you want to do it?” we’re splitting this workshop over two podcast episodes. the previous episode featured a discussion of the roles podcasting can play in and out of the classroom in the service...

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