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leading lines ed tech podcast with sophie bjork-james

apr. 18, 2019—in this episode, we first hear a short, speculative fiction audio story by vanderbilt undergraduate sarah saxton strassberg called “hagar rising” that explores the future of gene editing. sarah created this piece for a course on the politics of reproductive health taught by vanderbilt anthropology professor sophie bjork-james. after sarah saxton’s audio piece, derek bruff...

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combining forces: collaboration as a tool for teaching digital literacies

apr. 17, 2019—by chelsea yarborough, graduate teaching fellow, and derek bruff, director in february we kicked off the spring semester learning community on teaching digital literacies with a conversation focused on collaborations at the university. the goal of this session was to consider the ways that different people have worked together to help students create digital projects...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: ravindra duddu and cyberlearning tools

apr. 15, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern i had the privilege to sit down with dr. ravindra duddu, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who recently won an nsf career grant  that focuses on understanding antarctic ice sheet fracture. to understand this phenomenon of iceberg calving, the grant proposes applying engineering tools and techniques...

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apply to be a bold fellow!

apr. 10, 2019—want to create innovative online learning experiences? investigate the impact of the experience on your students’ learning and share the results with colleagues? the bold fellows program helps graduate students from all disciplines design and develop online learning experiences, from building online learning modules to fostering online spaces for their students to interact. each fellow...

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a conversation on the future of digital literacies

apr. 9, 2019—it’s a safe bet that technology will change. and as technology changes, the ways we create and consume information and media will change, as will the ways we connect and communicate with each other. what will digital literacies look like in five or ten years? and what does the answer to that question mean for...

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apply to be a junior faculty teaching fellow!

apr. 4, 2019—we are now accepting applications for the 2019-20 junior faculty teaching fellows program. the  program is designed to help you: learn from the teaching experiences of colleagues develop skills that will enable you to analyze and improve your teaching over time build a teaching community at vanderbilt learn to balance and integrate your teaching and...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: sarah suiter and engaging community partners

mar. 28, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern on vanderbilt’s campus, it’s easy to forget that there exists a world outside of it. but all around us is nashville, a bright, bustling city that’s one of the fastest-growing ones in the u.s.a. and as sarah suiter is showing, it’s filled with opportunities for students to engage with...

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