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science teaching essentials, a new book by the cft’s cynthia brame

mar. 11, 2019—by derek bruff, cft director i am very excited to announce a new book from cynthia brame, associate director here at the vanderbilt 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分. science teaching essentials: short guides to good practice (academic press, 2019) provides research-based strategies and resources for addressing common teaching challenges in the sciences, health professions, and engineering. written...

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teaching 101: part 2 graduate student/postdoc workshop

mar. 8, 2019—do you want students to view your class within the framework of their lives or communities? have you considered strategies for connecting class materials to social realities? this interdisciplinary workshop will introduce basic strategies for incorporating active and collaborative learning, community engagement, and social outreach activities into a variety of classroom environments. we will also...

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junior faculty spotlight: elizabeth self

mar. 7, 2019—each month, the cft highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, elizabeth self, teaching and learning, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. i have been a lecturer at peabody college in the department of teaching and learning for the last two years but have been at 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 for much...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: allison leich hilbun and student mini-lectures

mar. 4, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern dr. allison leich hilbun, senior lecturer in biological sciences, teaches bsci 3270: statistical methods in biology, also called biostatistics. dr. leich hilbun loves teaching biostatistics, as i witnessed firsthand when i took her class last semester. she pairs her genuine excitement for sharing the material with various activities and assignments...

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2019 summer residency program for phd students in the humanities

feb. 25, 2019—objects and places in an inquiry-based classroom: teaching, learning, and research in the humanities july 15-26 at the national humanities center application deadline:  march 18, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. the robert penn warren center for the humanities and the graduate school invite applications from graduate students in good standing in the humanities and the humanistic...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: corbette doyle and group work promises

feb. 22, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern i recently had the privilege to talk with professor corbette doyle, a senior lecturer in organizational leadership in the department of leadership, policy, and organizations. she has made recent changes in one aspect of her course that strikes fear into many students’ hearts: group work. doyle, like many professors,...

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leading lines ed tech podcast featuring christopher parrish

feb. 21, 2019—in this episode, we hear from christopher parrish, senior vice president and portfolio general manager at 2u. in this interview, john sloop, vanderbilt’s associate provost for education development and technologies, talks with chris parrish from 2u about 2u’s model for online education, why 2u’s standard university partnership is a ten-year commitment, and where chris parrish...

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