‘humanities’
beyond the essay, iii
oct. 14, 2013—print version summative assignments: authentic alternatives to the essay metaphor maps || student anthologies || poster presentations the essay is often the go-to assignment in humanities courses, and rightfully so. especially in the text-based disciplines, the craft of the essay is highly valued as part of practicing the work of the field. more broadly, developing...
beyond the essay: making student thinking visible in the humanities
oct. 14, 2013—by nancy chick print version cite this guide: chick, n. (2013). beyond the essay: making student thinking visible in the humanities. 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分. retrieved [todaysdate] from //www.imrbdigital.com/guides-sub-pages/beyond-the-essay/. “we asked faculty to ask themselves the most important questions they could about student learning in their courses. how did they know that their students...
meet the cft’s hastac scholar zoe leblanc
nov. 13, 2012—this year the cft is proud to sponsor history doctoral student zoe leblanc as a hastac scholar. hastac (humanities, arts, science, and technology advanced collaboratory) is a global network of individuals and institutions that come together to share, collaborate, and learn through online forums, blogs, conferences, social media and other channels of communication. the hastac...
csls event: theme-based language teaching in the 21st century
sep. 25, 2012—from the center for second language studies, one of the cft’s campus partners… the center for second language studies is pleased to announce a talk, “theme-based language teaching in the 21st century,” by dr. jianhua bai, professor of chinese at kenyon college, on friday, september 28th, at 3:10 p.m. in furman hall 114. this talk...
opportunities for graduate students in digital humanities
aug. 27, 2012—the hastac scholar program is a great opportunity for graduate students in the humanities with interests in the use of digital technologies in teaching and scholarship. the cft will sponsor one of the four 2012-13 hastac scholars, with our scholar undertaking a survey of technology use by vanderbilt graduate students in their teaching here on...
junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight:david petrain
apr. 3, 2012—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, david petrain, assistant professor in the department of classical studies, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests: one of the most valuable and challenging characteristics of classics as a discipline is its attempt to embrace the entire range of...
inside-out: a collaborative learning community between undergraduate students and people who are incarcerated
feb. 5, 2012—on february 17th from12-1pm, the cft’s service learning working group will feature sarah passino, senior lecturer in the department of english, in a presentation titled inside-out: a collaborative learning community between undergraduate students and people who are incarcerated. the service learning working group is open to any faculty and staff interested in discussing the theory...
junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight:paul stob
feb. 4, 2012—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, paul stob, assistant professor in the department of communication studies, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests: my research explores the intersection of rhetoric and intellectual culture—specifically the relationship between public discourse and the practices, forums, and figures of...
gradstep recap: humanities and social sciences panel
feb. 1, 2012—making the transition from student to professor: humanities and social sciences panel what happens after a successful job search? this year’s gradstep event featured two panels of recent phds who have made the transition from grad student to full-time faculty jobs. they answered the “what next?” question and shared their stories of stumbles and triumphs in...
imagining america page conference april 28-29, 2011
mar. 31, 2011—update: this event has been postponed. check with the warren center for updates. imagining america will hold a two day symposium on publicly active graduate education at 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 on april 28th and 29th, 2011. the first day of the workshop – thursday, april 28th from 2 to 5pm – will be focused exclusively on...