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‘humanities’

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 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 7 – teaching in a digital age

jun. 30, 2008—in this episode, we’re changing up our format a little. instead of featuring an interview with a single faculty member, this episode features audio recorded during a february 2008 lunch discussion co-sponsored by the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 and the former vanderbilt center for ethics. the discussion was part of our joint technology, values, and teaching...

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episode 1 – an interview with michael bess

dec. 28, 2007—in this episode, we feature excerpts from an interview with michael bess, chancellor’s professor of history here at vanderbilt. in this interview, michael describes his use of wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that “anyone can edit,” to help undergraduate history majors learn how to think and reason like historians. episode 1 – an interview with michael...

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