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upcoming science teaching lunch on october 26th for all a&s science departments

oct. 19, 2018—the science teaching lunch series invites faculty from a&s science departments to discuss common teaching challenges and to seek ideas and solutions from colleagues and the literature on science teaching and learning. this fall, the series will focus on questions relevant to graduate student education. the october teaching lunch will focus on enriching mezzanine classes for graduate students....

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teaching digital literacies learning community october conversation to focus on multimodal assignments

oct. 9, 2018—how can we design authentic, multimodal assignments that prepare students to communicate effectively through a variety of media? how can we prepare students to use digital tools not only as consumers of information, but also as producers of knowledge? join us for a conversation on engaging students as producers of knowledge through multimodal assignments. our...

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upcoming learning community meetings on understanding the needs of international students and faculty

oct. 4, 2018—this year, the cft continues its attention to issues of teaching, difference, and power by organizing a learning community dedicated to understanding and supporting the needs of international students and faculty. the hope for the group is to have a dynamic discussion of the many issues that arise for international students and faculty in the...

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be part of one of the new or continuing learning communities at the cft

aug. 9, 2018—the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 hosts a number of learning communities, intended for members of vanderbilt’s teaching community interested in meeting over time to develop deeper understandings and richer practices around particular teaching and learning topics.  this year’s learning communities are: teaching, difference, and power: empowering international students and faculty this year, the cft continues its...

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from the director

jan. 12, 2018—happy new year! we’re off and running here at the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分, with a variety of opportunities for you to refine your teaching skills and experiment with new teaching practices. looking at the semester ahead, let me draw your attention to a few highlights: on january 29th, the cft will hold a celebration of...

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new faculty learning community for environmental course development

aug. 8, 2017—proposals are invited from faculty who wish to participate in a learning community at the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 in 2017-2018 focused on course design for new courses in the environmental and sustainability studies minor. our plan is to have five meetings over the course of the year, culminating in a final celebration of the minor...

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reflections from the teaching difference, and power symposium: class matters

may. 8, 2017—on april 25th, the cft hosted a teaching, difference, and power symposium focused on the ways teaching and learning can be shaped or challenged by social class.  this was as an event to celebrate and extend discussions that took place over the fall and spring of a cft learning community on social class. about thirty...

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new and continuing learning communities at the cft

aug. 16, 2016—by derek bruff, cft director the cft hosts a number of learning communities, intended for members of vanderbilt’s teaching community interested in meeting over time to develop deeper understandings and richer practices around particular teaching and learning topics.  this year’s learning communities are: teaching and social class – the cft continues its attention to issues...

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