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episode 13 – tim mcnamara on time-efficient teaching

feb. 5, 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 11 – todd giorgio on time-efficient teaching

nov. 7, 2008—this episode begins a new series here on the podcast, a 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...

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episode 6 – greg walker on teaching with a tablet pc

jun. 21, 2008—in this episode, we feature excerpts from an interview with greg walker, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at vanderbilt. in this interview, greg describes his use of a tablet pc as a presentation device in his mechanical engineering courses. tablet pcs feature screens that can be written on with special styluses. greg uses one during...

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episode 3 – an interview with michelle sulikowski

jan. 24, 2008—in this episode, we feature excerpts from an interview with michelle sulikowski, senior lecturer in chemistry and director of education at the vanderbilt institute of chemical biology. in this interview, michelle describes her use of safeassign, a software tool that can detect unoriginal content in student papers. michelle used safeassign in a first-year writing course...

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