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the cft thanks our graduate teaching fellows
jun. 28, 2022—by ransford pinto the cft wants to thank our 2021-2022 graduate teaching fellows for their unwavering commitment to teaching values and for completing their 12 months fellowship. to further the university’s teaching mission, our outstanding fellows remained dedicated to providing optimal pedagogical consultations to other graduate students and postdocs, designed and facilitated teaching assistant orientation for new...
goal-driven course design refined by data on students’ learning: a case study
mar. 3, 2021—goal-driven course design refined by data on students’ learning is a cornerstone of cft philosophy and practice. ethan joll, a graduate student in biomedical engineering, offers a compelling description of his own data- and goal-driven course design for a section of ta orientation. it’s a fantastic case study that highlights the value of gathering information from...
cft announce graduate teaching fellows for 2020-21
sep. 16, 2020—l to r abena boakyewa-ansah (history), amanda brockman (sociology), leah roberts (human & organizational development), and mohammad meerzaei (religion) the graduate teaching fellows provide a variety of services for vanderbilt’s graduate and professional students and postdocs, including one-on-one consultations on teaching issues and professional development, syllabus and course design, interpreting and responding to student evaluations, writing teaching statements, and engaging techniques such as discussion leading, lecturing,...
teaching assistants’ roles and responsibilities during covid-19
aug. 20, 2020—by leah marion roberts, senior graduate teaching fellow, 2020-2021 and heather n. fedesco, assistant director, 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 as new teaching assistant orientation comes to an end this week, it is helpful to think through the roles and responsibilities graduate teaching assistants (tas) may now face in their entirely online or hybrid with physical distancing...
teaching assistant orientation
aug. 5, 2020—many graduate students are awarded teaching assistantships, and while teaching assistant (ta) duties vary across departments, they all demand considerable skill and knowledge. these duties can include grading, consulting with students during office hours, leading discussion or problem sessions, teaching labs, or giving lectures. to assist new tas as they prepare for their duties, the vanderbilt...
teaching assistant orientation
jul. 27, 2020—many graduate students are awarded teaching assistantships, and while teaching assistant (ta) duties vary across departments, they all demand considerable skill and knowledge. these duties can include grading, consulting with students during office hours, leading discussion or problem sessions, teaching labs, or giving lectures. to assist new tas as they prepare for their duties, the vanderbilt...
incorporating games into ta orientation
jan. 8, 2020—by cait kirby, cft teaching affiliate and biological sciences phd student in my role as a teaching affiliate at vanderbilt’s 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分, i lead an orientation event for a group of biological sciences teaching assistants (tas). this orientation serves to educate new tas about their roles, vanderbilt policies, pedagogical techniques, and the types of...
cft thanks our teaching affiliates!
sep. 20, 2019—l to r: amanda brockman (sociology), laura carter-stone (teaching & learning), emma guiberson (chemistry), ethan joll (biomedical engineering), cait kirby (biological sciences), kelley knowles (psychology), nazirah mohd khairi (electrical engineering and computer science), jose luis de ramon ruiz (spanish and portuguese), aaron stevens (physics and astronomy), nadejda webb (english) every august, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分...
cft thanks our teaching affliliates!
sep. 11, 2017—kaleigh bangor (german, russian & east european studies), emma banks (anthropology), todd evans (mechanical engineering), andrea gardiner (civil & environmental engineering), kyle godbey (physics), daniel kidd (physics), danielle kopke (biological sciences), elleansar okwei (chemistry), katie yewell (economics), laine walters young (divinity) every august, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 offers teaching assistant orientation (tao) to all new...
announcing the new teaching affiliates for 2015
aug. 13, 2015—this year’s teaching affiliates are, left to right, jennifer bradham (earth science), kristen droege (chemistry), kelley frances fenelon (human and organizational development), tim foster (spanish), allison mcgrath (sociology), kirsten mendoza (english), mike moody (economics), matt thompson (chemical engineering). the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 is excited to announce the teaching affiliates for 2015. teaching affiliates create and...