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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: dana kan and low-stakes retrieval midterms

sep. 3, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern i love interviewing professors for this blog series; every time i do it, i learn something new. speaking with dr. dana kan, an assistant professor in the department of hearing and speech sciences at 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 medical center, i learned that classroom acoustics constitute an important aspect of the...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: chris candelaria and poster sessions

aug. 19, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern for the first time in this blog series, i was able to go and see the teaching innovation i would write about. during 2019 spring semester, i visited the end-of-semester poster sessions held for hode 3225: introduction to public finance of education, which is taught by chris candelaria. candelaria...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: neil kelley, jennifer bradham and class simulations

may. 27, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern neil kelley teaches ees 1030l: oceanography lab, assisted by his tas, michaela peterson and jennifer bradham. i was able to speak with kelley and bradham about a specific lab that, quite frankly, made me want to take the course just so i could be a part of it. and...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: mary lauren pfieffer, anna richmond, and pediatric simulations

may. 13, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern teaching advanced practice nursing in primary care of the child is a challenge: students need to understand a range of concepts for caring for children and adolescents across a large developmental spectrum, building knowledge that has cognitive, psychosocial, and motor components. mary lauren pfieffer, instructor in nursing, and anna...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: daniela d’eugenio and selective technology use

apr. 29, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern personal technological devices, such as phones and laptops, are ubiquitous in society as well as the classroom. their use is banned outright by some professors and encouraged by others, but just as outside of the classroom, the exact role and extent they should be used is still being explored....

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: ravindra duddu and cyberlearning tools

apr. 15, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern i had the privilege to sit down with dr. ravindra duddu, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who recently won an nsf career grant  that focuses on understanding antarctic ice sheet fracture. to understand this phenomenon of iceberg calving, the grant proposes applying engineering tools and techniques...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: sarah suiter and engaging community partners

mar. 28, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern on vanderbilt’s campus, it’s easy to forget that there exists a world outside of it. but all around us is nashville, a bright, bustling city that’s one of the fastest-growing ones in the u.s.a. and as sarah suiter is showing, it’s filled with opportunities for students to engage with...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: allison leich hilbun and student mini-lectures

mar. 4, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern dr. allison leich hilbun, senior lecturer in biological sciences, teaches bsci 3270: statistical methods in biology, also called biostatistics. dr. leich hilbun loves teaching biostatistics, as i witnessed firsthand when i took her class last semester. she pairs her genuine excitement for sharing the material with various activities and assignments...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: corbette doyle and group work promises

feb. 22, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern i recently had the privilege to talk with professor corbette doyle, a senior lecturer in organizational leadership in the department of leadership, policy, and organizations. she has made recent changes in one aspect of her course that strikes fear into many students’ hearts: group work. doyle, like many professors,...

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