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cft working group: preparing syllabi for first faculty job

jun. 30, 2022—by ransford pinto during the spring semester, the cft organized a working group dedicated to supporting graduate students and postdocs who will be new faculty in the fall of 2022 to create their needed syllabi in advance of the upcoming school year. in the four bi-weekly meetings, participants engaged in activities focused on understanding by design for...

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online and hybrid teaching working group

mar. 17, 2022—by stacey m. johnson in this series of three meetings via zoom, our group will explore experiential teaching online through the lens of telecollaboration, online community engagement, and online course design. join us for one, two or all three of these conversations in which we will explore resources and challenges associated with experiential online and...

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preparing syllabi for your first faculty job

mar. 15, 2022—this working group will support graduates students and postdocs who will be new faculty in the fall of 2022 and expected to teach their own classes. starting a new faculty position is stressful and demanding; the cft hopes to ease this transition by helping graduating doctoral students and postdocs create their needed syllabi in advance...

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upcoming deadlines for vidl faculty grants.

apr. 14, 2017—the vanderbilt institute for digital learning (vidl) offers support for faculty for research and instructional improvement, and support for students in the form of fellowships and internships. support takes the form of limited monetary support, technical consulting, equipment loans and production services. faculty programs macrogrants (deadline april 28) vu faculty and staff may apply for a seed-funding...

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