{"id":12862,"date":"2013-02-19t08:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-19t13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2013-02-19t10:45:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19t15:45:38","slug":"upcoming-event-a-conversation-on-teaching-large-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2013\/02\/upcoming-event-a-conversation-on-teaching-large-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"upcoming event: a conversation on teaching large classes"},"content":{"rendered":"
join us for this upcoming conversation on teaching!<\/p>\n
a conversation on teaching large classes \n<\/strong>teaching large classes can pose particular challenges. how do you personalize interaction in a class with more than 100\u2014or even more than 200\u2014students? how do you promote student engagement when it\u2019s so easy for a student to hide in the crowd? how do you provide helpful feedback without burying yourself with grading? <\/p>\n this conversation on teaching will provide a forum for vanderbilt instructors to share some of the strategies they have developed or adapted from the literature to deal with the challenges of large classes. panelists\u00a0carl johnson<\/strong>, stevenson professor of biological sciences and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, and\u00a0andrew van schaack<\/strong>, assistant professor of the practice, department of human and organizational development, will kick-start the conversation by describing some of their successful strategies and ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n facilitator: cynthia brame,\u00a0 cft assistant director<\/em> <\/em>register for this event<\/a><\/td>\n conversations on teaching focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format.\u00a0 these sessions provide members of the vanderbilt teaching community a chance to share their teaching experiences and learn from each other. conversations on teaching typically begin with opening remarks from panelists and then open up to larger group discussions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n spring 2013 conversations on teaching include:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n |