{"id":30921,"date":"2019-02-06t08:39:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-06t13:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=30921"},"modified":"2019-06-05t13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05t18:03:51","slug":"students-as-producers-course-design-institutes-for-faculty-and-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2019\/02\/students-as-producers-course-design-institutes-for-faculty-and-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cstudents as producers\u201d course design institutes for faculty and graduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"
the cft invites vanderbilt faculty and graduate students to apply to its 2019 course design institutes on the theme of \u201cstudents as producers.\u201d during the three institutes in may, participants will design (or redesign) courses that engage students not only as consumers<\/em> of information, but producers<\/em> of knowledge.<\/p>\n short videos created to explain computer algorithms. a radio drama exploring the future of gene editing. proposals for museum acquisitions of african-american art. a water conversation education program aimed at children. a virtual reality simulation of protein-protein interactions. a candle-making device developed through human-centered design for a local nonprofit.<\/p>\n these are just some of the products of student learning created in courses at vanderbilt using the \u201cstudents as producers\u201d approach to course design. through this year\u2019s course design institutes, the cft continues helping instructors build these high-impact practices into their courses.<\/p>\n course design institute participants will\u2026<\/p>\n participants will leave the institutes with plans for courses to be taught in the following academic year.<\/p>\n the faculty course design institute<\/strong> will be held may 6-8, 2019<\/strong>. the faculty institute is open to all vanderbilt faculty members, and faculty participants will receive $500 in research funds<\/strong> to be used to enhance their teaching. preference will be given to faculty intending to (re)design courses approved to be taught in 2019-2020. faculty who are team-teaching courses should submit a joint application.<\/p>\n the graduate student course design institute<\/strong> will be held may 1-3, 2019<\/strong>. this institute is open to both graduate students and postdocs. preference will be given to applicants starting faculty or teaching positions in 2019-2020, at vanderbilt or elsewhere. if you\u2019re leaving vanderbilt to take a faculty position, the cdi is a great way to launch your new faculty career.<\/p>\n\n
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