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Conversations about Teaching Writing: Kick-off This Wednesday 26 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
Join us this Wednesday at 12:10 in the Community Room of the Central Library for the kick-off event of our new series of conversations about teaching writing. “Teaching. Writing. Learning.” is a seri...
Lessons Learned from Vanderbilt’s First MOOCs 20 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
by Derek Bruff, CFT Director When Vanderbilt announced its massive open online course (MOOC) initiative almost twelve months ago, one of the stated goals of the project was to explore ways that digit...
CFT Proudly Welcomes the 2013 Cohort of Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows! 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
This year’s Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows are, left to right, Markus Eberl (Anthropology), Max Goldman (Classics), Will Grissom (Biomedical Engineering), Chase Lesane-Brown (Psychology and Human ...
From the Stacks… 17 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Teaching at its Best by Linda Nilson, former director of the Center for Teaching This expanded and updated edition of the best-selling handbook is an essential toolbox, full of hundreds of practical...
CFT Staff Can Help You Prepare for Fall Teaching 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Faculty and graduate student instructors preparing for fall courses are encouraged to take advantage of the CFT’s consultation services. Consultants are available to help you clarify the goals you...
Welcome to New Program Coordinator 15 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Center for Teaching extends a warm welcome to our new program coordinator, Tracy Tveit. Tracy comes to us from Vanderbilt’s Department of Cancer Biology, where she was the graduate program educat...
Announcing the New Teaching Affiliates for 2013 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
This year’s graduate student Teaching Affliliates are, left to right, Oscar Ayala (Biomedical Engineering), Karen Childress (Economics),Vivian Finch (German), Jane Hirtle (Psychology and Human Develop...
From the Director: Students as Producers in 2013-14 13 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
by Derek Bruff, CFT Director This summer I’ve been reading College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Columbia University humanities professor Andrew Delbanco. The book is this year’s Commons Readin...
Call for Applications: Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) Graduate Fellowships 8 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
from Doug Fisher, Director of Vanderbilt’s new Institute for Digital Learning: The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) invites applications for graduate student fellowships for the 2013-...
Three Tips for the First Day of Class 2 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
It’s that time of year again: the first day of classes is upon us! At the CFT we often hear the same questions around this time of year: “What should I do on the first day of class?” “Do I delve int...
