Educational Technology Workshops
The Center for Teaching will be offering a variety of workshops on specific teaching technologies. Some upcoming events include the following workshops:
Intro to Brightspace
Dates: Tuesday, August 22nd, Monday, August 28th
Times: 3-3:45 pm (8/22), 11-11:45 am (8/28)
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Setting up your Gradebook
Date: Monday, August 28
Time: 2-2:45 pm
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Perusall
Date: Tuesday, September 5th
Time: 1-1:45 pm
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New Quiz Editor
Dates: Tuesday, September 5th
Times: 11-11:45 am (9/5)
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Assignments/Video Assignments
Date: Monday, August 28th
Time: 1-1:45 pm
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Turnitin
Date: Monday, August 28th
Time: 3-3:45 pm
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AI in Teaching/Writing
Date: Tuesday, September 12th
Time: 12-1 pm
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HIPS Workshops
Throughout this academic year, we will offer a series of workshops organized around various “high-impact practices” (HIPs) as defined by extensive research by the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). Using millions of data points collected via the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), HIPs are those teaching practices that have demonstrated significant educational benefit for students, especially those who are historically underserved and underrepresented in higher education. These practices include: capstone courses and projects, collaborative assignments and projects, common intellectual experiences, diversity/global learning, first-year seminars and experiences, internships, learning communities, service learning, community-based learning, undergraduate research, and writing-intensive courses. We will advertise workshops on these subjects throughout the year in coming editions of the newsletter, but for September, we will be offering this workshop:
Nurturing Excellence: A Workshop on How to Mentor and Advise Students
Research shows that mentorship and advising play a crucial role in shaping the academic, professional, and personal growth of students. This workshop aims to provide educators, mentors, and advisors with essential tools, strategies, and insights to guide and support graduate students on their academic journey effectively. Interested participants should register here.
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Teaching at Vanderbilt New Faculty Orientation
At the beginning of every academic year, the Center for Teaching hosts “Teaching at Vanderbilt” (TAV), an orientation for junior and senior faculty new to Vanderbilt. The orientation features an introduction to strategies for launching a successful teaching career at Vanderbilt, with concurrent sessions on a variety of practical topics. Teaching at Vanderbilt is an opportunity for new faculty to meet each other and to learn how the Center for Teaching can support them throughout their Vanderbilt careers. See the TAV orientation page for details and to register.
Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Location: Featheringill Hall
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Just-In-Time Teaching Conference
It’s never too late to make a good decision, right? Although planning fall courses starts long before the start of classes, we recognize that many instructors are still making course design and implementation decisions right up to the wire. That’s why we’re offering a variety of teaching workshops for Vanderbilt instructors on August 21st and 22nd, right before the first day of the fall semester. Topics at the CFT’s Just-in-Time Teaching Conference include:
Identifying Learning Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes
Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S, #319)
Facilitator: Brian DeLevie
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An Introduction to Brightspace, Vanderbilt’s Course Management System
Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: 10:30-11:30am
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S, #319)
Facilitator: Paige Snay and Brittany Griffin
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Writing in the Age of AI?
Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1101 19th Ave S, #319)
Facilitator: John Bradley, Director of the Writing Studio
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Leading Classroom Discussions
Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S., #319)
Facilitator: Ransford Pinto
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Improving Student Research Skills with Embedded Librarians
Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S., #319)
Facilitator: Melissa Mallon, Associate University Librarian for Teaching and Learning, and Joe Bandy
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Creative Assignments for Deep Learning
Date: Tuesday, August, 22nd
Time: 10:30-11:30am
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S., #319)
Facilitator: Laura Carter-Stone
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Inclusive Teaching
Date: Tuesday, August, 22nd
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
Location: Center for Teaching Classroom (1114 19th Ave S., #319)
Facilitator: Joe Bandy
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Queer Teaching, Queer Thriving
The Center for Teaching and the K.C. Potter Center for LGBTQI Life are proud to offer a 2023-2024 learning community about ways campus educators may help LGBTQI students to thrive academically and socially. Open to all faculty, graduate students, and staff of any background, the learning community will discuss a wide variety of issues: the needs of LGBTQI+ students and faculty on campus, the complexities of gender and sexual identities, inclusive course design and teaching practices, building LGBTQI+ community, as well as educator wellness and self-care. The formats of the meetings will vary, including pedagogical colloquia, panels, and workshops, among others. As a learning community with multiple, thematically-linked events that inform each other, we hope participants attend as many as schedules permit. If you are interested in joining the discussions please register for the learning community at this link.
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HHMI Inclusive Excellence-3 Learning Community Opportunities
As you may know, Vanderbilt received a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 2022 to participate in their third Inclusive Excellence initiative (HHMI IE3). The aim of this initiative is to foster a more welcoming and inclusive STEM environment for all students, particularly those traditionally underrepresented in the STEM fields. One way in which we are pursuing this goal is to support faculty learning communities on topics important for STEM faculty, led by STEM faculty members. This year, we are supporting four learning communities:
“Ungrading” learning community
Focus: Using alternative grading strategies to promote equity
Facilitator: Lily Claiborne, Earth and Environmental Science
Participants: Up to ten science and math faculty, each of whom receive $750
Meeting frequency: Approximately once per month during academic year; some preparation for each meeting
Interested in participating? Register here
Inclusive lab pedagogies and practices LC
Focus: Fostering more inclusive and equitable pedagogies and practices in lab courses
Facilitators: Jim Pask, Biological Sciences
Participants: Up to ten faculty who teach labs for majors or premedical students, each of whom receive $750
Meeting frequency: Approximately once per month during academic year; some preparation for each meeting
Interested in participating? Register here
LA instructor learning community
Focus: Fostering effective use of LA-enabled pedagogies and practices
Facilitators: Tom Clements, Biological Sciences, and Amy Palmeri, Department of Teaching and Learning
Participants: Instructors using LAs and instructors who may want to use LAs; no limit on number of participants
Meeting frequency: Approximately twice per month during academic year; some preparation for some meetings
Interested in participating? Register here
Discipline-based education research journal club
Focus: Learning from research around equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM courses
Facilitator: Cynthia Brame, Biological Sciences
Participants: Anyone who is interested!
Meeting frequency: Approximately once per month during academic year
Interested in participating? Register here
If you have questions, contact Cynthia Brame (Cynthia.brame@vanderbilt.edu) or Kathy Friedman (Katherine.friedman@vanderbilt.edu), co-Program Directors, HHMI IE3.
Supported by a grant to Vanderbilt University under the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Program.
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