In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Kathy Friedman, assistant professor in the Biological Sciences Department and Ann Kindfield, senior lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College.
During this panel discussion, Kathy Friedman talks about student misconceptions she has encountered when teaching biological sciences and what she does to address them. Ann Kindfield follows up by sharing with the group her research around inscriptional practices in science and science education.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about student misconceptions. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant. We’re glad to help you reflect on and explore the various choices you make as a teacher and to connect you with resources you’ll find useful as you design, implement, and assess learning experiences for your students.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Guil Gualda, assistant professor of earth & environmental sciences. In the interview, Guil describes a course on the geology of national parks that he co-taught with his colleague Brendan Bream last fall. The course featured a field trip over fall break to the Grand Canyon, as well as a student project in which the students recreated their trip in Google Earth. Guil describes the ways in which this class project motivated his students,
and instructors interested in incorporating student projects in their courses will find likely Guil’s experiences useful.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about student projects or the use of Google Earth in education. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant. We’re glad to help you reflect on and explore the various choices you make as a teacher and to connect you with resources you’ll find useful as you design, implement, and assess learning experiences for your students.
This episode we debut new theme music for the podcast. The track is called “Monster Techno Blues” and it’s by Joe Sibol.
This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use of their time.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Lynn Ramey, associate professor of French and chair of the Department of French and Italian. In the interview, Lynn describes time-efficient ways to approach lesson planning, course design, and grading. Patricia Armstrong, assistant director here at the Center for Teaching, conducted the interview.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about time-efficient teaching. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss any aspect of their teaching.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Ellen Fanning, professor of biological sciences. In the interview, Ellen describes her methods of helping undergraduate biology students learn to read scientific literature, develop scientific reasoning skills, and gain an interest in science that lasts beyond their coursework. Ellen uses a journal club format that she has adapted from the one typically used with graduate students and post-docs to help them explore current literature in the biological sciences.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about Undergraduate Journal Clubs. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant. We’re glad to help you reflect on and explore the various choices you make as a teacher and to connect you with resources you’ll find useful as you design, implement, and assess learning experiences for your students.
This episode features audio recorded during a February 2009 lunch discussion co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and the Global Feminisms Collaborative. The discussion was part of the Collaborative’s ongoing brown-bag series. You’ll hear the opening remarks made by the four panelists at that discussion: Tiffany Patterson, Associate Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and American Studies; Terry Spetalnick, Lecturer in Sociology; Greg Barz, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology; and Centurio Balikoowa, a Ugandan musician and Chief Recordist at the Global Music Archive. The panelists were introduced by Brooke Ackerly, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Lyndi Hewitt, a graduate student in sociology.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about globalizing your curriculum. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss any aspect of their teaching.
This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use of their time.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Tim McNamara, associate provost for faculty and professor of psychology. In the interview, Tim describes time-efficient ways to approach lesson planning, grading papers, teaching with clickers, working with TAs, and selecting courses to teach. Allison Pingree, the director of the Center for Teaching, conducted the interview.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about time-efficient teaching. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss any aspect of their teaching.
This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use of their time.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Brooke Ackerly, associate professor of political science. In the interview, Brooke describes time-efficient ways to approach course planning, lesson planning, office hours, and grading. Kat Baker, an assistant director at the Center for Teaching, conducted the interview.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about time-efficient teaching. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss any aspect of their teaching.
This episode begins a new series here on the podcast, a series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use of their time.
In this episode, we feature an interview with Todd Giorgio, professor and chair of biomedical engineering. In the interview, Todd describes time-efficient ways to approach office hours, in- and out-of-class assignments, and class preparation.
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about time-efficient teaching. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss any aspect of their teaching.
This episode features audio recorded during a March 2008 Center for Teaching workshop titled “Podcasting: What Is It and Why Would You Want To Do It?” We’re splitting this workshop over two podcast episodes. The previous episode featured a discussion of the roles podcasting can play in and out of the classroom in the service of student learning. This second episode features a discussion from the March workshop of some of the technical and logistical aspects of producing and using podcasts via remarks made by two of the workshop facilitators:
Melanie Moran, Assistant Director for Web Communications, Public Affairs Office
Brian Smokler, Manager of Instructional Systems, Technology Support Center at Peabody College, and Video Technical Manager, Public Affairs Office
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about podcasting in higher education. We’re interested in hearing what you have to say. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss podcasting or any other aspect of their teaching.
This episode features audio recorded during a March 2008 Center for Teaching workshop titled “Podcasting: What Is It and Why Would You Want To Do It?” We’re splitting this workshop over two podcast episodes. This first episode features a discussion of the roles podcasting can play in and out of the classroom in the service of student learning. Why might you want to produce a podcast for your course? Why might you want students to produce podcasts as part of their course work? How can you make the most out of either option? These and other teaching-related questions will be explored in this first episode via remarks made by two of the workshop facilitators:
Michael Risen, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Center for Teaching
Jeff Johnston, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, and Lecturer, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Please take a minute or two to leave a comment here and share your thoughts about podcasting in higher education. We’re interested in hearing what you have to say. Vanderbilt instructors are also welcome to call the Center for Teaching at 615-322-7290 to arrange a meeting with a CFT teaching consultant to discuss podcasting or any other aspect of their teaching.
November 3rd, 2009 by 
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In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Kathy Friedman, assistant professor in the Biological Sciences Department and Ann Kindfield, senior lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College.
During this panel discussion, Kathy Friedman talks about student misconceptions she has encountered when teaching biological sciences and what she does to address them. Ann Kindfield follows up by sharing with the group her research around inscriptional practices in science and science education.
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