Episode 16 - Lynn Ramey on Time-Efficient Teaching

April 24th, 2009 by derek.bruff

Lynn Ramey

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.

Episode 16 - Lynn Ramey on Time-Efficient Teaching

[MP3, 11 min 6 sec]

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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.

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Episode 13 - Tim McNamara on Time-Efficient Teaching

February 5th, 2009 by derek.bruff

Tim McNamara

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.

Episode 13 - Tim McNamara on Time-Efficient Teaching

[MP3, 14 min 35 sec]

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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.

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Episode 12 - Brooke Ackerly on Time-Efficient Teaching

December 14th, 2008 by derek.bruff

Brooke Ackerly

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.

Episode 12 - Brooke Ackerly on Time-Efficient Teaching

[MP3, 13 min 38 sec]

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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.

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Episode 11 - Todd Giorgio on Time-Efficient Teaching

November 7th, 2008 by derek.bruff

Todd Giorgio

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.

Episode 11 - Todd Giorgio on Time-Efficient Teaching

[MP3, 16 min 50 sec]

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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.

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