Vanderbilt Center for Teaching Podcast

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.


Episode 18 - Dealing with Student Misconceptions

[MP3, 41 min 01 sec]

Relevant Links:

• Strength in numbers: Peabody researchers investigate preservice training and induction of math teachers
• Kathy Friedman’s Home Page

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.

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]

Relevant Links:

• VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies
• CFT guide to teaching with clickers
• CFT guide to classroom assessment techniques

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.