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4—8OverviewoftheCenterforTeaching

4WelcomeFromtheDirector

5MissionStatement

5PeopleoftheCenter

62009—2010Highlights

VUBoardofTrustVisitstheCFT

CFTWelcomesNewAssistantDirector

SustainabilityAcrosstheCurriculum

GradSTEP2010:WholeTeachers

IntegratingVisualThinkinginYourTeaching

CelebrationofTeaching

ReflectingOnandDocumentingTeachingEffectiveness

Science,Math,andEngineeringGradStudentsEngageinTeaching‐as‐Research

GraduateTeachingFellows

CFTPublicity2.0

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9—13ConsultationServices

9Overview

10Participation

13Feedback

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14—23Programs

14Overview

15TeachingatVanderbilt—IncomingFacultyOrientation

16TeachingAssistantOrientation

18InternationalTeachingAssistantProgram

19GraduateStudentTeaching&ProfessionalDevelopmentConference

20Workshops,WorkingGroups,andTeachingVisits

22TeachingCertificate

23CampusCollaborations

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24—27ResourcesandContributions

24Overview

25ElectronicResourcesandLibrary

26ContributionstotheVanderbiltCommunity

CommitteeWork/OtherService atVanderbilt

InvitedPresentationsandWorkshops

TeachingatVanderbilt

27ContributionstotheBroaderAcademicCommunity

Publications

OtherService

ConferencesandInvitedPresentations

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FROMTHEDIR ECTOR

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Greetings:

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It’sbeenanotherbusyandproductiveyearforteachingandlearningatVanderbiltUniversity,andfor

usattheCenterforTeaching.

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Asyou’llseeinthepagesthatfollow,theworkoftheCentertakesmanyshapesanddurations,

rangingfromsingleconversationstomulti‐yearcollaborativeprojects.Inallofit,therealpow

er

comesfromconnecti

ons–whetherfacetofaceorvirtual,crossingdepartmentalanddisciplinarylines

tosolveproblems,re‐defineandinnovatewaystosupportlearning,andtoshareourdiscoverieswith

eachother.

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We’vecontinuedwithourlong‐standingandwell‐developedofferings:orien

tationsfornewfaculty

andnewteachingassistantseachAugust,workshopsonarangeoftopicsforabroadrangeof

audiencesthroughouttheyear,andawonderfulstaffoffull‐timeprofessionals,graduatestudent

fellows,andundergraduateassistants.

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Newareasofemphasisandgrowthhaveemerged,aswell:avisitfromtheUniversity’sBoardofTrust;

asubstantialincreaseinindividualfacultyconsultati

onswithus;excitingstepsintoelectronic

communicationfrontiers;anewmemberofourseniorstaff;andever‐expandingmodesoflearning

andunderstandingthroughcontemplativepractice,throughvisualthinking,throughembodied

pedagogy,andthroughattentiontosustainableandenvironmentallyconsciouspractices.

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Ourthanksgoes

toallwhohavejoinedus

inthisventure–fromourcampus

partners,panelistsandpresenters,to

deansanddepartmentchairsandother

administrativeadvocates.Eachplaysan

importantpartinfulfillingourmissionof

supportingacultureatVanderbiltthat

practices,values,andrew

ards

university

teachingandlearningasvitalformsof

scholarship.

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AllisonPingree,Director

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CenterforTeachingStaff

BackRow(lefttoright):AllisonPingree,Director;DerekBruff,

AssistantDirector;JoeBandy,AssistantDirector;RhettMcDaniel,

EducationalTechnologist

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FrontRow(lefttoright):KatBaker,AssistantDirector;Julie

Shadburne,AdministrativeAssistant;MelissaKrasnove,Program

Coordinator;MelissaPenix,AdministrativeAssistant

PeopleoftheCenterforTeaching

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2009—2010FullTimeStaff

AllisonPingree,Director

KatharineBaker,AssistantDirector

DerekBruff,AssistantDirector

RhettMcDaniel,EducationalTechnologist

MelissaKrasnove,ProgramCoordinator

MelissaPenix,AdministrativeAssistant

JulieShadburne,AdministrativeAssistant

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2009—2010GraduateStudentStaff

GraduateProgramsAssistant

MariaEbner,German

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GraduateTeachingFellows

DeannaMatheuszik,History

JohnMorrell,English

ChristopherParis,GraduateDepartmentofReligion

KeziaShirkey,Psychology&HumanDevelopment

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2009—2010UndergraduateStudentAssistants

NickBreaux,Economics

JohnHall,BiomedicalEngineering

ElisabethMendez,ReligiousStudiesandSociology

RebeccaOjeda,EconomicsandEnglish

AlexSweet,PoliticalScience

JasmineWilson,Medicine,Health,&Society

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2009—2010AdvisoryBoard

JoshuaArnold,Gradua teStudentCouncil

RobertaBell,VanderbiltInstitutionalResearchGroup

StephenBuckles,Economics

ConnieVinitaDowell,DeanofLibraries

ChaleneHelmuth,Spanish&Portuguese

NancyLeaHyer,OwenGraduateSchoolofManagement

KimberlyLomis,DivisionofGeneralSurgery

AnitaMahadevan‐Jansen,BiomedicalEngineering

EmilPetrusa,MedicalEducation

C.MelissaSna

rr,Gradua

teDepartmentofReligion

PatriciaTrangenstein,SchoolofNursing

MarkWait,BlairSchoolofMusic

MissionStatement

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TheCenterforTeachingsharesVanderbiltUniversity’scommitmenttoexcellenceinresearch,teaching&learning,andservice.We

honorthiscommitmentbypromotingteachingandlearningasformsofscholarlypractice—thatis,asongoingandcollaborative

processesofinquiry,experimentation,andreflection.

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Inthisway,weunderscorethatteachingandlearningasintellectualinventiondifferfromresearchonlyinkind,notindegreeand

importance,andrequireequalattentionofthecommunityofscholars.Inordertofosterandsustainaculturethatpractices,values,and

rewardsuniversityteachingandlearningasvitalform

sofscholars

hip,theCentertakesasitsmissionto:

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 Promotedeepunderstandingofteachingandlearningprocessesbyhelpinginstructorstogather,analyze,andreflectoninformation

abouttheirteaching,andabouttheirstudents’learning.Inturn,instructorscanthendevelopnewstrategiesforteaching.

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 Sponsordialogueaboutteachingandlearningthroughorientations,workshops,workinggroups,andotherprograms.

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 Createanddisseminateresearch‐basedbestpractices,models,andapproachestouniversityteachingandlearning—andfacilitate

accesstoresourcesthatsupportthem.

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Tofulfillthesefacetsofourmissionmosteffectively,webuildstrongcollaborativepartnershipswithindividuals,departments,schools

andcentersacrosstheuniversity,andfosteranethicofteamworkandcontinuouslearningwithintheCenter.

OURMISSION

heCenterwasfoundedin1986toadvanceteachingexcellence

intheCollegeofArtsandScience,andexpandedin1997to

servetheentireuniversity.TheCenter’sprogramsandservices

arethusavailabletoanymemberoftheuniversity’steaching

community,includingfull‐timeandpart‐timefaculty,

teachingassistants,post‐doctoralfel

lows

,andanyoneelseinvolvedin

theinstructionalprocessatVanderbilt.

T

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ThissectionshowcaseshighlightsfromtheCenter’syearof

activities.Moreinformationontheseareascanbefoundelsewhere

inthisreport,aswellasonourwebsite.

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VUBOARDOFTRUSTVISITSTHECFT

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OnNovember19

,theCenterwashonoredbyavisitfromthe

VanderbiltUniversityBoardofTrustduringajointmeetingoftheir

AcademicProgramsandStudentLifeCommittees.Overlunch,

morethan20Trusteeslearnedabouttheprogramsandservicesof

theCenterandexploredstrategicissuesimpactingtheteachingand

learningla

ndscapeoftheUn

iversity.Usingtheflexiblespaceofour

experimentalclassroom,theydiscussedinsmallgroupsthe

undergraduateteacherswhohadimpactedthem,andthen

collaboratedtoidentifycharacteristicsofexcellentteaching,listing

theiroutcomesonwhiteboards.Trusteesalsogotthechanceto

experiencesomeoftheeducationaltechnologyusedacr

ossthe

univers

ity,astheyansweredmultiplechoicequestionsabout

currentVanderbiltstudentswithclassroomresponsesystems

(“clickers”).Thesessioncametoaclosewithfinalthoughtsonthe

mostpressingeducationalopportunities andchallengesfacing

researchuniversitiestoday.

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CFTWELCOMESNEWASSISTANTDIRECTOR

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We'redelightedtoannouncethe

appointmentofJoeBandyasanew

AssistantDirector.JoegrewupinNashville,

receivedhisB.A.fromRhodesCollege,and

hisPh.D.inSociologyfromtheUniversityof

California,SantaBarbara.Mostrecently,Joe

servedasAssociateProfessorofSociologyat

BowdoinCollege,whereheta

ughtavariety

ofcoursesinS

ociology/Anthropology,

EnvironmentalStudiesandLatinAmerican

Studies,ontopicsincludingglobalization

andsocialchange,environmentalsociology,

povertyandsocialpolicy,socialmovements,revolutions,identity,

andU.S./Mexicanrelations.Heistherecipientofseveralteaching

awards,andhasplayedanactiveroleinfacilitatingteaching

worksh

ops,se

minars,peerconsultationsandothereventsfor

facultybothatBowdoinandacrossthecountry.

SUSTAINABILITYACROSSTHECURRICULUM

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Inaglobalizingworldoflimitedresources,collegesanduniversities

playavitalroleinpreparingstudentstomeetthesustainability

challengesofthefuture.Thedimensionsofsustainabilitypointnot

onlytonewcoursecontent,butalsotonewwaysofteachingthat

content.Thus,thisyear,theCenterlaunchedasetofiniti

atives

on

sustainabilityandthecurriculum.Throughvariousdiscussionsand

workshops,adiversegroupoffacultyandgraduatestudentshave

cometogethertoshareperspectivesfromacrossthedisciplines.At

ourGradSTEPconferenceinJanuary,GraduateTeachingFellowJohn

Morrellhostedapanelcalled“TowardanEcologicalPedagogy”

whichconside

redtheplaceofenvironment

alismintheclassroom

andtheimplicationsofecologyforinterdisciplinarity.InMarch,

Johnexpandedontheseeffortsbycoordinatingafacultypanel(see

photosbelow)on“SustainabilityAcrosstheCurriculum”that

exploredtherolescollegesanduniversities—particularlythrough

theircurricula—canplayinaddressingtheseissu

es.Asafollow‐up

thispaneldiscussion,a“SustainabilityCourseDesignand

ResourceSwap”workshopwasheldinMay,ledbyEarthand

EnvironmentalSciencesProfessorJohnAyers.Thisworkshop

servedasapracticalopportunityforinstructorswhoplantoteach

unitsorcoursesonsustainabilitytoshareex

perienceandreso

urces

acrossdisciplinaryboundaries.Finally,we’vedevelopedaTeaching

GuideonSustainabilityandPedagogy,availableintheResources

sectionofourwebsite.

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GRADSTEP2010:WHOLETEACHERS



Ourannualgraduate

studentprofessional 

developmentinteaching

conference,GradSTEP,

focusedthisyearon“Whole

Teachers.”Theevent,

attendedbyover100

graduatestudentsandpost‐

doctoralfellows,featureda

plenarysessionwithBonnie

J.Miller‐McLemore,theE.

RhodesandLeonaB.

CarpenterProfessorof

PastoralTheology,andthen

leadingintowor

hops

dealingwiththefullrangeofacademiclife,featuringsuchtopicsas

coursedesign,teachingrelationships,andunderstandingstudent

evaluations.Otherworkshopsfocusedontechnologyandcivic

engagementintheclassroom.

2009—2010

Highlights

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu

GraduateTeachingFellowChrisParis

facilitatestheGradSTEP2010sessiontitled

What'sUpWithKanye:RolePlayingHot

MomentsInandOutsideoftheClassroom.

Fromlefttoright: BoardofTrustChairmanMarthaR.Ingram;

AcademicProgramsCommitteeChairSheryllD.Cashin;Student

LifeCommitteeChairDarrylD.Berger

Fromlefttoright: SustainabilityAcrosstheCurriculumWorkshopPanelists

BethConklin,Anthropology;Ceceli aTichi,English;JackBarkenbus,

VanderbiltInstituteforEnergyandEnvironment;JamesClarke,Civil&

EnvironmentalEngineering

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INTEGRATINGVISUALTHINKINGINYOURTEACHING



Ourbrainsarewired

torapidlymake

senseofand

remembervisual

input.Visualizations

intheformof

diagrams,charts,

drawings,pictures,

andavarietyofother

wayscanhelp

studentsunderstand

complex

information.Awell‐

designedvisualimagecanyieldamuchmorepowerfuland

memorablelearningexperiencethan

amereverbalortextual

des

cription.



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Thisspring,theCFThostedaworkshop“ShowandTell:

IntegratingVisualThinkinginYourTeaching”inordertobegin

dialogueabouthowwemighttapintoourstudents’abilityto

thinkvisuallywhenteaching.Theworkshopwasco‐facilitatedby

CFTgraduateprogramsass

ista

ntMariaEbnerandassistant

directorDerekBruff.Leveragingresourcescollectedinthe

workshop,we’vecreateda guideonintegratingvisualthinking

toolsinteaching.Theguidedescribeswaystouseimagesas

metaphorsandasstories,resourcesondigitalstorytellingand

visualliteracy,uses

ofschematic

diagramslike

timelinesand

conceptmaps

,tools

fordata



visual

ization,and

notesfromthe

workshop.

Complementingthissessiononvisualthinkingwereworkshops

offeredbytheCFT’sEducationalTechnologist,RhettMcDaniel,

whichintroducedparticipantstoPrezi,apresentationsoftware,

andthenofferedthemhands‐ontimetocreatetheirown

interestinganddynamicpresentationsinanatmosp

herewhere

theycouldfindadviceforcreatingavisua

llyengagingeducational

presentationfortheircourses.



CELEBRATIONOFTEACHING



Atthisyear’sCelebrationofTeaching,

theGraduateSchooljoinedwiththe

CenterforTeachingtohonoreight

graduatestudentsandpost‐doctoral

fellowsatthecompletionoftheirworkin

theTeachingCertificateProgram.In

addition,briefreflectionswereofferedby

ProvostRichardMcCartyandProfessor

BruceMcCandliss(Patricia&RodesHart

ProfessorofPsychology&Hu

n

Development).McCandlisshighlighteda

CommonsSeminarheco‐taughtwith

LindaManning(AssistantProfessorof

PsychiatryandClinicalPsychologist,

CenterforIntegrativeHealth)called

“Innerspace:ExplorationsofMeditation

PracticeforSelfandSociety.”First‐year

studentsinthisseminarexploredtheuse

ofmeditationfo

rbothperson

alandprofessionaldevelopment,

throughindividualpracticeandthroughsessionswithfacultyand

staffatPeabody,theLawSchool,thePsychological&Counseling

Center,theDivinitySchoolandtheCenterforTeaching.Both 

beforeandaftertheformalprogram,guestsweretreatedto

musicfromaBlairstudentjazzensemblean

drefreshments

.



REFLECTINGONAND

DOCUMENTINGTEACHINGEFFECTIVENESS



Astheacademicyeardrewto

aclose,23facultygatheredat

theCFTtoreflectontheir

teachingandtheirstudents’

learningoverthecourseofthe

pasttwosemesters,exploring

howtowriteaboutteaching,

whyit’simportanttodoso,

audiencesandpurposesfor

BonnieMiller‐McLemore(E.RhodesandLeonaB.CarpenterProfessor

ofPastoralTheology),offerskeynoteaddressatGradSTEP2010:Whole

Teachers.

BruceMcCandlissoffers

remarksabouthisresearch

andteachingonincorporating

meditativepracticeinto

learningandotheracademic

andprofessionalpursuits.

Left:ABlairstudentjazzensembleenlivensthereception.Right:DavidBader(GladysP.

StahlmanProfessorofMedicine&CellBiology)withadviseesandTeachingCertificate

graduatesHillaryHagerCarterandKatherineMoynihan.

suchreflections,andconcretestrategiesforrefiningteaching

documentsthroughoutanacademiccareer.Participantsworked

individually,insmallgroups,andwithCFTconsultantstorefine

piecesofwriting,suchasstatementsofteachingendeavorsfor

upcomingreviews,makesenseoftheyear,andplanforthefuture.



SCIENCE,MATH,ANDENGINEERINGGRADSTUDENTS

ENGAGEINTEACHING‐AS‐RESEARCH



AspartoftheCIRTLNetworkactivitiesatVanderbilt,theCFTco‐

sponsorstheTeaching‐as‐

Research(TAR)Fellowsprogram

forgraduatestudentsandpost‐

doctoralfellowsintheSTEM

(science,technology,

engineering,mathematics)fields

atVanderbilt.Teaching‐as‐

Researchinvolvesthe“deliberate,

systematic,andreflectiveuseof

researchmethodstodevelopand

implementte

achingpracti

ces

thatadvancethelearningexperiencesandoutcomesofstudents 

andteachers.”



Eachfall,anumberofTARFellowsareselectedtoconduct

projectsexploringaspectsofundergraduateeducationintheir

disciplines.EachFellowworkswithafacultymentor,andeach

projecttypicallyfocusesonanundergradua

tecoursetaught

by

thatmentor.EachJanuarytheTARFellowssharetheirprojects

withthecampusinapostersessionhostedbyCIRTL‐at‐

Vanderbilt.Fellows’projects(andfacultymentors)fromthe2009‐

10cohortwere:TaraDavis&AnnelieseSpaeth,Mathematics(Jo

AnnStaples)‐TheEffectofJournalWrit

ingUponMathematical

Learnin

gAylaPamukcu,Earth&EnvironmentalSciences

(GuilhermeGualda)‐TheInfluenceofStudentDiversityandthe

EffectivenessofFlowchartingonStudentSuccess:ACaseStudy

FromanUpperLevelGeologyCourse;NicholasRoberts,

MechanicalEngineering(GregWalker)‐Investigationof

ComputationalandVisualModulestoEnhanceLearningin

UndergraduateHeatT

nsfer;BrianRobertson,Biological

Sciences(SteveBaskauf)‐EvaluatingtheEffectivenessofClickers

inaBiologyLab;ElizabethVargis,BiomedicalEngineering(Anita

Mahadevan‐Jansen)‐ImplementingandAssessingaChallenge‐

BasedModuleforSpectroscopyinaBiomedialOpticsClass;

JonathanWellons,ComputerScience(JulieJohnston)‐Novice

ProgrammerPlanning:AGroundedTheoryAppr

oach.Thr

eeof

thesestudents(Roberts,Vargis,andWellons)havehad

presentationsacceptedatnationalconferencesbeingheldthis

summer.



GRADUATETEACHINGFELLOWS



TheGraduateTeachingFellowswork20hoursperweektofoster

thedevelopmentofgraduatestudentteachingassistantsacross

theuniversity.Trainedaspedagogicalconsultants,theyofferone‐

on‐oneassistancetoTAsonteachingissues,conductsmall‐group

analysesandobservesectionsandlabsofTAs(ondigitalvideotape

orlive),developandpresentworksh

opsforTAOrient

ation,the

TeachingCertificateProgram,theTeachingWorkshopseries,and

theGraduateStudentTeachingEventforProfessional

Development,aswellasinresponsetospecialrequestsfrom

departments.TheyalsofacilitateworkinggroupsfortheTeaching

CertificateProgramandaTeachingPracticumfortheInternation

al

Teachi

ngAssistantProgram.Thisyear’sGTFswereDeanna

Matheuszik(History),JohnMorrell(English),Chris Paris(Graduate

DepartmentofReligion),andKeziaShirkey(Psychology&Human

Development).



CFTPUBLICITY2.O



Thisyear,theCFTrampedupeffortstogettheword

outaboutourprogramsandservicesthroughan

ambitiousandexcitingpublicitycampaign.Overthe

courseofjustafewmonths,welaunchedaCFTblog,a

monthlyelectronicnewsletter,aFacebookpage,anda

Twitteraccount–allofwh

icharebeingfollowedbyan

increasin

gnumberofon‐lineaficionadosofuniversity

teachingandlearning,bothatVanderbiltandbeyond.

Infact,EducationalTechnologistRhettMcDanieland

AssistantDirectorDerekBruff,wholedusinthese

efforts,willbepresentingontheseinnovationsatour

annualprofessionalassociationconferencein

November.Checkusout!

CFTEducationalTechnologistRhettMcDanielservedasavirtualhost

duringoneoftheCenter’sfirstVirtualBrownbagworkshops.“Digital

Rhett”guidedparticipantsthroughtheprocessofusingthePrezi

presentationtoolandintroducedwaystointegrateitintotheirteaching.

2009—2010GraduateTeachingFellowsDeannaMatheuszik,JohnM orrell, Chris

Paris,andKeziaShirkey

TheCenter’sstaffprovided

473

consultationsto

291individuals



throughout2009‐2010.

39

Staff

External

27

13

Administrators

Graduate&

Undergraduate

Students

157

Faculty

224

InstancesofParticipationin2009‐2010CenterforTeachingConsultations

13

Post‐doctoral

Fellows

CONSULTATIONSERVICES

heCFTpromotesdeepunderstandingofteachingandlearning

processesbyhelpingbothindividualsandgroupsofinstructorsto

gather,analyze,andreflectoninformationabouttheirown

teachingandtheirstudents’learning.Inaddition,theCenter

consultswithdeans,departmentchairs,centerdirectors,curriculum

committees,courseheads,andothersintheirrolesin designing,

implement

ing,a

ssessing,andevaluatingteachingandlearningatVanderbilt.

T

TheCenterforTeachingstaffconducted473consultationswith291unique

individualsduringtheperiodofJune2009—May2010.Thisisalmosta20%

increaseinbothtotalconsultationsanduniqueindividualsfromthepreviousyear.

Chart1providesanoverviewoftotalconsultationsprovidedoverthepastthree

years.



CenterforTeachingconsultantsmetwithindividualsfromeachof

thenine

schools,directlyimpactingover75departments,programs,centers,andschools.

Additionally,twenty‐sixconsultationswereconductedwithexternalcolleagues.



FacultyParticipation

Ofthe473consultationsconductedthispastyear,224

consultations,or47%,wereheldwith117uniqueindividuals

fromtheVanderbiltfacultycommunity.Ofthefacultywho

consultedwithus,35instancesheldtherankofprofessor,29

associateprofessor,and120assistantprofessor.Fortyheld

therankofeitherSeniorLecturer,

Lecturer,Instructor,

ResearchAssociate,orAdjunctInstructor.Therewere57

uniqueindividualswiththerankassistantprofessor,35of

whomweretenure‐track.



Amongthemostpopulartypesofconsultationsrequestedby

facultywerethoserelatedtogeneralteachingissues(52),

smallgroupanalyses(46),andusingtechno

logyinthe

classroom(27).

Chart2belowprovidesanoverviewofall

consultationsutilizedbyfacultyfromJune2009—May2010.



GraduateStudentandPost‐DocParticipation

Graduatestudentsandpost‐doctoralfellowsrepresented36%,or169instances,oftheCenter’sconsultationclientsduring2009—

2010.Amongthemostpopulartypesofconsultationsrequestedbythisconstituencywerethoserelat

edtoprofessionaldevelopment

(59),classroomobservations(31),andtheInternationalTeachingAssistantProgram(31).

Consultation

Services

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/services/

InstancesofC onsultationServices

292

395

473

190

246

291

100

200

300

400

500

07/08 08/09 09/10

AcademicYear

TotalConsults UniqueIndividuals

Chart1

CON‐DEPT

CON‐DESIGN

CON‐EVAL

CON‐GRANT

CON‐OBS

CON‐PD

CON‐SGA

CON‐TEACH

CON‐TECH

CON‐UNIV

CON‐VT

ConsultationType

Se niorLecturer

ResearchAssociate

Professor

Lecturer

Instructor

AssociateProfessor

AssistantProfessor

Adjunct

InstancesofFacultyParticipationinConsultationsbyConsultationType

June2009‐May2010

n=221

Chart2

DigitalVideo—Instructorscanarrangeforthe

Centertocreateadigitalvideoofanyteaching

session,andthenviewtheDVDwithaCFT

consultant.Thiskindofanalysisoffersinstructorsthe

chancetoobservetheirpracticethroughadifferent"lens"

thanwheninvolvedinthemoment‐to‐momentteaching

proces

s.

18

StudentEvaluations—ACFTconsultantcan

helpinstructorsinterpretboththenumerical

ratingsandthecommentsonstudent

evaluations.Thistypeofconsultationshiftsthefocusfrom

viewingevaluationsasjudgmentorcritiquetorecognizing

themasarichsourceofinformationaboutstudentlearning

inourdisciplines.

24

Grant—Principalinvestigatorscanconsult

withtheCFTabouteducationalcomponents

involvedingrantproposals,includingdesign,

assessment,andevaluation.CFTconsultantsarewell

versedincurrentresearchandliteratureonbestpracticesin

universityteaching.

12

SmallGroupAnalysis(SGA)—ACenter

consultantmeetswithstudentsina classto

collecttheirthoughtsabouttheclass,andthen

meetswiththeinstructortodiscussstudentresponses.An

SGAcanprovidevaluableinsightintowhatstudentsthinkis

workingwellintheclassroom.

60

Syllabus&CourseDesign—Instructorscan

workwithaCFTconsultantatanystageof

designingacourse,fromdefiningthetopicfora

coursetoputtingthefinishingtouchesonthesyllabus.

Consultantshelpinstructorsidentifylearninggoalsfortheir

students,developmeaningful,well‐timedassignments,and

determinewaysofassessi

ngwhetherandhowstu

dentshave

achievedthosegoals.

20

GeneralTeachingIssues—TheCFTconsults

onawiderangeofotherdimensionsofthe

instructionalprocess,asidentifiedbyindividual

clients.Examplesincludeeffectivediscussion‐leading,case

studiesandotherformsofexperientiallearning,managing

classroomincivilities,orestablishingclearcriteriaforgrading

studentwork.

63

TeachingObservation—ACenterconsultant

canvisitanyVanderbiltteachingsettingto

observeinstructionalpractices.Afterthevisit,

theconsultantdiscusseswiththeinstructorwhatsheorhe

hasobserved;together,theydevelopstrategiesforfurther

experimentationandrefinement,andidentifyareasfor

ongoingreflection.Ateaching observationworks

particularlywellforinstructor

swhohaveen

gagedalreadyin

someanalysisoftheirownteaching,butwouldlikeanother

perspective.

43

Technology—TheCFTEducational

Technologistworkswithinstructorstoexplore

potentialtechnologiestosupportstudent

learning.Complementinglocalsupportsproviderswhooffer

basichardwareandsoftwaretraining,theCFTworkswith

individualorgroupsofinstructorstodevelopaplanfor

successfulintegrationoftechnologyintotheirteaching.This

mayincludeas

sistancewit

hcoursewebsites,electronic

communicationtools,coursepresentationtechnologies,and

arangeofotherissuesgearedtotheneedsandexpertiseof

theinstructor.

35

TeachingDocumentation—TheCenter

consultsonthepreparationofteaching

statements,courseportfolios,teaching

portfolios,andotherformsofdocumentation.Preparing

suchmaterialshelpsinstructorstoreflectdeliberatelyon

theirteachingpractice‐‐deepeningtheirunderstandingof

pedagogicalgoalsandmethods,andlinkingthosegoalsand

methodstostudentlearning.

38

“Myclassroomobservationandconsultationwasincrediblyhelpfulin

identifyingteachingskillsthatworkedformeorthatmightbealteredslightly

tofacilitatebetterstudentlearning.Ilearnedagreatdealaboutmyselfasa

teacherthroughtheconsultationprocess.”

~GraduateStudentConsultationClient

TheCenterforTeachingprovidesawiderangeofconfidentialconsultationservicestoindividualsfordevelopmentaland

formativepurposes.Becausetheseservicesaredesignedtocomplementoneanother,weencourageinstructorstousethemin

whatevercombinationwillhelpthemmeettheirteachinggoals.Whilewewelcometheopportunitytoworkwithin

structorson

anyteachin

gtopicofinteresttothem,theserviceslistedbelowareamongthosemostrequested.Thenumbersrepresentthe

instancesofconsultationsconductedduring2009‐2010forthatparticulartype.

ConsultationTypes

AfricanAmerican&DiasporaStudies

Anthropology

Art

Biochemistry

BiologicalSciences

BiomedicalEngineering

BiomedicalResearchEducation&Training

BishopJohnsonBlackCulturalCenter

BlairSchoolofMusic

CancerBiology

Cell&DevelopmentalBiology

CenterforExperientialLearning&Assessment

CenterforMedicine,Health,& Society

CenterforNashvilleStudies

CenterforScienceOutrea

ch

ChemicalEngineering



Chemistry

Civil&EnvironmentalEngineering

ClassicalStudies

CollegeofArts&Science

CommunityResearch&Action

ContinuingMedicalEducation

CurbCenterforArt,Enterprise,&PublicPolicy

DeanofStudents

DivinitySchool

Earth&EnvironmentalSciences

EastAsianStudies

Economics

ElectricalEngineering&ComputerScience

English

Finance

French&Italian

Genera

lCounse

l

GeneralInternalMedicine&PublicHealth

German&SlavicLanguages

GraduateDepartmentofReligion

Hearing&SpeechSciences

History

HistoryofArt

Human&OrganizationalDeve lopment

InfectiousDisease

InformationTechnologyServices

JewishStudies

LawSchool

Leadership,Policy,&Organizations

MaterialsScience

Mathematics

MechanicalEngineering

MedicalEducation&Administr

ation



Microbiology&Immunology

MolecularPhysiology&Biophysics

Neuroscience

OfficeofActiveCitizenship&Service

OwenGraduateSchoolofManagement

PeabodyCollege

Philosophy

Physics&Astronomy

PoliticalScience

Psychological&CounselingCenter

Psychology(A&S)

Psychology&HumanDevelopment

ReligiousStudies

SchoolofNursing

Sociology

Spanish&Portuguese

SpecialEducation

Sustainability&Environme

alMgmt.Office

Teaching&Learning

VanderbiltInternationalOffice

VanderbiltMedicalCenter

VanderbiltVisions

VUMCLearningCenter

WritingStudio

VanderbiltDepartments,programs,schools,centers,andcollegesservedin2009—2010

Law

Eng ineering

Divinity

Blair

Medicine

Owen

Nursing

Arts

& Sci ence

49%

Ext ernal

Uni versit y Cent r al

Peab o d y

17 %

InstancesofParticipationin

ConsultationServicesbyClientSchool

June2009‐May2010

(n=473)

BallStateUniversity

CaliforniaPolytechnicUniversity—Pomona

DukeUniversity

FranklinCollege

HarvardUniversity

LamarUniversity

LipscombUniversity

LouisianaStateUniversity

MeharryMedicalCollege

MichiganStateUniversity

MuskegonCommunityCollege

NewYorkUniversity

PhiladelphiaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine

St.Mary’sCollegeofCalifornia

TempleUniversity

UniversityofCalifornia—SanDiego

UniversityofColoradoatBoulder

UniversityofGeorgia

UniversityofIllinoisatChicago

UniversityofMissouri—St.Louis

UniversityofNorthAlabama

UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro

UniversityofSouthCarolinaUpstate

UniversityofTulsa

ExternalInstitutionsConsultedwithin2009—2010

*0%=<1%ofTotalParticipation

*

ParticipantFeedback

TypeofConsultation Rating

Average

Response

Count

SmallGroupAnalysis(SGA) 4.59 32

ReviewofStudentEvaluationsofInstruction 4.69 16

ClassroomObservation 4.69 19

ClassroomVideotaping 4.67 3

GrantPreparationorAssessment 5.00 5

CourseDesign/CurriculumDesign 4.50 26

OrganizationalDevelopment 4.54 13

ProfessionalDevelopment 4.16 19

InstructionalTechnology 4.35 20

TeachingIssuesNotListedAbove 4.78 10

Other 4.30 10

SurveyRespondentFeedbackonEffectivenessofConsultations

Utilizedin2009‐2010

Agreatdeal

43%

Notatall

Ne utral

15%

Agooddeal

38%

Overall,towhatextentdidyourconsultation(s)withthe

CFThaveameaningfulimpactonyourteaching,onyour

students'learning,and/oronotheraspectsofyour

scholarly/professionalpractice?

(n=85)

Attheendofeachsemesterabriefonlinesurveywassenttoaselectgroupofindividualswhohadcompletedaconsultation

duringthatsemester.Ofthe279clientssurveyed,85completedthequestionnaireforaresponserateof30%.Thetopfivereasons

notedforrequestingaconsultationbysu

rveyrespondentswereto

gatherfeedbackonacourse(20),learnmoreabouteffective

teachingandclassroommanagementmethods(15),fulfilla TeachingCertificaterequirement(13),discovermoreabout

integratingclassroomtechnologies(6),andgainassistancewithpreparingteachingstatementsandportfolios(5).



Respondentswereaskedtoratetheeffectivenessofthe

consultation

sthe

yutilized;theirresponsescanbefoundin

thetabletotheright.Overalltherespondentsfeltthe

consultationswereextremelyhelpful,withmostrating

averages4.50orhigherona5‐pointscalewhere5=

extremelyhelpful.



81%oftherespondentsfeltthattheirconsultationhada

goodtogreatdealofimpactontheirteach

ing,

their

students’learning,and/orotheraspectsoftheirscholarly/

professionalpractice.Thechartbelowprovidesa

breakdownoftherespondents’answers.Whenaskedto

shareafewofthemostimportantformsthisimpacttook,

thefollowingwerementionedmorethanonce:improve

d

teachingsty

letoincorporatenewtechniques;increased

understandingofhowtocommunicateeffectivelywith

studentsregardingclassroomgoals;developedateaching

philosophy;increaseduseoftechnologyintheclassroom;

anddiscoverednewwaystoincorporatestudentinteraction

inalecturecourse.Othersnotedthattheyplannedto

incorporatechange

sinfuturecoursestaught.Somespeci

fic

reflectionsclientsprovidedwere:



“Itreinforcedthethingsthatweregoingwelland

providedsuggestionsforimprovement.Students

recognizedandappreciatedthemodificationsforthe

secondhalfofclass.”



“[I]feltlikethemid‐semesterevaluationimprovedmy

connectionwiththestudents,whowereha

ppytogive



feedbackandseetheirrecommendationstaken

seriously.”



“Ittaughtmetoreconsiderthegoalofthediscussionnot

justfromwhatIwantedtoachieve,but...whatwouldbe

beneficialforthestudentsparticipatinginthe

discussion.Thediscussionwentreallywell...andsome

positivechangeshavecomeaboutasaresultofthe

goalsthes

entssettogether.”



“Positivelyalteredmyphilosophyofteaching,and

introducedmetoassessmenttechniquesIdidn'tknowof

before.”

“CFTstaffwereeducatedandexperiencedonvarietyoftopicsinwhichIhad

neverreceivedanyformaltraining,andtheywereverycollaborativewith

creativeideasandhelpindevelopingcustom‐tailoredprogramsforgrant/

research/educationneeds.”

~FacultyConsultationClient

PROGRAMS

heCFTcultivatesdialogueaboutteachingandlearningthrough

orientations,workshops,workinggroups,andotherprograms.

Throughouttheyear,weofferavarietyofprogramsdesignedto

meettheneedsofinstructorsateverystageoftheirteachingcareer.

Fromgraduatestudentsenteringtheteachingrankstoseniorfaculty

fine‐tuningtheircraft,wehop

ethatal

linstructorsfindparticipationinCenter

programsanavenueforexplorationanddiscoveryinacollegialsetting.

T

1,117instancesofparticipation

frommembersoftheVanderbilt

teachingcommunityat

43CFT

programsthroughout2009‐2010.

375

Orientation

Programs

Workshops,

WorkingGroups,

&TeachingVisits

390

77

TeachingCertificate

Program

International

TeachingAssistant

Program

75

GradSTEP

100

InstancesofParticipationin2009‐2010CenterforTeachingPrograms

“Mostly,Iwasimpressedbythelevelofcommitmenttofostering

goodteachingskills,andIwasalsoencouragedbythestrongenthusiasm

thatpeopleatVanderbilthavefortheuniversityanditsstudents.”



~TaV2009Participant

Teachingat

Vanderbilt(TAV)

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/tav/

Co‐hostedbytheOfficeoftheProvost,TeachingatVanderbiltwelcomesnewfacultyandintroduces

themtotheteachingresourcesavailabletothem.Over50newfacultyparticipatedinthisyear’sevent.

Sessionsincluded:

 DocumentingandEvaluatingTeachingEffectivenessatVanderbilt

 GettingtoKnowVUUndergrads

 MakingUseofRese

archon

Student

Learning

 MentoringGraduateStudents

 TeachingProfessionalStudents

 TeachingwithTechnology



EnhancementstoTaV:

 GettingStartedTeachingatVanderbiltis awebresourcecreatedtoprovidequickanswers

andresourcestocommonlyaskedquestionsraisedbyexperiencedandnewinstructors

alike.

 TheAcademicResourceFairprovi

dedpartici

pantswiththechancetosocializewitheach

otherandwithotherVanderbiltfaculty,aswellasgetpracticalquestionsansweredby

representativesfromvariousservices acrosscampus.RepresentativesfromAcademic

SupportforStudentAthletes,theBookstore,EnglishLanguageCenter,theLibrary,OAK,

TutoringServices,VanderbiltInternationalOffice,andtheWritingStudiowerepre

sent.

“It[is]goodtohavedirect

contactwiththeCenterfor

Teachingearlyinmycareer.I’m

morelikelytousetheirresources

becauseofthisevent.”

~TaV2009Participant

Participantshearaboutdocumentingandevaluatingtheirteaching

fromAssociateProvostofFaculty,TimothyMcNamara.

57

NewFaculty

Members

AttendedTaV

83%

ofTenure‐Track

Assistant

ProfessorsInvited

toTaVAttended

53%

ofTaVAttendees

FollowedUpwith

aConsultation

Duringthe2009‐

2010Academic

Year

65%ofthosewhoattendedTaVcompletedanelectronicfeedbacksurvey.Respondents

stronglysupportedthestatements“TaVprovidedusefulinsightintoteachingat

Vanderbilt”(mean=4.22onascaleof5)and“IlearnedaboutCFTservicesand

resources”(mean=4.46onascaleof5).



Thefreeresponsecommentscitedasvalua

blemeetingCFTstaffandfellowfaculty

members,

learningabouttheteaching‐relatedservicesandresourcesavailabletofaculty,andlearning

demographicinformationaboutVanderbiltundergrads.

Feedback

TeachingAssistant

Orientation(TAO)

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/tao/

TheCenteroffersTeachingAssistantOrientationtoassistnewTeachingAssistants(TAs)asthey

preparefortheirduties.Theprogramisdividedintotwosessionsovertwodays.



 DayOne—DisciplinaryFocusSessions

LedbyseasonedTeachingAssistants,newTAslearnedaboutteachingmethodsrelevant

totheirdisciplinesandtheirTAfunctions.Policiesandresourcesrelevanttotheirworkas

TAswerepresentedtothem.Participantsalsodiscussedafewofthemanydifficult

situationsthatcanariseintheirworkasTA

s.Specifical

ly,theyexploredthreescenarios,

thefirstinvolvingFERPAandstudentprivacy;thesecondcheating,plagiarism,andthe

VanderbiltHonorSystem;andthethirdsexualharassment.



TheDisciplinaryFocusSessionswerealsodesignedtohelpTAsdevelopstrategiesfor

navigatingthecomplexsetofrolesandrelationshipstheywouldencounterasnewTAs,

aswellasanunderstandingofVanderbiltstudentsaslearners.



 DayTwo—PracticeTeachingSessions

DuringPracticeTeaching,newTAsmetingroupsofatmostsixtodeliverfive‐minute

teachingdemonstrations.ThesesessionsgavenewTAs theopportunitytopracticethe

teachingmethodsexploredintheDisciplinaryFocusSessionsandreceivefeedbackfrom

CFTstaffandtheirpeers.Onegoalofthe

sesess

ionswastohelpnewTAsidentifytheir

strengthsasteachers,aswellasareasforfurtherdevelopment.

“ATAisateacher.Forsomanyreasons,that 

isnotastatementthatisoftenembraced.

Emphasizingthatyouareinfactpreparedto

takeonthisrolewasveryempowering.”

~TAO2009participantrespondingtoaquestionaboutthe

mostimportantthinglearnedatTAO.

262

Graduate

Students

Impacted

byTAO

215

Attendees

atTAO

32

Departments

Represented

atTAO

5

Schools

Represented

atTAO

Feedback

Ofthe215TAOparticipants,142completedthepost‐eventelectronicfeedbacksurvey,aresponserateof66%.

Respondentswereaskedtospecifytheiragreementwithanumberofstatementsona5‐pointscalewhere1=

stronglydisagree,5=stronglyagree.Thisyear’sparticipantsindicatedthattheynowha

veabetterse

nseabout

howtosucceedasaTAatVanderbilt(4.11)andarenowmorefamiliarwithcampusresourcesandpolicies

relatedtoteaching(4.15)



Accordingtosurveyresults,thedisciplinaryfocussessionshelpednewTAsbetterunderstandthestudents

theywillbeteaching,clarifieddepartmentandfacultyexpectat

ionsforTAs,provid

edinformationabout

relevantpoliciesandresourcesforTAwork,raisedissuesandscenariosTAsmightnothavethoughtto

considerontheirown,andhelpedtheTAs learnfromtheexperiencesofbothnewandveteranTAs.One

respondentnoted,



“Policieswerecoveredinanengagingway.Thecontentofthediscu

ionwasuseful,butthefocus

sessionleaderalsoconductedthediscussionusingtechniquesthatIcoulduseformyowngroup

leadership.”



Respondentsalsonotedthatthepracticeteachingsessionshelpedthemidentifytheirstrengthsand

weaknessesasteachers,helpedbuildtheirconfidence,pro

videdthemwithusefulper

sonalizedfeedbackabout

theirteaching,andprovidedthemwith multiplemodelsofteachingastheyobservedtheirpeersteach.One

participantreflectedonachangeinopinionfrominitialhesitationaboutthepracticeteachingsession.



“AtfirstIwasreallynotlookingforwardtothisse

ssion(andthinkingofavoi

dingit).Butitwasvery

helpfulandnotnearlyasscaryasIhadthought.Asanewstudent,itwasnicetojustconnectwithother

peopleandseetheirteachingstyles.IalsoreallyappreciatedthefeedbackIreceivedfrommygroup,

FocusSessionFacilitator DepartmentsinFocusSession

RobinBairley,BiologicalSciences BiologicalSciences;Neuroscience;BiomedicalInformatics

SauravDhital,Physics&Astronomy Physics&Astronomy

MariaEbner,German AsianStudies;ClassicalStudies;French&Italian;German&Slavic;

Spanish&Portuguese

MaidaFinch,Leadership,Policy,&

Organizations

Human&OrganizationalDevelopment;Leadership,Policy,&

Organizations;SpecialEducation;Teaching

&Learning

LeslieHiatt,Chemistry Chemistry

DeannaMatheuszik,History History;Owen;PoliticalScience

JillMecklenborg,BiomedicalEngineering BiomedicalEngineering;Chemical&BiomolecularEngineering;

MechanicalEngineering

JohnMorrell,English Civil&EnvironmentalEngineering;Earth&EnvironmentalSciences;

MaterialsScience

SriPallavaram,ElectricalEngineering ElectricalEngineering&ComputerScience

ChrisParis,GraduateDepartmentofReligion GraduateDepartmentofReligion

ErinRehel,Sociology Anthropology;Medicine,Health&Society;Sociology

KeziaShirkey,Psychology&Human

Development

HumanDevelopmentCounseling;Human&OrganizationDevelopment;

Psychology(A&S);Psychology&HumanDevelopment

KatieTaylor,Teaching&Learning Economics;Mathematics

JaneWanninger,English English;Philosophy

TAODisciplinaryFocusSessionsweredesignedandfacilitatedby14graduatestudentsfromacrossVanderbilt,employedandtrained

bytheCFTtoworkwithnewTAs.Thesesessionleadersparticipatedinatwo‐weektrainingexperiencepriortoTAO.Belowisalistof

the2009facilitators,theirhomedepartment,andthelistofdepartmentstheyworkedwi

thduringTA

O.

TeachingAssistantOrientationFacilitators

VirginiaBartlett,GraduateDepartmentofReligion

NathanBrewer,Physics&Astronomy

SusanCarter,Economics

ChristinaCerkevich,Psychology

StephenChau,Chemistry

LilyClaiborne,Earth&EnvironmentalScience

ElizabethCovington,English

AngelaCowser,GraduateDepartmentofReligion

SarahCrews,Physics&Astronomy

JustinFitzpatrick,Mathematics

JenniferGilbert,Psychology&HumanDevelopment

DustinHouse,MechanicalEngin

eering

ArunKrishnan,CivilEngineering

WhitneyLaster,Sociology

RalfMueller,Chemistry

RachelNisselson,French&Italian

JenniferPiscionere,Physics&Astronomy

EveProper,Leadership,Policy,&Organizations

JessicaRiviere,German

LindsaySatterwhite,Human&OrganizationalDevelopment

JoshSwartz,Chemistry

JennellTalley,BiologicalSciences

ElizabethVargis,BiomedicalEngineering

Inadditiontothe14TAOleaders,23graduatestudentsfrom18differentdepartmentshelpedleadthePracticeTeachingsessionson

daytwoofTAO.These“nearpeers”wereabletoprovidethenewTAswithfeedbackontheirteaching,aswellasinsightintothe

uniqueaspectsofteachingintheirdepartm

ents.Listedbelow

arethe2009PracticeTeachingLeadersandtheirhomedepartments.

PracticeTeachingLeaders

“Iwentintothiswithnospecificexpectations.IfeellikeitwasmuchmorehelpfulthanI

anticipated!Myleadermadeitafun,relaxedexperience. Itwasmorethanjusta

‘required’orientationforme,asIfeelmorepreparedandconfidentaboutbeingaTA

thisyearforthefirsttim

e.”

~TAO2009Participant

ITAPisacollaborationofEnglishLanguageCenter(ELC)andCenterforTeaching(CFT)staffmembersworkingto

assistandsupportinternationalgraduatestudentsastheyprepareforandbegintheirteachingdutiesat

Vanderbilt.Itisspecificallydesignedforthoseinternationalteachingassistants(ITAs)forwhomEnglishisnottheir

firstla

nguag

eandwhohavenotcompletedabaccalaureatedegreeataNorthAmericaninstitution.



ITAPstaffmembers,incollaboration

withdepartmentalrepresentatives,

evaluateITAs'teachingand

languageskillsastheyenter

VanderbiltandplaceITAs intoan

appropriatelanguagecourseoffered

bytheELCortheteaching

practicum,offeredinconjunctionwithth

eELC.Languagecoursestyp

icallyincludepronunciationandacademic

speaking.Inallcourses,theemphasisisonhelpingITAsimprovetheiroralEnglishlanguageskillsforthe

classroomsothattheycanbecomefullyintegratedintotheacademiccommunityatVanderbilt.



TheTeachingPartnerProgramcomplementstheworkdoneintheTeac

hingPractice

course.Undergraduate

students,workinginpairswithoneormoreITAs,assistinternationalgraduatestudentswithlanguageacquisition,

familiarizeITAswithexpectationsintheAmericanclassroom,andserveasaresourceaboutVanderbiltculture.

Duringthe2009‐2010academicyear,sevenundergraduatestudentsservedasTeach

ingPartners.



OnlineOrientation



InJuneof2009,theCenterimplementedanonline

orientationfornewinternationalgraduatestudents

whoplantoserveasteachingassistantswhileat

Vanderbilt.Theonlineprogramreplacedtheformer

two‐hour,lecture‐styleformat.Theonlineformat

providesanoverviewofteachingatVanderbilt,

expectationsoftheAmericanclassroom,an

dan

introductiontotheAugusttea

chingandlanguage

evaluationprocess.Alsoincludedisavideothatgives

theperspectiveofseveralVanderbiltundergraduates

andteachingassistantsaboutteachingatVanderbilt.



Thenewonlineorientationallowsparticipantsto

reviewtheinformationprovidedmultipletimes.This

isespeciallyhelpfulwhenconveyinginfo

rmation



abouttheteachingandlanguageevaluationprocess.

Initsfirstyear,theonlineprogramboasteda98%

participationrate,whichisconsistentwith

participationratesfromthepreviousprogram.

International

TeachingAssistant

Program(ITAP)

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/itap/

TheCenterrolledoutitsnewonlineorientationforInternationalTeaching

AssistantsinJune2009.ThesiteallowsnewITAstheopportunitytocomplete

theorientationontheirowntimepriortoarrivingtoNashvilleandtoreviewthe

contentasmanytimesastheywish.

56

NewITAs

Completedthe

Online

Orientation;a

ParticipationRate

of98%intheFirst

Year

64

Teaching&

Language

Evaluations

Conducted

Throughoutthe

Year

Fall2009 8 7 7 22

Spring2010 4 5 4 13

Semester/

Course

Pronunciation Academic

Speaking

Teaching

Practicum

Total

ParticipationinITAPCourses

GraduateStudentTeaching

EventforProfessional

Development(GradSTEP)

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/gradstep/

GradSTEP2010Workshop/ConversationalTableTopics





EffectivePresentations

 IntegratingClassroomandCommunity

 CourseandSyllabusDesign

 TeachingRelationships

 HotMomentsinandOutsideoftheClassroom

 TeachingwithTechnology

 EcologicalPedagogy

 Work/LifeBalance

 UnderstandingYourTeachingEvaluationsandStudent

Feedback

 DiversityinYourClassroom

 EngagingStudentsinLargeLectures

 GenerationsandLearning

Feedback

Participantsweresentananonymousonlinesurveyfollowingtheevent;46%responded.Whenaskedtoselectthereason

thatbestdescribedwhytheychosetoattendtheevent,37%indicated“developingproficiencyineffectiveinstructional

methods”and28%chose“improvingmyabilitytoobtainandthriveinafacultyorotheracademicjob.”Basedonthereason

theyindicatedforattendin

g,82.2%oftheresponden

tseitheragreedorstronglyagreedthatGradSTEP2010mettheir

expectations.



Respondentswerealsoaskedtoranktheiragreementwithhowwelleachoftheworkshopsandthelunchconversation

tablesmettheirexpectations.Overall,78.3%agreedorstronglyagreedthattheworkshoptheyattendedduringsessionone

mettheirexpectations;64%agreedorstronglyagreedthatthesessiontwoworkshopmettheirexpe

ctations.Ofth

osewho

respondedregardingthelunchconversationtables,60%agreedthatthatportionoftheeventmettheirexpectations.



Ofthe33respondentswhofinishedthestatement“ThemostimportantthingIamtakingawayfromGradSTEPis…”,36%

mentionedanawarenessofnewpedagogies,gainingideasfornewapproachestoteaching,ordevelopinganunderstanding

thatteachingcanbecultivatedasmosthelpful.Bothbecomingmoreawareofthepe

dagogicaldevelopmentreso

urces

availableoncampusandtheimportanceofbeingawholeteacherwerementionedbymorethanonerespondent.Of

particularnotewasaremarkfromoneparticipantwholefttheconferencerealizingthat:



“Inafielddominatedbyresearch,itiscriticallyimportanttotaketimetoemphasizeteac

hingandthisco

meswitha

greatdegreeofbalancing.”

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourreason



forattendingGradSTEP2010?

0 5 10 15 20

Improvingthelearningofmycurrent

orfuturestudents

Becomingamorereflectiveand

intentionalteacher

Developingproficiencyineffective

instructionalmethods

Engagingwithacommunityofmy

fellowteachers

Improvingmyabilitytoobtainand

thriveinafacultyorotheracademicjob

HeldonSaturday,January23rdattheDivinitySchool,GradSTEP2010exploredwhatitmeanstobea“WholeTeacher.”Graduate

andprofessionalstudentsandpost‐docsfromacrosscampusjoinedmembersoftheCenterforTeachingstaffforanarrayof

workshops,lunch‐timeconversations,andasocialgathering.



100studentsfrom33departmentsrepresentingsixofVanderbilt’sschoolsattendedthisone‐dayconference.Ofthose,39%were

fromSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,&Math)disciplines,thesocialsciencesmadeup22%,and38%representedthe

humanities—asignificantincreasefromlastyear’s11%.



Thisyear’seventofferedattendeestheopportunitytohearfromkeynotespeakerBonnieMiller‐McLemore,CarpenterProfessorof

PastoralTheologyatVanderbiltUniversity,participateintwoworkshops,shareinconversationaboutafocusedtopicduringlunch,

25

FacultyServed

asWorkshop

Panelists

Workshops

Hosted

30

331

Instancesof

Participation

224

Unique

Instancesof

Participation

11

Average

Numberof

Attendeesper

Workshop

“Thiswasoneofthebest

workshopsIhaveattended.

Thedemonstrationoftools

andmodelingofmethodsleft

mewithmanypracticaltips

thatIcouldputintopractice.”

 

~TeachingWorkshopParticipant

Followingeachworkshop(excluding

twoofferedinthefalltoTeaching

Certificateparticipantsonly)anonline

surveywassenttoparticipantsasking

themtoprovidebothquantitativeand

qualitativefeedback.Ofthe331

instancesofparticipationinthose

workshops,53%providedfeedback.

Respondentswereaskedtoratetheir

agreementwiththeques

tionsbelow

ingascaleof1to5;1=strongly

disagreeand5=stronglyagree.Each

question’saverageresponserateby

workshoptypeaswellasoverallare

includedinthetable.

Feedback

SurveyQuestion Average

ResponseRate

Thisworkshophelpedmethinkaboutmyteachingand/or

mystudents’learninginnewways.

4.15

Ideasandperspectivessharedatthisworkshoparelikelyto

impactmyteachinginpositiveways.

4.17

IamlikelytosharesomethingIlearnedatthisworkshopwith

acolleague.

4.13

Ibenefitedfromhearingtheperspectives

ofothermembers

oftheVanderbiltteachingcommunityduringthisworkshop.

4.19

IamlikelytoattendfutureCFTworkshops. 4.48

IamlikelytotakeadvantageofCFTconsultationservicesin

thefuture.

4.12

Duringthe2009‐2010academicyear,theCenterforTeachinghosted30workshopswith331instancesof

participationfrom224uniqueindividuals.Thisisasignificantincreaseinattendancefromthepreviousyearwhen

154uniqueindividualsprovided233instancesofparticipationat21workshops.Theoverallaverageattendance

forworkshopswas11

,whilethe

breakdownof

averageforeachtype

ofworkshopswasasfollows:

ConversationonTeaching–14,

JuniorFacultyTeachingSeries–9,

andTeachingWorkshops–11.The

Centerconducteditsfirstever

virtualworkshopsknownasVirtual

Brownbags.Theseworkshopswere

offeredviatheonlineprogram

Centraandall

owedpart

icipantsto

followaworkshopfacilitator

throughapresentationaswellas

interactwiththembychat.An

averageof8peopleparticipatedin

thisyear’sfourVirtualBrownbags.



Inadditiontoitsownworkshopofferings,theCenteralsocollaboratedwiththeDepartmentofEnglishduringthe

spr

ingseme

stertoco‐hostfacultyfromtheCreativityandPerformanceinTeachingandLearning(CAPITAL)

CentreattheUniversityofWarwick.TheCAPITALCentrestafffacilitatedtwoexperientialworkshopsessionson

“performancepedagogy”tonearlytwodozenfacultyandgraduatestudentinstructors.



ThisyeartheCenterworkedwith35wo

rkshoppanel

istswhorepresented22Vanderbiltdepartments.Panelists

included25facultymembers,5graduatestudents,anundergraduatestudent,astaffmember,auniversity

administrator,andanon‐universityindustryexpert.

Average Attendance at Workshops

(Fall 2006 - Spring 2010)

15.25

16.1

14.5

9.77

15.25

13.43

7.4

15.25

11.1

11.03

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

Acad e mic Y e ar

Average Number of

Attendees

Fall Semesters Spring Semesters Annual

Workshops,

WorkingGroups,&

TeachingVisits

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/workshops/

ConversationsonTeaching

ConversationsonTeachingfocusonemergentpedagogicalissuesinan

informal,roundtableformat.Sometimesco‐sponsoredwithothercampus

partners,thesesessionsoftenbeginwithperspectivesfrompanelists,and

thenopenuptoalargergroupdiscussion.

 DigitalWriting:UsingSocialMediatoEnhancethe

TeachingofWriting(Co‐sponsoredbyUndergraduate

WritingProgram)

 MentoringGraduateStudents(forfacultyintheSTEM

disciplines)

 ShowandTell:IdeasforIntegratingVisualThinkinginYour

Teaching

 SustainabilityAcrosstheCurriculum

 TeachingFirst‐YearStudents:CognitiveChallengesofthe

FirstYear

 TeachingFirst‐YearStudents:TheMythofFirst‐Year

Enlightenment

 TeachingStudentinDifferentMajors

 TheTechnologyHorizonatVanderbilt

 ToFriendorNottoFriend:ConnectingwithStudents

Online



JuniorFacultyTeachingSeries

TheJuniorFacultyTeachingSeriesisdesignedtohelpjuniorfacultyfocuson

strategiesforeffectiveteaching.Theworkshopsareengaging,focused,

practical,andrelativelybrief,providingahighreturnontheinvestmentofa

faculty’stime.

 BeyondMemorization:EncouragingDeepLearningInand

OutoftheClassroom

○ fortheHumanities&SocialSciences

○ forScience,Engineering,andMathfaculty

 ManagingIncivilitiesintheClassroom

○ fortheHumanities&SocialSciences

○ forScience,Engineering,andMathfaculty

 Morethan150MinutesaWeek:IntegratingInandOutof

ClassLearning

 TheLecture:PresentingDynamicallyandEffectively



TeachingWorkshops

TeachingWorkshopsfocusonissuesparticularlyrelevanttofirst‐time

teachers.Drawingonresearch‐basedapproaches,workshopfacilitatorswill

enableparticipantstoidentifyandaddresscommonchallengesand

opportunitiesintheirteaching.

 DesigninginPrezi:AHands‐onWorkshop

 EngagingStudentsinLargeLectureClasses

 FeministStrategiesintheClassroom(Co‐sponsoredby

Women’sandGenderStudies)

 GettingReadyforReview:ReflectingOnandDocumenting

ThisYear’sTeaching

 Grading101

○ intheHumanities&SocialSciences

○ inQuantitativeDisciplines

 LeadingEffectiveDiscussions

 SustainabilityCourseDesignandResourceSwap

 WritingaTeachingStatement



VirtualBrownbags

VirtualBrownbagsarehostedonlineviaa Webconferencingplatformduring

thenoonhour.Theworkshopfacilitatorprovidesabriefoverviewofthe

topicswhichisthenfollowedupwithalivediscussionamongstthe

workshopparticipantsviaatext‐basedchatroom.

 BreakingthePowerPointHabit:AnIntroductiontoPrezi

 GatheringandMakingUseofMidsemesterStudent

Feedback

 TeachingwithBlogs:It’sNotAboutSharingWhatYouHad

forBreakfast

 ToFriendorNottoFriend:ConnectingwithStudentsOnline

2009—2010WorkshopOfferings

“…[T]hewholeideaoftwohoursdevoted

tothinkingabouttheprospectofwritinga

summaryliketheT[eaching]S[tatement]

wasprobablythegreatestbenefit‐‐loved

theideaofafocusedandrelaxed...space

tothinkin.”

~FacultyParticipantinTeachingWorkshop

Originallylaunchedforfacultyin2001,theTeachingVisitprogramoffersitsparticipantsan

opportunitytopeekinsidethewindowofafellowfacultymember’sclassroomandhaveaninformal

conversationabouttheirobservationsafterwards.Thisyear,threeopportunitiesweredevelopedfor

tenure‐trackjuniorfacultyandtwoforgraduatestu

dents.



Participantsreflectedpos

itivelyoneachofthe

teachingvisits.Afacultyparticipantsaid“Thanks

fororganizingavisittoJoséMedina’sclass.Whata

greatopportunitytolearnanddiscussstrategiesin

teaching.”



Thefacultyhostsalsofeltthevisitsweresuccessful.

Onehostreflected“Isoenjoyedourdi

scussionafter

the

class.Maybeitisnarcissism,butitiswonderfulto

haveanopportunitytoexplainone'schoicesand

discussspecificchallengeswithotherteachers.Ithink

thisprogramisterrific...”

TeachingVisitsRevisited

FacultyTeachingVisits



CMST244:MassMediaandPolitics(4)

○ Faculty:VanessaBeasley,

CommunicationStudies

 MATH175:VectorCalculus(2)

○ Faculty:MichaelMihalik,Mathematics

 PHIL246:PhilosophyofLanguage(3)

○ Faculty:JoséMedina,Philosophy



GraduateStudentTeachingVisits



CMST254:MethodsofRhetoricalAnalysis(3)

○ Faculty:VanessaBeasley,

CommunicationStudies

 CS151:ComputersandEthics(6)

○ Faculty:DerekRiley,ComputerScience

35

Participants

inthe

Contemplative

Pedagogy

WorkingGroup

8

Participantsin

theTeaching‐

as‐Research

Fellows

WorkingGroup

TheTeachingCertificateprogramisdesignedtohelpVanderbilt

graduatestudents,professionalstudents,andpost‐doctoralfellows

developandrefinetheirteaching skillsthroughthreecyclesofteaching

activities,eachconsistingofinquiry,experimentation,andreflection

phases.ParticipantswhocompletetheprogramreceiveaTeaching

CertificatefromtheGraduateSchoolandtheCenterforTeachi

ng.



Moreapplic

antsthaneverbeforejoinedtheTeachingCertificate

programin2009‐2010.Therearecurrently77activeparticipantsinthe

program.Ofthose,73aregraduatestudentsand4arepost‐doctoral

fellows.Thechartbelowprovidesabreakdownofparticipantsaccording

toschoolsanddisci

plines.Manyof

theseprogramparticipantswere

involvedinorganizedgroupsoverthepastyear;participationnumbers

fromFall2009andSpring2010areindicatedbelow.



Highlights

Improvementstotheprogramthis

yearincludedanewdocumentation

systememployingtemplate“wiki”

websitesthatparticipantsuseto

tracktheirindividualprogress

throughthecertificateprogram.As

theyproceedthroughthestep‐by‐

stepprocessdelineatedon‐line,

participantscreateelectronic

teachingportfolios,usefulwhen

theyenterthejobmarket.This

increa

seinelec

tronicinstructionhas

enhancedtheself‐directedaspectoftheprogram,andresultedinlessstafftimeandeffortin

managingparticipants’questionsandactivities.Overall,theteachingcertificateprogramhasbecome

morestreamlinedandaccessible.



Feedback

Graduatesoftheprogramwereaskedtocompleteabriefsurveyoftheirexperienceandtoparticipate

inafollow‐upexitinterview.Theexitinterviewfocusgroupbroughtupseveralimportantissuesinthe

TeachingCertificate

program,particularly

relatedtothe

importanceofongoing

feedback.Having

discourseandfeedback

fromotherpar

ticipants,

inworking

groupsfor

example,wasseenas

veryuseful,especially

whenthisfeedbackwas

fromacrossdisciplines.

Theuseofvideo

recordedteachingasa

supplementtothe

requiredinperson

observationswasalso

seenasveryuseful.The

interactionsand

feedbackwithGTFswas

seenas

helpful.

Teaching

Certificate

Program

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/programs/teaching‐certificate‐program/

2009—2010Teaching

CertificateProgram

Graduates



AllisonAtwood,

CancerBiology



HillaryHagerCarter,

Cell&Developmental

Biology



ChristinaKaighen

GraduateDepartment

ofReligion



KatherineMoynihan,

Cell&Developmental

Biology



EveProper,

Leadership,Policy,&

Organizations



AlishaRussell,

CancerBiology



BradTeague,

Teaching&Learning



DavidVaught,

CancerBiology

ParticipantsbySchool ParticipantsbyDiscipline

CollegeofArtsandScience 34 Humanities 18 Cycle2ReadingGroup 11

DivinitySchool 9 SocialSciences 24 OrientationtoCycle3 6

InstancesofParticipationin

OrganizedGroups

PeabodyCollege 13 STEM 35 Cycle3WorkingGroup 11

SchoolofEngineering 7  

SchoolofMedicine 14  



2009—20010SnapshotofParticipation

The2009‐2010TeachingCertificategraduateswerehonoredattheannualCelebrationof

TeachingonThursday,May6,2010.Picturedare(l‐r,seated)KatherineMoynihan,DavidVaught,

HillaryHagerCarter,(l‐r,standing)CFTDirectorAllisonPingree,EveProper,ChristinaKaighen, 

BradTeague,AllisonAtwood,ProvostandViceChancellorforAca

demicsRicha

rdMcCarty,and

ViceProvostforResearchandDeanoftheGraduateSchoolDennisHall.

JackBarkenbus,VanderbiltCenterforEnvironmentalManagement

MichaelBess,History

HillaryHagerCarter,Cell&DevelopmentalBiology

GabrielCervantes,English

DouglasChristiansen,ViceProvostforEnrollment&DeanofAdmissions

JamesClarke,EnvironmentalEngineering

JayClayton,English

BethConklin,Anthropology

MarkDalhouse,History

BonnieDow,CommunicationStudies

PeterDurand,AlphachimpStudios

EllenFanning,B

iological

Sciences

TedFischer,Anthropology

EdFriedman,Spanish&Portuguese

KatherineFriedman,BiologicalSciences

IsabelGauthier,Psychology

RyanGillespie,Psychological&CounselingCenter

ToddGiorgio,BiomedicalEngineering

SarahGlynn,Sociology

MichaelGoldfarb,MechanicalEngineering

VickiGreene,Physics&Astronomy

SarahHansen,Philosophy

NancyLeaHyer,OwenGraduateSchoolofManag

ement

RichardIannelli,

VanderbiltInstitutionalResearchGroup

LindaIsaacs,Human&OrganizationalDevelopment

DonaldJellerson,English

AnitaJenious,EqualOpportunity,AffirmativeAction,&DisabilityServices

SusanKevra,French&Italian

DougKnight,DivinitySchool

AdamList,Chemistry

RoarkLuskin,Classof2012

BruceMcCandliss,Psychology&HumanDevelopment

TimothyMcNamara,Offic

eof

theProvost

DanaNelson,English&AmericanStudies

RachelNisselson,French&Italian

JimPatton,BiologicalSciences

ErinRehel,Sociology

JaneRobbins,OrganizationalLeadership

BridgetRogers,Chemical&BiomolecularEngineering

HowardSandler,Psychology&HumanDevelopment

JeffreySchoenblum,LawSchool

MarkSchoenfield,English

RonSchrimpf,ElectricalEngineering

KeivanSta

ssun,Astronomy

Monte

TalleyHendrickson,Anthropology

CeceliaTichi,English

SarahTyson,Philosophy

JaneWanninger,English

JosephWehby,SpecialEducation

DavidWeintraub,Astronomy

2009—2010PresentersandPanelists

TheworkoftheCentertosupportteachingandlearningatVanderbilttakesmany

shapesanddurations,rangingfromsingleconversationstomulti‐yearcollaborative

projects.Inpartnershipwithmanyotherunitsacrosscampus,webuildbridgeswithin

theUniversity,bringingtogetherpeoplewithsharedvisionsforteachingandlearnin

g

whomightnototherwiserec

ognizetheintereststheyhaveincommon.Wethankour

campuspartners,aswellasallthosewhohaveservedaspanelistsandpresentersat

ourevents,forthesealliances;suchcollaborationsarecrucialinhelpingustosupport

Vanderbiltinpracticing,valuing,andrewar

dinguniversityteachingandlearnin

gas

vitalformsofscholarship.



Inadditiontotheuniversitydivisions,departments,andschoolsthatwecollaborate

with,theCenterforTeachingwouldliketothankthefollowingcampuspartners:



 CenterfortheIntegrationofResearch,Teaching,&Learning/Teaching‐as‐

ResearchFellows

 TheCommons

 TheCurbCenterforArt,Enterprise,&PublicPolicy

 TheDivisionofPublicAffairs

 EnglishLanguageCenter

 GraduateDevelopmentNetwork

 InformationTechnologyServices

 TheOfficeforTeaching&LearninginMedicine

 TheOfficeofCareerDevelopment&OutcomesAnalysis

 ProgramforCareerDevelopmentoftheCollegeofArts&Science

 RobertPennWarrenCenterfortheHumanities

 UndergraduateWritingProgram

 Sustainability&EnvironmentalManagementOffice

 UniversityLibraries/OAK

 VanderbiltInternationalOffice

 VanderbiltInstitutionalResearchGroup

 VanderbiltVisions

 TheWritingStudio

Campus

Collaborations

http://cft.vandrebilt.edu/about/campus‐partners/

TheCenterforTeachingpartneredwiththeDepartmentofEnglishtoco‐host

facultyfromtheCreativityandPerformanceinTeachingandLearning

(CAPITAL)CentreattheUniversityofWarwick.Aboveparticipantspracticea

movementexercisewhilereadingapassagefromoneofShakespeare’splays.

RESOURCES&CONTRIBUTIONS

romourwebsite’smorethan50topic‐basedTeachingGuides,toour

podcastseries,ACORN‐availablelibraryholdings,e‐journalsubscriptions,

andotherofferings,theCFTcreatesanddisseminatesresearch‐basedbest

practices,models,andapproachestouniversityteachingandlearning—and

facilitatesaccesstoresourcesthatsupportthem.

F

Ofthe131,188visitorstothe

CFTwebsite,

73%were

newvisitorstotheCFT

website

in2009‐2010.

116

FacebookFans&

TwitterFollowers

CFTNewsLISTSERV

Subscribers

284

131,188



WebpageVisits

VisitstoCFTBLOG

1,883

PodcastDownloads

542

2009‐2010UseofElectronicResources



PODCASTS



TheCFThaspublished5podcastepisodes

thisyear.Topicsincludedteachingfirst‐

yearstudents,sustainabilityacrossthecurriculum,

teachingchallengingtopics,anddealingwithstudent

misconceptions.ThePodcastwebsitereceived2,290

visitorsand5,136pageviews,with79.87%ofthese

beingnewvisitors.



TheCFT’snewFacebookFanPageandTw

itterfeed

haveal

sogeneratedaccesstoourPodcastsite:

15visitsfromTwitterfeeds

98visitsgeneratedfromFacebook

6visitsfromsmartphones

FACEBOOK



InFebruary,theCFTcreateditsown

FacebookpagetopromoteCFTefforts

andtousesocialmediatocreatedialoguearound

teachingandlearning.AsofJune14,2010,thepage

has42“fans,”whichmeans42Facebookuserssee

CFTupdatesintheirnewsfeedswhentheyloginto

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Electronic

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227

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74

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42

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310

Tweetsfrom

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93

ItemsChecked

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CFTLibrary

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TheCenterhasover700libraryholdingsrelatedto

teachingandlearning,includingbooks,journals,and

DVDs.ListedinACORN,Vanderbilt’sonlinelibrary

catalog,theseholdingsaddressavarietyofissues,andare

particularlyrichintheareasofactiveandcollabora tive

learning,coursedesign,assessment,educationaltheory,

andprofessionaldevelopment.

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Inanefforttobecomemoresustainable,theCenter

reduceditsnumberofprintjournalsubscrip tionsfrom15

to2.Accesstothesejournalsisstillavailable

electronically.

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Faculty 18

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Arts&Science 55

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Medicine 8

Nursing 1

Peabody 12

VUCentral 7

Thewebsitecontinuestoserveasanimportanttool for

disseminatingresearch‐basedbestpracticesand

informationregardingcenteractivities.

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97,723uniquevisitors;26.75%returnrate

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TheCFTisusingTwitterto

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raisedatsomeCFTworkshopsandsharerelevant

linksnoticedbytheCFT.AsofJune14,2010,there

havebeen310itemspostedtotheCFT’sTwitterfeed

andthereare74Twitterusers“following”theCFT’s

Twitteraccount.Ofthese74follower

s,many

are

teachingcentersatotheruniversities,individual

instructionaldevelopersatotheruniversities,and

otherVanderbiltunitswithTwitteraccounts.A

smallernumberappeartobecurrentVanderbilt

faculty,staff,orstudents.

BLOG

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ThenewCFTblogactsasamarketingtool

todistributeinformationaboutCFT

happenings.ItallowstheCenterto“goviral”by

simultaneouslyfeedingothersocialmedia

applicationssuchasTwitterandFacebook.Todate,

over1,833visitorshaveviewedover100postings.

E‐NEWSLETTER



InFebruary,theCFTbegandistributionof

anelectronicnewsletterdistributedviathe

CFTNewsmailinglist.Subscribershiptothelisthas

increasedfrom233to284peoplesincethen.E‐

newslettersincludeinformationaboutupcoming

events,summariesofpastevents,highlightsofCFT

servicesandresources,andsuggestedreadingsfrom

ourlibrary.

CommitteeWork/OtherServiceatVanderbilt

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CenterfortheIntegrationofResearch,TeachingandLearning@

Vanderbilt

ContemplativePedagogyWorkingGroup

EmphasisProgramMedicalEducationAreaCommittee

GraduateDevelopmentNetwork

GreatIdeasforVanderbiltMedicalEducation(GIVME)Grants

Program

ImaginingAmerica:Artists &ScholarsinPublicLife

InformationTechnologySupportLeaders

QualityEnhancementPlanAssess mentCommittee

SteeringCommitteeforMaster’sinHealthProfession

sEducation

VanderbiltAssess

mentImplementationCommittee

VanderbiltVisionsandVUCept

WebSpiders

WritingStudio



InvitedPresentationsandWorkshops



ABriefIntroductiontoCryptography(SchoolforScienceandMathatVanderbilt)

Cryptography:NbyBcmnilsuhxGunbizWixymuhxWcjbylm(Mathematics)

DevelopingandEnhancingEffectiveTeachinginCollegesandUniversities

(HubertH.HumphreyFellowshipProgram)

DiscussionLeading(InterdisciplinaryGraduateProgramintheBiologicalSciences)

DiscussionLeading(MedicalScientistTrainingProgram)

EducatorDevelopment(MasterClinicalTeachersProgram)

EngagingStudentswithClickers(Nursing)

ExplorationsinTeaching&Learning(VUMCDepartmentofFinance)

GuestDiscussant–TeachingandtheJobMarket;NewFrontiersinEducationalTechnol

ogy;Student

Evaluations(History)

HowtoWinatMonopoly(Mathematics)

Lecture“Change‐Ups”(Mathematics)

MentoringGraduateStudents(Psychology)

StudentEngagementThroughTechnology(Library)

TeachingResourcestoSupportJuniorFaculty(A&SPrograminCareerDevelopment)

TeachingwithClickersinLabSettings(Biolo

gicalSciences)

TheCenterforTeachin

gasaStrategicResourceforTeachingandLearningatVanderbilt(VanderbiltUniversityBoardofTrust)

WhoAreVanderbiltFirst‐Years?(VanderbiltVisions)



TeachingatVanderbilt



Cryptography:TheHistoryandMathematicsofCodesandCodeBreaking(MLAS280‐07)

LearningandPerformanceinOrganizations(LPO3340)

MethodsofLinearAlgebra(MATH194)

QuiltingandJazz:AmericanModesofCreativity(AMST100W)

ReligionandHumanDevelopment(RLST123)

SpiritualityandMinistry(DIV4016)

VanderbiltVisions(2sections)

Contributionsto

theVanderbilt

Community



Inadditiontoconsultationsandprograms,CFTstaffcontributeto

Vanderbilt,aswellastonationalandinternationalteachingand

learningcommunities,byteachingcredit‐bearingcourses,

researchingandpublishingoncutting‐edgeissues,offering

presentationsandtailoredworkshops,andservingoncommittees

andinotherliaisoncapacities.Thefollowingrepresentshi

ghlights

ofthiswo

rkfrom2009—2010.

Contributionstothe

BroaderAcademic

Community



Publications



Bruff,D.(2010,March5).Multiple‐choicequestionsonexams.ProfHackerBlog.

Bruff,D.(2010,March25).Gettingstudentstodothereading:Pre‐classquizzesonWordPress.ProfHackerBlog.

Bruff,D.(2010,June15).Motivatingstudentswithapplicationprojectsandpostersessions.ProfHackerBlog.



OtherService



Bruff,D.(2009)ElectronicCommunicationandResourcesCommittee,Professional&OrganizationalDevelopment(POD)

NetworkinHigherEducation.

Bruff,D.(2009)Evaluator,ConferenceProposals ,Professional&OrganizationalDevelopment(POD)NetworkinHigher

Education.

Bruff,D.(2009)ExternalEvaluator,MathVote:TeachingMathematicswithClassroomVoting,aNationalScience

Foundation(NSF)DivisionofUndergraduateEducation(DUE)Cours

eCurriculumandLaboratoryImprovement

Program(CCLI)Phase1Gr

ant.

Bruff,D.(2010)CoreCommittee,Professional&OrganizationalDevelopment(POD)NetworkinHigherEducation.

Pingree,A.(2010)ExternalReviewer,PaulWeberAwardsforDepartmentalExcellenceinTeaching,UniversityofLouisville.



Conferences&InvitedPresentations



Baker,K.,&Pingree,A.(2009,October).ContemplativePedagogy:FosteringAttentionforaNewGeneration.Presentedat

theProfessionalandOrganizationalDevelopment(POD)NetworkAnnualConference,Houston,TX.

Bruff,D.(2009,September).Classroomsreconsidered:Understandingandengagingstudentswithclickers.Presentedatthe

UniversityofIowaClickerUserConference,IowaCity,IA.

Bruff,D.(2009,October).Cla

ssroom

sreconsidered:Understandingandengagingstudentswithclickers.Presentedatthe

TurningTechnologiesNationalUsersConference,LasVegas,NV.

Bruff,D.(2009,October).Classroomsreconsidered:Understandingandengagingstudentswithclickers.Presentedat

YoungstownStateUniversity,Youngstown,OH.

Bruff,D.(2009,October).Clickerpedagogies:Supportingfacultyuseofcla

ssroomresp

onsesystems.Presentedatthe

ProfessionalandOrganizationalDevelopment(POD)NetworkAnnualConference,Houston,TX.

Bruff,D.(2009,November).Usingclickersintheclassroom.PresentedattheTeaching ,Learning,andTechnology(TLT)

Group’sOnlineInstitute.

Bruff,D.(2009,December).Designingeffectivequestionsthatengagecollegestudents.Pr

entedataHigherEdHero

webinar.

Bruff,D.(2010,January).Classrooms reconsidered:Understandingandengagingstudentswithclickers.PresentedattheNova

SoutheasternUniversityHealthProfessionalEducationalResearchSymposium,Ft.Lauderdale,FL.

Bruff,D.,&Lucas,A.(2010,January).Teachingwithclickersandclassroomvoting.MinicoursepresentedattheJoint

MathematicsMeetings,SanFrancisc

o,CA.

Bruff,D.(2010,February).Classroomsreco

nsidered:Teachingwithclassroomresponsesystems.PresentedattheUniversity

SystemofGeorgia,Athens,GA.

Bruff,D.(2010,May).Classtimereconsidered:Motivatingstudentparticipationandengagement.PresentedattheCentral

MichiganUniversityGreatLakesConferenceonTeachin

gandLearning

,Mt.Pleasant,MI.

Bruff,D.(2010,May).Classroomsreconsidered:Teachingwithclassroomresponsesystems.PresentedattheUniversityof

TennesseeatKnoxville,TN.

Bruff,D.(2010,May).Teachingwithclickers:Engagingstudentswithclassroomresponsesystems .PresentedattheCentral

MichiganUniversityGreatLakesConferenceonTeachin

gandLearning

,Mt.Pleasant,MI.

Bruff,D.(2010,June).Connectingwithparticipatoryculture:Clickersanddeeplearning.PresentedattheUniversityof

LouisvilleClickersConference,Louisville,KY.

McDaniel,R.,Newbrough,R.,&Weissinger,P.(2009,June).PowerUpYourPedagogy:TeachingTechSavvyMillennials.

PresentedatTheTeachingProfessorConference,Washington,DC.

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