11/4/08 – Conversation on Feminist Pedagogy – CFT

Conversation on Feminist Pedagogy
Co-Sponsors: Global Feminisms Collaborative and Center for Teaching Tuesday, November 4
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Panelists to be announced at a later date.

The Global Feminisms Collaborative’s 2008-2009 Brown-bag Series calls attention to critical intersections among factors such as race, class, sexuality, and gender in both local and global contexts. At this session faculty from various disciplines will discuss tools that enable students to recognize these factors, which are always operative but too often go unnoticed. In particular, feminist pedagogy will be considered. Panelists will discuss: What constitutes feminist pedagogy? What difference does it make in the classroom? How does it change aspects of teaching such as course design, assignment construction, and learning activities?

11/12/08 – Convo in Teaching – Session II: Teaching Critical Inquiry – CFT

Session Two: Teaching Critical Inquiry

Wednesday, November 12

Panelists:

Ellen Armour, Carpenter Associate Professor of Theology and Associate Professor of Philosophy Houston Baker, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of English Leonard Folgarait, Professor of History of Art

Moderator:

Charles Scott, Director, Center for Ethics and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

As a follow-up to the conversation on teaching evidence, this session will invite faculty and participants in different disciplines to consider different approaches to teaching critical inquiry and evidence-based interpretation and how these approaches enable students to make defensible disciplinary claims. Panelists will discuss the following questions: What are the major characteristics of a defensible claim in your discipline? How do you prepare students to address conflicting claims? How do students learn to distinguish between substantiated and unsubstantiated claims? Following a short presentation by each of our panelists, the conversation will be open to those attending.

09/23/08 – Convo in Teaching – Session I: Teaching & Evidence – CFT

Conversations on Teaching

Conversations on Teaching focus on emergent pedagogical issues in an informal, roundtable format. Typically co-sponsored with other campus partners, these sessions often begin with perspectives from panelists, and then open up to a larger group discussion. All members of the Vanderbilt teaching community are invited to attend a Conversation on Teaching.

Conversations on Evidence-Based Teaching Series

Co-Sponsors: Center for Ethics and Center for Teaching

We live in a time in which people offer a variety of different kinds of evidence to support claims that shape our lives. In many cases, evidence that some people hold to be credible, others dismiss. Some opinions and experiences are treated as authoritative in spite of insufficient supporting evidence. The Center for Teaching and the Center for Ethics are interested in engaging faculty in a series of conversations on what counts as evidence and sound argumentation in various disciplines and on the consequences of conflicting means of supporting claims. We would also like to explore the ways in which educators deal with issues of evidence that have different and sometimes contradictory sources, highlighting our responsibilities to impart to students the importance of providing claims with evidentiary support.

*** All Conversations on Evidence-Based Teaching sessions are held from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. at the Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South). Lunch will be provided at each of these events. ***

Session One: Teaching and Evidence

Tuesday, September 23

Panelists:

Jeffrey Schall, Ingram Professor of Neuroscience Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science Arleen Tuchman, Professor of History and Director, Center for Medicine, Health and Society

Moderator:

Patricia Armstrong, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching

This session will invite faculty and other participants to discuss what constitutes evidence in a variety of fields of inquiry. Panelists will open the session by addressing the following questions: How do you approach students whose beliefs are directly challenged by some of the evidence in the field? What kind of assignments do you give to students to help them develop their understanding of the nature and use of evidence? What do you consider to be some of the most controversial evidence that our fields are producing? Following a short presentation by each of our panelists, the conversation will be open to those attending.

11/10/08 – Fostering Critical Thinking – CFT

Fostering Critical Thinking

Monday, November 10

Facilitator: Patrick Ahern, Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT

Many educators agree that fostering “critical thinking” is one of the primary goals of college education. But what is critical thinking? Is it a general competency or discipline-specific? What challenges might we encounter in trying to encourage it in our students?

10/15/08 – Presenting with Confidence: Strategies for Effective Public Speaking – CFT

Presenting with Confidence: Strategies for Effective Public Speaking Wednesday, October 15

Facilitator: Juan Rojas, Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT

In our academic and professional lives, instructors are called on to give presentations in a variety of formats and for a variety of audiences: conference papers, class lectures, research presentations, lab overviews, etc. In this session, participants will analyze what characterizes effective presentations, as well as the common challenges faced in giving them. Participants will also develop strategies and plans for upcoming presentations.

09/25/08 – Discussion Leading @ CFT

Discussion Leading

Thursday, September 25

Facilitator: Maria Ebner, Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT

Effective discussions can provoke profound learning, yet they are particularly challenging to create and sustain. This workshop will pursue strategies for getting discussion going and for keeping it lively. Questions to be considered include:
• How can I ask good questions?
• How can I respond to students in a way that encourages their further discussion?
• How can I encourage students to share diverse viewpoints with both respect and candor?
• What can I do if discussion seems to fall flat or fall apart?
• What can I do about students who dominate or withdraw from discussion?

09/16/08 – Writing a Teaching Statement -CFT

for additional information and to register, please visit our web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/programs/workshops/index.htm

Writing a Teaching Statement

Tuesday, September 16

Facilitator: Erin Rehel, Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT

What is a teaching statement? What purpose does it serve on the job market and beyond? How to create such a statement? In this workshop, participants will identify core teaching values and determine how those values influence their teaching practice (current or anticipated) so that they can produce engaging teaching statements.

4:10 – 5:30 p.m. at the Center for Teaching which is located at 1114 19th Avenue South (the corner of 19th and Edgehill Avenues)

09/20/08 – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk

The Annual JDRF walk will be on Sept 20th benefitting the JDRF and Diabetes Research!
If you would like to donate or become involved please contact fellow graduate student Louisa Morrison at louisa.morrison@vanderbilt.edu

If you would like to donate by debit/credit card please visit: https://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=walk.supportwalker&walkerid=87056787

JDRF is the leading charitable funder of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. For more information please visit their website at http://www.jdrf.org/

11/08/08 – Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival

Valid from Noon-6pm. Includes admission into the event, a souvenir tasting glass, a VIP class in the Tasting Theater, unlimited sampling, the opportunity to explore the show two hours prior to gate opening and an event novelty t-shirt.

Regular Tasting Glass: $25 in advance online or $35 on-site

Includes admission into the event, a souvenir tasting glass, bourbon college classes, unlimited samples from 2pm – 6pm.

*Please note that BBQ is not included in price of admission

Advanced Ticket Sales will close at 5:00 PM on the Wednesday before the event.

09/10/08 – Young Nashville Party Fundraiser to Prevent Child Abuse

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