Leading Lines: A New Podcast on Educational Technology in Higher Education
I’m very happy to announce the launch of Leading Lines, a podcast on educational technology produced here at Vanderbilt University. Our first …
In Defense of Continuous Exposition by the Teacher
The New York Times published an essay this weekend by education writer Annie Murphy Paul titled “Are College Lectures Unfair?” In the …
Version Two: Revising a MOOC on Undergraduate STEM Teaching
I’ve revised a number of mathematics courses over the years. This fall, I get to revise a MOOC. Last year, I co-taught …
From Math Major to Teaching Center Director: My #altac Journey
A while back, I was invited to contribute an essay to #alt-academy, a collection exploring “unconventional or alternative careers for people with …
An Indirect Journey to Indirect Impact
Cross-posted from #alt-academy, a Media Commons project, licensed under a CC BY license. A colleague of mine once told me, “The teaching …
Trickle Up
I’ve been busy this month with a variety of activities worth blogging about: the CIRTL Network MOOC on STEM teaching, the De …
MOOC-Supported Learning Communities for Future STEM Faculty
I’m very pleased to announce that the free, seven-week, online course “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching” is now open for …
Coordination and Coherence: Behind the Scenes of a Multi-Institution MOOC
Back in November, I announced that the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching would be part of a $750,000, three-year, multi-institution National Science …
CIRTL Network MOOCs on Evidence-Based Teaching Practices for Future STEM Faculty
Originally posted on the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching blog on November 4, 2013. I’m pleased to announce that the Center for Teaching …
The Mystery of Teaching
This summer I’m reading College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Columbia University humanities professor Andrew Delbanco, and I’m sharing …