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‘Time-Efficient Teaching’

Last Week’s “T.W.L.” Conversation on Teaching Writing: “Grading Is Teaching”

Sep. 24, 2013—by Nancy Chick, CFT Assistant Director Scott Juengel (English) talked about “Managing the Paper Load:  Grading Writing Efficiently and Effectively” with approximately 30 faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students on September 18. This lunchtime gathering was the second in the “Teaching. Writing. Learning.” series of conversations on teaching writing. Although he’s been at Vanderbilt...

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Finding the Time to Teach Part 5 – Grade More Efficiently

Apr. 8, 2011—Finding the Time to Teach Part 5 – Grade More Efficiently is the fifth of a series of posts written by CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lily Claiborne. These blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia. In my GradSTEP...

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Finding the Time to Teach Part 4 – Encourage Active Students

Apr. 4, 2011—Finding the Time to Teach Part 4 – Encourage Active Students is the fourth of a series of posts written by CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lily Claiborne. These blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia. In my GradSTEP...

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Finding the Time to Teach Part 3 – Preparing to Teach

Feb. 28, 2011—Finding the Time to Teach Part 3 – Preparing to Teach is the third of a series of posts written by CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lily Claiborne. These blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia. In my...

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Finding the Time to Teach Part 2 – Time Management

Feb. 24, 2011—Finding the Time to Teach Part 2 – Time Management is the second of a series of posts written by CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lily Claiborne. These blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia. In my GradSTEP...

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Finding the Time to Teach Part 1 – Finding Balance

Feb. 18, 2011—Finding the Time to Teach Part 1 – Finding Balance is the first of a series of posts written by CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lily Claiborne. These blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia. There are many...

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Podcast Series – Time-Efficient Teaching

Feb. 26, 2010—Last year on the CFT podcast, we featured a series on time-efficient teaching.  Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For the series, we interviewed senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asked them to share ways they teach effectively while...

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Episode 16 – Lynn Ramey on Time-Efficient Teaching

Apr. 24, 2009—This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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Episode 13 – Tim McNamara on Time-Efficient Teaching

Feb. 5, 2009—This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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Episode 12 – Brooke Ackerly on Time-Efficient Teaching

Dec. 14, 2008—This episode continues our podcast series focusing on time-efficient teaching. Faculty at a research university like Vanderbilt must balance a number of competing demands on their time, including teaching, research, and service. For this series, we’re interviewing senior faculty members at Vanderbilt and asking them to share ways they teach effectively while making good use...

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