Workshops, Seminars and Symposia - Office of Career Development & Outcomes Analysis

November 2008

TURNING YOUR CV INTO A RESUME
Thursday, November 13, 2008
1:30-3:00 pm
512 Light Hall
Sponsored and presented by the BRET Office of Career Development
If you're applying for jobs outside academia, chances are that you'll need a résumé. This session will provide an overview of standard résumé formats, and provide tips on turning your academic CV into an effective résumé. Advance registration is requested at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=FtqhNcMbnRyEFW0F1VMc8A_3d_3d

December 2008

FUNDING YOUR TRAINING: AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIVIDUAL NRSAs
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
1:30-3:00 PM
512 Light Hall
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents may be eligible to apply for a National Research Service Award fellowship (NRSA) from the NIH to fund their graduate or postdoctoral training. This information session will provide an introduction to the NRSA funding mechanism and provide tips to help students and postdocs effectively navigate the application process. The last half hour, there will be a panel discussion with several faculty members who have sponsored successful NRSA applicants in the past. Advance registration is requested at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UetCFDiz85Ef5o7GWLZHDQ_3d_3d

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November 2008

FOSTERING CRITICAL THINKING
Monday, November 10
4:10 - 5:30p.m.
Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and facilitated by 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? Advance registration is requested at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/regdev/home.php?event=100125

CONVERSATIONS ON EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING: TEACHING CRITICAL INQUIRY
Wednesday, November 12
12:30 - 1:45p.m.
Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching
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. Advance registration is requested at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/regdev/home.php?event=100128

Previous Events:

July 2008
September 2008
October 2008
2007-2008 Academic Year
2006-2007 Academic Year
2005-2006 Academic Year