I’ve been thinking a lot about signal-to-noise ratio this summer. My post-doctoral research relied heavily on mass spectrometry of complex … More
Author: cynthiabrame
I am a scientist who loves to teach, to learn more about how we build our knowledge and understanding, and to share resources and ideas with colleagues. I'm associate director at Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching, where I get to work with faculty members and graduate students as they think about how they want to grow their teaching abilities. I'm also a senior lecturer in the Biological Sciences department, where I teach biochemistry and get to challenge myself to do that better.
Before I came to Vanderbilt, I was associate professor in the Biology Department at Centenary College, where I taught cell biology, genetics, cancer biology and where I developed a course-based undergraduate research experience in molecular biology.
Evidence Based Teaching Guides: Links to and summaries of the literature
A few years ago, the editorial board at LSE hatched the idea of “choose your own adventure” guides to literature … More
Evidence-based teaching: my definition
I’ve been thinking lately about what we mean when we say “evidence-based teaching.” It’s a term I’ve used a lot … More
Lessons of a 4th grade something
Outstanding teaching practices in my daughter’s MNPS classroom Public education is taking a beating these days. I think it’s been … More
Who’s doing all the work? Who’s having all the fun?
Part 2: Five adaptable steps to active learning I recently wrote about Barb Stengel’s challenge to ask ourselves “Who’s doing … More
Who’s doing all the work? Who’s having all the fun?
Part 1: Five steps to incorporating productive failure into your course Several years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of … More
How do you think about learning? And how does mental model impact your teaching choices?
I asked myself these questions a couple of years ago, when I was working with a group of junior faculty … More
