VU’s Advanced ED hosting Academy of College Teaching workshop
The Academy of College Teaching (ACT) is a ten-week, cohort-based workshop series for Vanderbilt graduate students and postdocs who are preparing for careers in college-level teaching. The program covers course design, classroom techniques, and professional development strategies for early-career instructors. You’ll leave the program with teaching resources you can use in future courses, such as course designs and lesson plans, as well as a completion badge that you can list on your CV to demonstrate your commitment to professional development as a teacher. ACT is free for all current Vanderbilt graduate students and postdocs.
Here are a few testimonials from recent participants:
- “I feel a lot more prepared for tackling lesson planning and utilizing/researching teaching strategies to adapt to the courses I plan to teach.”
- “It’s been very helpful to see examples through the lectures, readings, and as shared by other students. The instructors have created a great space for open discussion and plan engaging activities.”
- “It was incredibly helpful to go a step further than just naming activities to strengthen teaching, but actually doing them in class helped me see how I could implement them in my own future courses.”
- “I would love to see a future generation of STEM professors who implement what is taught in this class.”
The Spring 2026 ACT series will begin on January 20 and end on April 1. The deadline to register is January 2, and participants will be notified of their enrollment status by January 13.
If you have any questions about the program, feel free to email us at advanced-teaching@vanderbilt.edu.