Vanessa Chan-Devaere

assistant teaching prof @NotreDame psych & neuro | @UofT + @rotmanresearch alum | teaching in higher ed | auditory cognition | 🇭🇰🇨🇦 in 🇺🇲 | views mine

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

sometimes I've had people reach out to me asking 'how did you get to your teaching job?' and I have a lot to say, and I find myself forgetting details... this is far from universal, but finally, a blog post on that very topic:
https://t.co/T5Ckki1s3N

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

I'm reading through some self-introduction forms I ask students to do on the first day of class. For the first time, someone told me they are taking my class because of a great RateMyProfessor review... I have mixed feelings about this

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

whoa our Brain Awareness Fair made the news! I do make an appearance in the video haha. brains are cool and I love that my job lets us demonstrate that (: https://t.co/XVf8pWKams

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

a bit of different writing than I've posted before, but I was asked to give a talk about science and faith and education last week. so I decided to give it a go. a mix of personal stories, amateur philosophizing, and educational call for action: https://t.co/xvZvQyd0Xe

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

I had an absolute pleasure (and blast to the past) connecting with a new colleague who lived in Finland for two years. the last time I engaged in so much Finnish-visitor joy was when @sciencebanshee taught me how to make a korvapuusti

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

I recently posted something that I wrote at the end of last academic year, but I think it encapsulates the idea of risk-taking that I've struggled with off and on this semester as well: https://t.co/cODA9rYnRQ

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

@lorenlugosch but the critical question... is it good?

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

I reunited briefly with all of these first-years who took my pre-college course last summer... it was such a heartwarming moment that I temporarily forgot my pre-semester jitters

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

now that I'm planning my reading lists for the fall, I can finally return to the 50+ tabs open on my computer of papers I've wanted to read... and maybe it'll go down to 20 if I'm ambitious

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

another summer session with @NDPreCollege done... seeing the poster presentations from the class was a very rewarding experience! shout-out to superstar TA @PichotRachelle for all of her technical and motivational support, and to all the Neuroscience students for being awesome (:

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

today is a big day lol

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

@sciencebanshee @ar0mcintosh @AdamNFaber congratulations doctor!!!!!

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

I talk about patient KC in class, and often this involves him explaining how to change a flat tire. I used to joke that I didn't know how to do it and had never done it.

last night my tire blew and I changed it, all while thinking about how I'll teach this next semester

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

@lorenlugosch congratulations!!! (:

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

one thing I have appreciated a lot about my job: I get to basically make up courses to teach

one thing I have done way too much of: making up new courses every year to teach

somebody save me from making new preps all the time

[Vesa Putkinen @Vesa_Putkinen]

Musical training is associated with more efficient recruitment of the dorsal attention network. Another great collaboration with @katrisaarikivi @tmvchan @minnahuoti and Mari Tervaniemi https://t.co/sdsruRmLbd

[Frank R. Lin, MD PhD @DrFrankRLin]

I think it's pretty cool when hearing aids get mentioned in a #SOTU address: "Millions of Americans can now save thousands of dollars because they can finally get hearing aids over-the-counter without a prescription." Hear, hear!!

[dr. ashley juavinett @analog_ashley]

My first for @chronicle: an attempt to distill a highly varied, multifaceted job into some useful advice for folks drawn to teaching careers.

Bottom line: I have a really cool job, and my colleagues are doing amazing things. You could join us!
https://t.co/rEZRfm3kMg

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

please help RT / spread - we're hiring a teaching faculty member! stats and methods are priority but area is open. come join me (: happy to answer any questions! https://t.co/D8Vbn0OgSo

[University of Notre Dame @NotreDame]

A time for bonding and reflection.

The newest group of Latino Studies merit scholars, LSSP 6, connected with nature, and each other, on a four night camping trip in Wyoming before beginning classes at Notre Dame: https://t.co/172cvOToDz

[Vanessa Chan-Devaere @tmvchan]

as someone who doesn't code super often or well, I'm boggled at how I've found myself writing out a really brief primer on how to code for one of my courses lol.

kind of a blind leading the blind situation here (I'm like this in most courses but here more than usual!)