Biography
Derek Bruff is an associate director at the Center for Teaching Excellence for the 2024-2025 academic year, working remotely from his home outside Nashville, Tennessee. Derek is involved in a number of programs and projects, including supporting the Faculty AI Guides program and serving as an editor for external contributions to Teaching Hub. Derek directed the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching for more than a decade, where he helped faculty and other instructors develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching. He has written two books, Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments (Jossey-Bass, 2009). Currently, Derek produces the Intentional Teaching podcast and newsletter. Derek has a PhD in mathematics and has taught math courses at Vanderbilt and Harvard University.
