Legacy Cycles Provide a Powerful Resource for STEM Education Scholars

The 2008 STEM Education Scholars Program will offer a session on “Challenge-Based Instruction,” an exciting topic in science teaching. Vanderbilt University professors Alene Harris and Stacy Klein will share a powerful resource for instructors interested in challenging their students. Read more...

Course Design Will Take Center Stage at STEM Education Scholars Program

This year, the STEM Education Scholars Program will give participants concrete tools for designing courses based on objectives and evidence. Karl Smith, a leader in the field of engineering education, will present tested teaching methods in a session called “Course, Class Session, and Learning Module Design: From Objectives and Evidence to Instruction.” Read more...

Diversity Resources Revised to Infuse New Content and Improve Accessibility

In response to recommendations from instructors, the CIRTL Diversity Team has honed its collection of print and online resources to meet the needs of the academic community. The resources are now improved in both their accessibility and their coverage of diversity issues. Read more...

Introducing the CIRTL Guidebook Collection:
Offering Faculty the Tools to put the CIRTL Pillars into Practice
Creating A Collaborative Learning Environment guidebook

The CIRTL Guidebook Collection is now available online, and features eight versatile course guidebooks: Expeditions in Learning guidebook, Instructional Materials Development Course guidebook, The College Classroom Course guidebook, Informal Science Education for Scientists: A Practicum guidebook, Effective Teaching with Technology guidebook, Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment guidebook, the Internship Program guidebook, and the Diversity in the College Classroom guidebook. These eight guidebooks stem from the work of a community of research-active faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and academic staff in the STEM disciplines. Guidebook users benefit from the CIRTL research, implementation, and evaluation of the various courses used to develop the guidebooks. The guidebooks are designed to introduce faculty members to the Delta courses and programs and provide a time-saving way for them to offer similar courses in their departments or at their universities. Read more...

Visit the Guidebooks page to download the guidebooks.

CIRTL Diversity Resources Now Available

The CIRTL Diversity Institute brought together a critical mass of scholars (“CIRTL Scholars”) to produce materials and resources that will reform STEM higher education based on the idea that STEM students' learning is enhanced when classes, laboratories, and discussion sections foster engagement of all students irrespective of race, gender, or socioeconomic background. The objective of the Diversity Institute was to create and disseminate a resource base that will enable faculty and future faculty to enhance diversity in STEM fields by creating inclusive classrooms. These resources are now available on the Diversity Resources web site.

Visit the Diversity Resources website for more information.

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