This spring CIRTL is offering 5 workshops, one short course, and two events for graduate students and postdocs pursuing teaching...
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning
Transforming higher education through implementing innovative, culturally responsive pedagogy that benefits all learners.
Our Mission
The CIRTL mission is to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to enrich undergraduate education that is accessible to all learners. Learn more about CIRTL
Upcoming Events
Our events offer the opportunity to engage with experts across the CIRTL Network without the more intensive time commitment of a course.
Latest News
Fall 2025 CIRTL Network Programming
This fall CIRTL is offering 10 workshops, 2 courses, and one event series for graduate students and postdocs pursuing teaching...
New Publication: TYRIT’s Long-Term Impact on Anatomy Education
A group of CIRTL colleagues recently published a study in Anatomical Sciences Education on the long-term outcomes of “Transforming Your...
“CIRTL provided me with the confidence to enter the classroom and other instructional settings on Day 1! The skills developed through CIRTL have been instrumental in my transition to full-time academia.” – Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Learning Goals
CIRTL programs center on four learning goals that guide our approach to preparing future faculty:
- Goal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge
- Goal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching
- Goal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement
- Goal 4: Prepare for an impactful career
Student & Faculty Benefits
Through CIRTL programming, graduate students and postdocs build knowledge and skills, prepare for teaching roles, foster their professional networks, and gain an advantage in their job search. Faculty and institutions also gain benefits from engaging with our international community of education innovators.
Projects & Partnerships
CIRTL Institutions often partner together, and with external individuals and organizations, on grant-funded projects. These opportunities provide additional support for local teams and allow exploration of new teaching techniques, deepening support or piloting of programs for specific audiences, inclusion and change initiatives, impact research, and more.
“CIRTL really shapes my ongoing perspective as a teacher. I’m constantly reaching out to resources within the network, friends and teachers, mentors that I met for support, but also those ideas and just that habit formed of thinking about our teaching, as research, trying new things, trying to make a difference. CIRTL really set that up for me.” – Associate Professor of Psychology
Our Network
The CIRTL Network includes 43 universities across three countries. Each university houses a local CIRTL community, unique in its student populations, programs, and special areas of expertise. Together we bring that value of diversity and knowledge to our cross-Network, creating engaging programs that support teaching excellence and shared learning.
Interested in joining the CIRTL Network? Learn more about our annual membership cycle or contact us with any questions.
