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SUMMARY:Research Mentor Training
DESCRIPTION:Work with a community of peers and facilitators to develop and improve your research mentoring skills in this engaging seminar. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy\, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines\, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges. \nThe content of each session in this seminar is designed to address the key concerns and challenges identified by experienced research mentors. In addition to the general content about research mentoring\, all of the case studies and some of the discussion questions draw specific attention to issues related to multidisciplinary research mentoring. \nThis course is built on the evidenced-based Entering Mentoring curriculum course that is offered by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). For more information on CIMER\, the research base of mentorship\, or to request a CIMER training for your institution\, visit https://cimerproject.org/. \nInstructors\nSean Nicholson-Crotty\, Indiana University\nJennifer Aumiller\, The University of Maryland\, Baltimore \nCourse Schedule\nThis intensive 6-week seminar meets online on Mondays from January 26th through March 2nd at 9-10:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 10-11:30am Arizona / 9-10:30am Pacific. \nWorkload\nInstructors anticipate students will need to spend 1.5-2 hours per week on work outside of class sessions. Homework typically involves reading\, reflection\, and some writing. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning how to support undergraduate mentees. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nCap: 25. Registration is closed. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nAbout CIRTL Programming\nCIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order\, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming\, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals\, programming might provide participants with an introductory\, intermediate\, or advanced learning experience. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an intermediate level: \n\nGoal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge. See more Goal 1 programming.\nGoal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching. See more Goal 2 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/research-mentor-training-4/2026-03-02/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T133000
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SUMMARY:The College Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective\, evidence-based teaching practices in this 12-week course about teaching in the college classroom. This course will focus on developing inclusive\, learner-centered approaches to teaching. Participants will explore the interconnectedness of learning objectives\, assessment\, and learning activities through both discussion of course materials and developing and practicing their own lesson plan. In this course\, participants will \n\nExplore inclusive\, learner-centered teaching theories and practices\nRead and discuss literature on effective teaching and learning\nApply evidence-based strategies to your teaching practice\nCreate connections between learning objectives\, assessments\, and learning activities in order to build and teach a lesson plan\nReflect on personal teaching values and decision making\n\nInstructors\nBeth Fleener\, University of Texas at Arlington\nAmanda Nolen\, Georgia Tech\nTiffany Shoop\, Virginia Tech \nCourse Schedule\nThis course meets in Zoom on Tuesdays\, September 23 through December 9\, at 9–10:30pm Gulf / 1–2:30pm Eastern / 12–1:30pm Central / 10–11:30am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 2nd\, course meets at 10-11:30om Gulf / 11am-12:30pm Arizona** \nAudience\nThis course is designed first and foremost for graduate students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early career faculty in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone looking to improve their foundational college-level teaching and learning skills and knowledge. \nRegistration & Enrollment\n**Closed for registration as of Friday\, September 19th** \nCap: 100. Registration is now open and will close once capacity is reached. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nAbout CIRTL Programming\nCIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order\, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming\, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals\, programming might provide participants with an introductory\, intermediate\, or advanced learning experience. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level: \n\nGoal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge. See more Goal 1 programming.\nGoal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. See more Goal 3 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/the-college-classroom-4/2025-12-09/
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SUMMARY:Shared Voices\, Shared Decisions: Sociocracy for Educators and Leaders in Higher Ed
DESCRIPTION:University structure/governance varies little across the world and has changed little in basic form across time. It is\, at its essence\, deeply colonial and Western\, characterized by a hierarchical distribution of power. However\, as the world changes rapidly around us\, there is a growing need to authentically include the diverse voices of stakeholders (i.e.\, staff and students) in the decisions that affect their work\, learning\, and wellbeing. This course presents a shared governance model\, “Sociocracy”\, that stresses inclusion and deliberate attention to power dynamics. Based on consent and not consensus\, sociocracy operates at scales from small groups to entire organizations. Participants will explore connections among governance/decision-making\, power structures\, and participatory equity in higher education. They will explore sociocracy as a model for fostering shared decision-making in classrooms\, committees\, departments\, and other academic spaces\, and generate actionable plans to improve power dynamics and advance equity and inclusion in their own contexts. By the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify relationships\, power structures\, and/or gaps in participatory equity in governance at their home institution.\nDefine\, explain\, and justify the use of Sociocracy as a viable governance model at multiple levels or scales.\nExplain the significance of sociocratic structures and processes.\nDesign sociocratic structures at levels or scales relevant to their local contexts.\n\nThe course will also prepare participants to apply practical strategies that foster more equitable\, inclusive\, and participatory forms of leadership. These approaches are adaptable to a wide range of settings and contexts. Participants will learn how to: \n\nStructure and facilitate meetings effectively.\nEngage students as active partners in course design and learning.\nIncorporate regular feedback loops to improve processes\, strengthen decision-making\, and enhance collaborative projects.\n\nInstructors\nTeri Balser\, University of Calgary\nKelly Clark\, Johns Hopkins University \nCourse Schedule\nThis course meets online in Zoom on Wednesdays\, October 15 through November 19 at 8-10pm Gulf / 12-2pm Eastern / 11am-1pm Central / 9-11am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 2nd\, course meets at 9-11pm Gulf / 10am-12pm Arizona** \nAudience\nThis course is intended for a broad range of participants at all career stages\, including faculty and staff\, CIRTL leadership\, postdocs\, or senior level graduate students that are interested in applying the Sociocracy model in classrooms\, committees\, departments\, and higher. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n**Registration closed as of Tuesday\, October 14th** \nCap: 50. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu) to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nAbout CIRTL Programming\nCIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order\, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming\, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals\, programming might provide participants with an introductory\, intermediate\, or advanced learning experience. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory/intermediate level: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/shared-voices-shared-decisions-sociocracy-for-educators-and-leaders-in-higher-ed/2025-11-19/
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SUMMARY:Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project
DESCRIPTION:Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question\, identifying project methods and outcomes\, and more. Each week\, students will watch videos\, read articles\, and complete assignments on their own time; in weekly sessions\, students will refine their work with peer review\, work through sticking points with instructors\, and build community to sustain their work. Throughout the course\, students will also be expected to meet occasionally with a local TAR contact (typically the person at your CIRTL member institution who mentors TAR students and/or runs your institution’s TAR program) to refine key components of your TAR project plan. By the end of the course\, students will present a TAR project plan and be well-positioned to implement their project in the coming academic year. \nWhat is Teaching-as-Research?\nTeaching-as-Research (TAR) takes a deliberate and systematic approach towards investigating\, reflecting on\, and improving one’s own teaching. The TAR process follows an inquiry cycle that consists of the following stages: identifying of a challenge within the context of teaching and learning\, delving into the relevant scientific literature\, designing a project to elucidate why the challenge occurs or designing a teaching intervention to address the challenge\, implementing the project\, collecting data\, analyzing the data\, drawing conclusions\, and reflecting on the experience. TAR is a proactive and dynamic approach towards improving your teaching and document your teaching effectiveness. A TAR experience will provide a substantial example of your reflective\, professional practice applicable to a range of career outcomes. \nInstructors\nBrian Rybarczyk\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\nJoshua Abreu\, Yale University \nCourse Schedule\nThis 6-week course has weekly online sessions on Wednesdays at 7-8:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Atlantic / 11am-12:30pm Eastern / 10-11:30am Central / 9-10:30am Mountain / 8-9:30am Pacific/Arizona from June 18 to July 23. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate students will need to spend 6-8 hours per week on work outside of class sessions including: watching videos\, reading articles\, completing assignments\, meeting with your local TAR contact\, and reviewing peer group work so that you can provide in-session feedback. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course is limited to 25 students. Registration is open now and will close on Monday\, June 2. All applications will be reviewed after June 2\, and enrollment will be based on eligibility. This course builds on a foundational understanding of teaching and learning\, and interested participants will need to share their teaching and/or teaching development experience in a brief course application. Registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu) to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor. (*Including but not limited to backgrounds\, race\, gender\, ability\, socio-economic status\, ethnicity\, gender preference\, and cognitive skills)\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.\n\nAssociate: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDefine and recognize the value of the Teaching-as-Research process\, and how it can be used for ongoing enhancement of learning.\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nIntegrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nExamine and describe own beliefs and biases\, including how they may influence their students’ learning.\nCreate a teaching plan that incorporates content and teaching practices responsive to the students’ backgrounds.\nIntegrate one or more LtD techniques and strategies in a teaching plan so as to use students’ diversity to enhance the learning of all.\n\nPractitioner: Teaching-as-Research\n\nShow the integration of Evidence-Based Teaching\, Learning Communities and Learning-through-Diversity to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/planning-your-teaching-as-research-project-3/2025-07-23/
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SUMMARY:Postdoc Teaching Practicum
DESCRIPTION:Work with an experienced instructor in your discipline to enhance your understanding and experience of teaching a university course in this 5-month mentorship program. During the mentorship program\, you will observe a mentor in their teaching\, teach guest lectures and receive feedback on your teaching\, discuss approaches to teaching with your mentors\, and engage in group discussions of teaching with other participants. Throughout the program\, you will also attend a series of synchronous sessions on teaching development topics\, like lesson planning; teaching portfolios; equity\, diversity & inclusion; and teaching-as-research. By the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nCreate a framework for how a typical university course operates\nArticulate how teaching and learning theories intersect with the practical requirements of a university course\nDesign university lessons which incorporate learner-centered lesson planning basics\, demonstrating the alignment of learning objectives\, learning activities and assessment techniques\nDevelop and refine a teaching portfolio using the evience of teaching effectiveness gathered throughout the internship\n\nThis course is part of CIRTL’s fall programming on evidence-based teaching fundamentals. \nInstructor\nNatalie Westwood\, University of British Columbia \nCourse Schedule\nThis 5-part mentorship program has synchronous sessions on Thursday\, December 5\, January 9\, February 6\, March 6\, and April 3 at 9-11pm Gulf / 2-4pm Atlantic / 1-3pm Eastern / 12-2pm Central / 11am-1pm Mountain / 10am-12pm Pacific (note that the course spans the 2024-2025 winter). Participants will be expected to do extensive independent work and work with their teaching mentors outside of these monthly sessions. Monthly sessions will cover: \n\nLesson design\nTeaching portfolios\nScholarship of Teaching & Learning\nEquity\, Diversity & Inclusion in Teaching\nExpert Panel\n\nAudience\nThis practicum is designed exclusively for postdoctoral researchers. Participants are expected to have achieved a CIRTL Associate certificate before enrolling. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis practicum has a cap of 40 students and is open for registration through October 28. Registrants will be directed to a short application to confirm their postdoc status\, confirm past experience with teaching and learning professional development\, and share their teaching experience. Before registering\, participants will need to set up a guest  account on University of British Columbia’s website (see directions for creating a “BASIC cwl account” at the bottom of the registration page). \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending regular reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via a course website (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This course is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nPractitioner: Learning Community\n\nContribute to local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning\nImplement one or more learning community strategies for students in a learning experience\nIntegrate one or more learning community strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals and learning-through-diversity\n\nProfessional Development\n\nIdentify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways\nCreate materials that are commonplace in the academic job market (resumes\, CVs\, teaching portfolios\, diversity statements\, etc.)
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/postdoc-teaching-practicum-winter-2024/2025-04-03/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T100000
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SUMMARY:Mindset to Mastery: The Inclusive Teaching Course
DESCRIPTION:Across higher education\, there is recognition of the growing need for fostering more inclusive classrooms and learning environments. As educators across diverse disciplines\, how can we prioritize diversity\, equity\, and justice in our pedagogical approaches? What behaviors will help to translate this commitment into action? \nThis course employs experiential learning methods to explore foundational frameworks and the social and historical contexts that underpin this critical work. Participants will engage in an introspective journey\, examining their own identities\, values\, and experiences to cultivate an inclusive mindset that informs their teaching practices. Rather than presenting prescriptive strategies\, this course aims to provide perspectives for navigating the complexities of oppression\, equity\, and justice within academic settings. \nSessions will feature brief didactic introductions to key concepts\, complemented by reflective exercises\, practical applications\, and communication activities. The course culminates with a panel discussion led by practitioners in inclusive teaching practices within higher education\, followed by a written final reflection and peer discussion on how participants plan to integrate their newfound knowledge into their professional journeys. \nBy the course’s end\, participants will possess a clearer understanding of how to communicate their values of diversity\, equity\, and justice\, along with practical resources for implementing DEIJ frameworks and teaching strategies within their academic communities. \nCourse Schedule\nThis 8-week course meets online on Thursdays from January 30 to March 20 at 8-9:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Atlantic / 11am-12:30pm Eastern / 10-11:30am Central / 9-10:30am Mountain / 8-9:30am Pacific. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students and  postdoctoral researchers interested in an intensive introduction to inclusive teaching\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning more about this topic. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Tuesday\, January 14** \nThis course has a cap of 25 students. Registration is open from Monday\, January 13 at 9pm Gulf / 1pm Atlantic / 12pm Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain / 9am Pacific\, until capacity is reached. We expect this course to reach capacity within 1-2 days. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This seminar is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning-through-diversity\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/mindset-to-mastery-the-inclusive-teaching-course-2/2025-03-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250225T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250225T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
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SUMMARY:Research Mentor Training
DESCRIPTION:Work with a community of peers and facilitators to develop and improve your research mentoring skills in this engaging seminar. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy\, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines\, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges. \nThe content of each session in this seminar is designed to address the key concerns and challenges identified by experienced research mentors. In addition to the general content about research mentoring\, all of the case studies and some of the discussion questions draw specific attention to issues related to multidisciplinary research mentoring. \nThis course is built on the evidenced-based Entering Mentoring curriculum course that is offered by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). For more information on CIMER\, the research base of mentorship\, or to request a CIMER training for your institution\, visit https://cimerproject.org/. \nInstructors\nSarah Larsen\, University of Houston\nLauren Woods\, University of Illinois\, Chicago \nCourse Schedule\nThis intensive 5-week seminar meets online on Tuesdays from January 28 through February 25 at 11:30pm-1am Gulf / 3:30-5pm Atlantic / 2:30-4pm Eastern / 1:30-3pm Central / 12:30-2pm Mountain / 11:30am-1pm Pacific. \nWorkload\nInstructors anticipate students will need to spend 1.5-2 hours per week on work outside of class sessions. Homework typically involves reading\, reflection\, and some writing. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning how to support undergraduate mentees. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Monday January 13** \nThis short course has a cap of 20 students. Registration is open from Monday\, January 13 at 9pm Gulf / 1pm Atlantic / 12pm Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain / 9am Pacific\, until capacity is reached. We expect this course to reach capacity within 1 week. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This seminar is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\nRecognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/research-mentor-training-3/2025-02-25/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250811
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UID:10002830-1733875200-1754870399@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching
DESCRIPTION:* This page is out of date as of 8/11/2025. View updated information for this course here\, including registration information. * \nLearn effective college-level teaching strategies that engage learners through active learning\, as well as the research that supports them\, in this 8-module\, self-paced\, asynchronous online course designed for future faculty in STEM disciplines (science\, technology\, engineering\, and math). Originally created with funding from the National Sciences Foundation and iteratively updated to reflect contemporary teaching and learning topics\, this course brings together faculty\, staff\, and other teaching and learning experts from across the United States to teach about: how to engage students in active learning in classrooms using strategies such as peer instruction and problem-based learning; developing methods to help your students think more like experts in their fields using inquiry-based labs and similar activities; turning your classrooms into learning communities through cooperative learning and using the diverse perspectives of your students; and using approaches like flipped classrooms that make it possible to build active and collaborative learning into your classes. Each module guides learners through lesson content\, discussion prompts for deeper reflection\, quizzes to reinforce key concepts\, and assignments to translate what you’re learning into your personal teaching context. \nMany CIRTL member institutions run cohort-based learning communities during the academic year around this course. If you are at a CIRTL member institution\, find your institution’s CIRTL program here and visit their website to see if they are offering a learning community for local future faculty. \nThis course builds on “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching”; the intro course is recommended\, but not required\, as a prerequisite for participating in this course. \nRegistration\nThis course is hosted on CIRTL’s Moodle site. To take this course\, you will need to access Moodle\, enroll in the course\, and then fill out a registration form to get access to course content: \n\nUse an existing account to log into Moodle if you have one. If you aren’t sure if you have an account\, or know you don’t\, you can create a new account instead.\nLog into your Moodle account and follow the instructions to enroll in this course.\nFill out the course registration form to tell us more about yourself and gain access to the course content.\n\nRegardless of how you plan to engage with this course – individually and self-paced\, as a participant in a local learning community\, or as a facilitator of a local learning community – you need to follow those steps to enroll and gain access to course content. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. The course is heavily video and text based; videos are captioned\, and text is formatted for screen readers. Contact CIRTL’s help desk at support@cirtl.net to let us know how else we can help you have a successful experience. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/advancing-learning-through-evidence-based-stem-teaching/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250811
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20240809T143946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T160320Z
UID:10002735-1723420800-1754870399@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
DESCRIPTION:* This page is out of date as of 8/11/2025. View updated information for this course here\, including registration information. * \nLearn evidence-based teaching fundamentals in this 8-module\, self-paced\, asynchronous online course designed for future faculty in STEM disciplines (science\, technology\, engineering\, and math). Originally created with funding from the National Sciences Foundation and iteratively updated to reflect contemporary teaching and learning topics\, this course brings together faculty\, staff\, and other teaching and learning experts from across the United States to teach about core aspects of teaching: understanding how people learn\, developing and assessing learning objectives\, using active and inclusive teaching strategies to support all learners\, and how to turn all these pieces into a coherent lesson plan. Each module guides learners through lesson content\, discussion prompts for deeper reflection\, quizzes to reinforce key concepts\, and assignments to translate what you’re learning into your personal teaching context. \nMany CIRTL member institutions run cohort-based learning communities during the academic year around this course. If you are at a CIRTL member institution\, find your institution’s CIRTL program here and visit their website to see if they are offering a learning community for local future faculty. \nRegistration\nThis page is out of date as of 8/11/2025. View updated information for this course here\, including registration information. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. The course is heavily video and text based; videos are captioned\, and text is formatted for screen readers. Contact CIRTL’s help desk at support@cirtl.net to let us know how else we can help you have a successful experience. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/intro-to-evidence-based-undergraduate-stem-teaching/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240718T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240718T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20240418T203902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240724T180856Z
UID:10000741-1721307600-1721313000@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Change Leadership for Inclusive Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:This intensive\, 5-week online course aims to strengthen undergraduate STEM education by preparing graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and early career-faculty to be change agents in their roles in higher education. Through participation in this course\, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to inspire and influence others\, analyze their institution’s structure and become agents of change. By the end of this course\, participants will: \n\nDevelop a professional identity as a Change Agent\nExamine higher education institutions as complex organizations\, as well as analyzing leadership approaches and change theories\nDevelop strategies\, skills\, and abilities appropriate for serving as a Change Agent while holding a position as an early-career faculty member\n\nInstructors\nKelly Clark\, Johns Hopkins University\nRachel Kennison\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nL.J. McElravy\, University of Nebraska – Lincoln \nCourse Schedule\nThis 10-session\, 5-week course meets online on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 11 through July 18 at  3-4:30pm Atlantic / 2-3:30pm Eastern / 1-2:30pm Central / 12-1:30pm Mountain / 11am-12:30pm Pacific. There is no class the week of July 1. \nWorkload\nStudents should plan to spend several hours working through asynchronous materials outside of sessions each week. \nRegistration & Enrollment\nThis course has a cap of 40 students. \nRegistration is opens on Monday\, April 22\, and closes Monday\, May 20. This course builds on a foundational understanding of evidence based teaching\, and interested participants will need to share their teaching and/or teaching development experience in a brief course application. Instructors will review applications on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Canvas (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nProfessional Development\n\nThis course will form the initial engagement pathway for participants to achieve the foundational learning outcomes of the CIRTL Change Leadership Development Program. This course requires participants to have achieved at least the CIRTL Associate level. In terms of Bloom’s Taxonomy the course is analogous to a CIRTL Associate level of learning. Participants who complete this course will be able to describe evidence-based leadership practices\nThose who complete this course will be able to describe evidence-based leadership practices for change. This course supports developing a leadership identity\, examining organizational features that are characteristic of higher education institutions\, and exploring theories of change and leadership that will support participants’ ability to engage in systemic change focused on inclusive teaching and learning. These aims are based on conversations with the CIRTL  network over the past several years.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/change-leadership-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning-2/2024-07-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240620T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20240419T163438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T183714Z
UID:10000731-1718870400-1718877600@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:First Year Faculty Teaching Academy
DESCRIPTION:This intensive\, 3-week online course is designed for future faculty and early career faculty in their first years of teaching interested in learning how to create a great learning experience for your students while developing a solid foundation of best teaching practices and strategies. By the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nPlan engaging learning activities that meet your course outcomes and the needs of your students\nCreate an inclusive learning environment for all students\nProvide timely\, action-oriented\, and effective feedback to your students\nEvaluate the usefulness of your assessments to measure learning outcomes\n\nInstructors\nLupita Eyde-Tucker\, University of Florida\nJennifer Parker\, University of Florida\nMichael Barber\, University of Florida \nCourse Schedule\nThis 6-session\, 3-week course meets online in Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 4 through June 20 at 10am-12pm Atlantic / 9-11am Eastern / 8-10am Central / 7-9am Mountain / 6-8am Pacific. \nWorkload\nStudents should plan to spend several hours working through asynchronous materials outside of sessions each week. \nRegistration & Enrollment\n** At capacity and closed for registration as of Monday\, May 20. ** \nThis course has a cap of 65 students. Registration opens on Monday\, May 13 at 1pm Atlantic Time / 12pm Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain / 9am Pacific and closes when capacity is reached. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nSending reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Canvas (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing learning communities comprising a diverse group of learners.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a learning community within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/first-year-faculty-teaching-academy-2/2024-06-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240423T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240423T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20231213T161427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T133834Z
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SUMMARY:Mindset to Mastery: The Inclusive Teaching Course
DESCRIPTION:Across higher education\, there is recognition of the growing need for fostering more inclusive classrooms and learning environments. As educators across diverse disciplines\, how can we prioritize diversity\, equity\, and justice in our pedagogical approaches? What behaviors will help to translate this commitment into action? \nThis course employs experiential learning methods to explore foundational frameworks and the social and historical contexts that underpin this critical work. Participants will engage in an introspective journey\, examining their own identities\, values\, and experiences to cultivate an inclusive mindset that informs their teaching practices. Rather than presenting prescriptive strategies\, this course aims to provide perspectives for navigating the complexities of oppression\, equity\, and justice within academic settings. \nSessions will feature brief didactic introductions to key concepts\, complemented by reflective exercises\, practical applications\, and communication activities. The course culminates with a panel discussion led by practitioners in inclusive teaching practices within higher education\, followed by a written final reflection and peer discussion on how participants plan to integrate their newfound knowledge into their professional journeys. \nBy the course’s end\, participants will possess a clearer understanding of how to communicate their values of diversity\, equity\, and justice\, along with practical resources for implementing DEIJ frameworks and teaching strategies within their academic communities. \nInstructors\nApril Dukes\, University of Pittsburgh\nMartina Rosenberg\, University of Connecticut\nJordan Vinikoor\, University of Connecticut \nCourse Schedule\nThis 8-week course meets online on Tuesdays from March 5 to April 23 at 2-3:30PM Atlantic / 1-2:30PM Eastern / 12-1:30PM Central / 11AM-12:30PM Mountain / 10-11:30AM Pacific. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students and  postdoctoral researchers interested in an intensive introduction to inclusive teaching\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning more about this topic. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n* 1/31 Update: This course is at capacity and closed for registration. * \nThis course has a cap of 25 students. Registration is open from Monday\, January 29 at 1pm Atlantic Time / 12pm Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain / 9am Pacific\, until capacity is reached. We expect this course to reach capacity within 1-2 days. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This seminar is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning-through-diversity\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/mindset-to-mastery-the-inclusive-teaching-course/2024-04-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230821T142359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T205357Z
UID:10000624-1712232000-1712239200@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Postdoc Teaching Practicum
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 8\nWork with an experienced instructor in your discipline to enhance your understanding and experience of teaching a university course in this 5-month mentorship program. During the mentorship program\, you will observe a mentor in their teaching\, teach guest lectures and receive feedback on your teaching\, discuss approaches to teaching with your mentors\, and engage in group discussions of teaching with other participants. Throughout the program\, you will also attend a series of synchronous sessions on teaching development topics\, like lesson planning; teaching portfolios; equity\, diversity & inclusion; and teaching-as-research. By the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nCreate a framework for how a typical university course operates\nArticulate how teaching and learning theories intersect with the practical requirements of a university course\nDesign university lessons which incorporate learner-centered lesson planning basics\, demonstrating the alignment of learning objectives\, learning activities and assessment techniques\nDevelop and refine a teaching portfolio using the evience of teaching effectiveness gathered throughout the internship\n\nThis course is part of CIRTL’s fall programming for postdocs. \nInstructor\nNatalie Westwood\, University of British Columbia \nCourse Schedule\nThis 5-part mentorship program has synchronous sessions on Thursday\, December 7\, January 11\, February 1\, March 7\, and April 4 at 2-4PM AT / 1-3PM ET / 12-2PM CT / 11AM-1PM MT / 10AM-12PM PT (note that the course spans the 2023-2024 winter). Participants will be expected to do extensive independent work and work with their teaching mentors outside of these monthly sessions. \nAudience\nThis short course is designed exclusively for postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRegistration is open Thursday\, August 24 and closes Wednesday\, November 8. Registrants will be directed to a short application to confirm their postdoc status\, confirm past experience with teaching and learning professional development\, and share their teaching experience. Before registering\, participants will need to set up a guest account on University of British Columbia’s website (see directions for this at the bottom of the registration page).\nREGISTER BY NOVEMBER 8 \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending regular reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via a course website (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This course is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nPractitioner: Learning Community\n\nContribute to local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning\nImplement one or more learning community strategies for students in a learning experience\nIntegrate one or more learning community strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals and learning-through-diversity
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/postdoc-teaching-practicum-fall-2023/2024-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20231211T200852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T184437Z
UID:10000717-1710939600-1710945000@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Research Mentor Training
DESCRIPTION:Work with a community of peers and facilitators to develop and improve your research mentoring skills in this engaging seminar. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy\, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines\, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges. \nThe content of each session in this seminar is designed to address the key concerns and challenges identified by experienced research mentors. In addition to the general content about research mentoring\, all of the case studies and some of the discussion questions draw specific attention to issues related to multidisciplinary research mentoring. \nThis course is built on the evidenced-based Entering Mentoring curriculum course that is offered by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). For more information on CIMER\, the research base of mentorship\, or to request a CIMER training for your institution\, visit https://cimerproject.org/. \nInstructors\nJennifer Aumiller\, University of Maryland\, Baltimore\nBrian Rybarczyk\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \nCourse Schedule\nThis intensive 5-week seminar meets online on Wednesdays from February 21 to March 20 at 3-4:30PM Atlantic / 2-3:30PM Eastern / 1-2:30PM Central / 12-1:30PM Mountain / 11AM-12:30PM Pacific. \nWorkload\nInstructors anticipate students will need to spend 1.5-2 hours per week on work outside of class sessions. Homework typically involves reading\, reflection\, and some writing. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning how to support undergraduate mentees. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n** 1/19 Update: This course is at capacity and registration is closed.** \nThis short course has a cap of 20 students. Registration is open from Monday\, January 8\, until capacity is reached or until Wednesday\, February 14\, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This seminar is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\nRecognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/research-mentor-training-2/2024-03-20/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20231211T202955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T165815Z
UID:10000699-1709809200-1709814600@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Building Neuroinclusive Learning Environments: Best Practices to Support and Empower Neurodiverse Learners in STEM
DESCRIPTION:*This course is at capacity and closed for registration as of Thursday\, January 11* \nLearn neurodiversity basics including the strengths and challenges people with differently wired brains have in the classroom and how these differences intersect with other aspects of peoples’ identities. Participants will also learn about both low and high input changes to their classrooms that will help them harness the strengths of their students. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore the stigma associated with neurodiversity as well as their personal experiences. By the end of this short course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify different functions of the neurodivergent individuals including their strengths and challenges they might navigate in the higher education context\nRecognize and apply strength based and avoid deficit approach in teaching\, communication\, and advising\nApply a variety of techniques to enhance the students’ engagement in the field of STEM using Strength-Based approach\nDesign or revise a course component to support the success of neurodiverse learners in undergraduate or graduate programs\n\nInstructors\nRachel Prunier\, University of Connecticut\nSarira Motaref\, University of Connecticut\nConnie Syharat\, University of Connecticut \nCourse Schedule\nThis 4-week course meets online on Thursdays from February 15 to March 7 at 1-2:30pm Atlantic / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific. \nWorkload\nParticipants will need to do some work outside of sessions\, including work on their redesigned course component. \nAudience\nThis seminar is designed first and foremost for graduate students\, postdoctoral researchers\, instructional staff\, and faculty in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in learning how to support neurodiverse learners. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nUpdate: This course is at capacity and closed for registration as of Thursday\, January 11. Registrants will be notified of their enrollment status by Thursday\, January 18. \nThis short course has a cap of 25 students. Registration is open from Monday\, January 8\, until capacity is reached or until Thursday\, February 8\, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This seminar is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning community\n\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing learning communities comprising a diverse group of learners.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a learning community within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-diversity\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/building-neuroinclusive-learning-environments-best-practices-to-support-and-empower-neurodiverse-learners-in-stem/2024-03-07/
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SUMMARY:The College Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective\, evidence-based teaching practices in this 12-week course about teaching in the college classroom. This course will focus on developing inclusive\, learner-centered approaches to teaching. Participants will explore the interconnectedness of learning objectives\, assessment\, and learning activities through both discussion of course materials and developing and practicing their own lesson plan.  In this course\, participants will \n\nExplore inclusive\, learner-centered teaching theories and practices\nRead and discuss literature on effective teaching and learning\nApply evidence-based strategies to your teaching practice\nCreate connections between learning objectives\, assessments\, and learning activities in order to build and teach a lesson plan\nReflect on personal teaching values and decision making\n\nThis course is part of CIRTL’s fall programming on evidence-based teaching fundamentals. \nInstructors\nLisa Rohde\, University of Nebraska – Lincoln\nPeggy Semingson\, University of Texas at Arlington\nTiffany Shoop\, Virginia Tech \nCourse Schedule\nThis course meets in Zoom on Tuesdays\, September 26 through December 12\, at 3-4:30PM AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT. \nAudience\nThis course is designed first and foremost for graduate students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early career faculty in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone looking to improve their foundational college-level teaching and learning skills and knowledge. \nRegistration & Enrollment\nNo cap. Registration opens on Monday\, August 14\, and closes Tuesday\, September 18. \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This course is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact on student learning.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.\n\nAssociate: Teaching as Research\n\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of existing evidence- based knowledge concerning high- impact\, evidence-based teaching practices.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding diversity and its impact on accomplishing learning goals.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/the-college-classroom-2/2023-12-12/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T123000
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SUMMARY:TAR Express: A Teaching-as-Research Very Short Course
DESCRIPTION:Explore how you can create\, test out\, and assess a new approach to your teaching in this short course designed to walk participants through the basics of CIRTL’s “Teaching-as-Research” concept. Through Teaching-as-Research (TAR)\, future faculty can apply their scientific research knowledge to ask and answer a question about teaching and learning. In this three-part short course\, participants will learn about and workshop different components of a TAR project\, and in between sessions they will have the opportunity to receive one-on-one coaching from course instructors. By the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify a viable research question for a TAR project\nIdentify appropriate sources of evidence and a plan for data collection and analysis for your TAR project\nIdentify a platform or outlet for presentation or publication of your TAR project\n\nThis course is part of CIRTL’s fall programming on teaching-as-research. \nInstructors\nLaura Cruz\, Pennsylvania State University\nChas Brua\, Pennsylvania State University \nCourse Schedule\nThis 3-part short course has synchronous sessions on Wednesday\, September 13\, September 20\, and November 1 at 1-2:30PM AT / 12-1:30PM ET / 11AM-12:30PM CT / 10-11:30AM MT / 9-10:30AM PT. Participants will use the time between the September 20 and November 1 sessions to schedule one-on-one coaching sessions with the course instructors. \nAudience\nThis short course is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone looking to use CIRTL’s teaching-as-research framework to develop their teaching skills through reflective\, iterative\, evidence-based practice. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course is limited to 12 participants. Registration is open Monday\, August 14 and closes Sunday\, August 27. Registrants must fill out a brief application\, which instructors will review to determine eligibility for this course (some foundational knowledge of teaching and learning and specific ideas for a teaching-as-research question are preferred). Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending regular reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending regular reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Google Drive (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This course is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nPractitioner: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.\nDevelop and execute a Teaching-as-Research plan for a limited teaching and learning project.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/tar-express-a-teaching-as-research-very-short-course/2023-11-01/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230813T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230813T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230410T212206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T183425Z
UID:10000554-1691884800-1691969400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching is a massive open\, online course (MOOC) designed to provide graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and other aspiring faculty in STEM disciplines with an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them. This course is also suitable for other interested university staff\, faculty\, and administrators. The goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of faculty to be effective teachers\, thus improving the learning experience for the thousands of students they will teach. Past participants are overwhelmingly satisfied with the course (nearly 90% of Summer 2019 students were satisfied or extremely satisfied). \nThe course draws on the expertise of a variety of STEM faculty\, educational researchers\, and staff from university teaching centers\, many of them affiliated with the CIRTL Network. Topics include key learning principles\, such as the role of mental models in learning and the importance of practice and feedback; fundamental elements of course design\, including the development of learning objectives and assessments of learning aligned with those objectives; and teaching strategies for fostering active learning and inclusive classroom environments. Formats include video content and transcripts\, readings\, discussion forums\, quizzes\, and peer-graded assignments where participants will plan teaching and learning activities relevant to their disciplines.\nREGISTER \nCourse Schedule\nThis 8-week course is entirely asynchronous\, meaning there are no regularly scheduled weekly meetings. Each week instructors will release new materials for students to access via the EdX platform. \nMOOC Centered Learning Communities (MCLCs)\nStudents enrolled in the MOOC have the option of taking part in an MCLC on their local campus. These MCLCs provide students with a face-to-face learning community designed to deepen their understanding of MOOC course materials. See which campuses are offering MCLCs\, and who to contact to take part in your local MCLC\, at http://stemteachingcourse.org/mooc-centered-learning-communities-mclc/. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate participants will need to spend 4 hours per week on coursework. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course has no cap on enrollment. Registration will open on Monday\, May 15 and stay open through the duration of the MOOC; however\, participants are strongly encouraged to register before the MOOC starts on Monday\, June 19 in order to fully benefit from this programming. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/an-introduction-to-evidence-based-undergraduate-stem-teaching-2/2023-08-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230407T173752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T185535Z
UID:10000544-1691406000-1691411400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
DESCRIPTION:This online blended 10-week course walks students through online course development in a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities. The course will begin with 4 weeks of synchronous online sessions providing an overview of the course and effective online pedagogy. This will be followed by a mix of synchronous and asynchronous sessions on building a course. Each week will involve approximately 4-6 hours of readings\, videos\, assignments\, discussions\, and peer feedback. During this time students will work on their final projects where they will develop materials for an online course (or unit) they plan to teach in the future. The course will end with students giving micro-teaching presentations to the group.\nREGISTRATION IS CLOSED \nInstructors\nDouglas Habib\, University of Idaho\nPeggy Semingson\, University of Texas at Arlington \nCourse Schedule\nThis blended synchronous-asynchronous course will run on Mondays from June 5 through August 7\, with synchronous sessions taking place at 1-2:30PM AT / 12-1:30PM ET / 11AM-12:30PM CT / 10-11:30AM MT / 9-10:30AM PT. \nWorkload\nStudents should plan to spend approximately 4-6 hours per week on coursework\, in addition to synchronous sessions on weeks when those occur. \nRegistration & Enrollment\n*Note: This course is at capacity as of Wednesday\, May 31* \nThis course has a cap of 30 students. Registration opens on Monday\, May 15\, and closes Friday\, June 2. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs\, we will also take measures throughout the course to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending weekly reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSending weekly reminders with missing assignments to students who have late work\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students via Moodle (slides\, breakout group activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\nSharing recordings from synchronous sessions\nAllowing students to make up absences and submit work late with no penalty\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning communities\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact on student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning through diversity\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.\n\nAssociate: Teaching as research\n\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-based teaching\n\nIntegrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nPractitioner: Learning communities\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of the knowledge concerning LCs and their impact on student learning.\nIntegrate one or more LC strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals and learning-through- diversity.\n\nPractitioner: Learning through diversity\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding diversity and its impact on accomplishing learning goals.\nCreate a teaching plan that incorporates content and teaching practices responsive to the students’ backgrounds.\nIntegrate one or more LtD techniques and strategies in a teaching plan so as to use students’ diversity to enhance the learning of all.\n\nPractitioner: Teaching as research\n\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/basics-of-online-learning-and-teaching-2023/2023-08-07/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230420T204642Z
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UID:10000570-1691064000-1691069400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Change Leadership for Inclusive Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:This 10-week synchronous online course aims to strengthen undergraduate STEM education by preparing graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and early career-faculty to be change agents in their roles in higher education. Through participation in this course\, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to inspire and influence others\, analyze their institution’s structure and become agents of change. By the end of this course\, participants will: \n\nDevelop a professional identity as a Change Agent\nExamine higher education institutions as complex organizations\, as well as analyzing leadership approaches and change theories\nDevelop strategies\, skills\, and abilities appropriate for serving as a Change Agent while holding a position as an early-career faculty member\n\nREGISTration is closed \nInstructors\nKelly Clark\, Johns Hopkins University\nRachel Kennison\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nL.J. McElravy\, University of Nebraska – Lincoln \nCourse Schedule\nThis 10-week synchronous course will run on Thursdays from June 1 through August 3\, with synchronous sessions taking place at 2-3:30PM AT / 1-2:30PM ET / 12-1:30PM CT / 11AM-12:30PM MT / 10-11:30AM PT. \nWorkload\nStudents should plan to spend several hours working through asynchronous materials outside of sessions each week. \nRegistration & Enrollment\nThis course has a cap of 40 students. \nRegistration opens on Monday\, May 15\, and closes Monday\, May 29. This course builds on a foundational understanding of evidence based teaching\, and interested participants will need to share their teaching and/or teaching development experience in a brief course application. Instructors will review applications on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/change-leadership-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning/2023-08-03/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230424T192353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T163224Z
UID:10000576-1690290000-1690295400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project
DESCRIPTION:Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question\, identifying project methods and outcomes\, and more. Each week\, students will watch videos\, read articles\, and complete assignments on their own time; in weekly sessions\, students will refine their work with peer review\, work through sticking points with instructors\, and build community to sustain their work. Throughout the course\, students will also be expected to meet occasionally with a local TAR contact (typically the person at your CIRTL member institution who mentors TAR students and/or runs your institution’s TAR program) to refine key components of your TAR project plan. By the end of the course\, students will present a TAR project plan and be well-positioned to implement their project in the coming academic year.\nREGISTration is closed \nWhat is Teaching-as-Research?\nTeaching-as-Research (TAR) takes a deliberate and systematic approach towards investigating\, reflecting on\, and improving one’s own teaching. The TAR process follows an inquiry cycle that consists of the following stages: identifying of a challenge within the context of teaching and learning\, delving into the relevant scientific literature\, designing a project to elucidate why the challenge occurs or designing a teaching intervention to address the challenge\, implementing the project\, collecting data\, analyzing the data\, drawing conclusions\, and reflecting on the experience. TAR is a proactive and dynamic approach towards improving your teaching and document your teaching effectiveness. A TAR experience will provide a substantial example of your reflective\, professional practice applicable to a range of career outcomes. \nCourse Schedule\nThis 6-week course has weekly online sessions on Tuesdays at 3-4:30PM AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT from June 13 through July 25 (skipping the week of July 4). \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate students will need to spend 6-8 hours per week on work outside of class sessions including: watching videos\, reading articles\, completing assignments\, meeting with your local TAR contact\, and reviewing peer group work so that you can provide in-session feedback. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course is limited to 25 students. Registration is open Monday\, May 15 and closes Thursday\, June 1. This course builds on a foundational understanding of teaching and learning\, and interested participants will need to share their teaching and/or teaching development experience in a brief course application. Instructors will review applications on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor. (*Including but not limited to backgrounds\, race\, gender\, ability\, socio-economic status\, ethnicity\, gender preference\, and cognitive skills)\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.\n\nAssociate: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDefine and recognize the value of the Teaching-as-Research process\, and how it can be used for ongoing enhancement of learning.\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nIntegrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nExamine and describe own beliefs and biases\, including how they may influence their students’ learning.\nCreate a teaching plan that incorporates content and teaching practices responsive to the students’ backgrounds.\nIntegrate one or more LtD techniques and strategies in a teaching plan so as to use students’ diversity to enhance the learning of all.\n\nPractitioner: Teaching-as-Research\n\nShow the integration of Evidence-Based Teaching\, Learning Communities and Learning-through-Diversity to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/planning-your-teaching-as-research-project-2/2023-07-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230418T164107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T180442Z
UID:10000560-1687440600-1687447800@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:First Year Faculty Teaching Academy
DESCRIPTION:This online\, intensive course is designed for future faculty and early career faculty in their first years of teaching. Over the course of 3 weeks\, participants will meet twice weekly to learn how to create a great learning experience for your students while developing a solid foundation of best teaching practices and strategies. Explore the works of teaching greats such as Ken Bain\, Jim Lang\, and Wilbert McKeachie among others. We invite you to adapt and use the strategies modeled in the course. By the end of this course\, participants will learn about: \n\nFostering student motivation and interaction\nDesigning active learning experiences\nProviding effective feedback\nIdentifying effective assessment techniques\nCreating an accessible learning environment for all students\nTransparent and online teaching practices\n\nREGISTRATION IS CLOSED \nInstructors\nAlexandra Bitton-Bailey\, University of Florida\nKimberly Heal\, University of Florida\nMichael Barber\, University of Florida \nCourse Schedule\nThis condensed synchronous course will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 6 through June 22\, with synchronous sessions taking place at 3:30-5:30PM AT / 2:30-4:30PM ET / 1:30-3:30PM CT / 12:30-2:30PM MT / 11:30AM – 1:30PM PT. \nWorkload\nStudents should plan to spend several hours working through asynchronous materials outside of sessions each week. \nRegistration & Enrollment\nThis course has a cap of 60 students. Registration opens on Monday\, May 15\, and closes Friday\, June 2. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nIf you have a disability\, please let us know your learning needs. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this course\, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a learning community within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/first-year-faculty-teaching-academy/2023-06-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T143000
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SUMMARY:Laying the Foundations for a Successful Teaching Career
DESCRIPTION:* This course is at capacity and closed for registration as of Thursday\, January 12. Registrants are notified of their enrollment status within 2 business days of registration closing. * \n\nThis five-session short course explores and builds a foundation of skills and habits to develop teaching approaches that will support a successful teaching career. Development of these skills can start as early as graduate school. This short course includes developing or refining some aspects of your teaching portfolio: \n\nSession 1: participants select and “unpack” the teaching approach of a favorite assignment or important learning activity asked of students\nSession 2: participants will develop an instrument (a rubric) to measure student learning that results from their teaching and learning process\nSessions 3 and 4: building upon prior sessions\, participants will plan a change to improve their teaching process in a way that aligns with elements of their teaching philosophy\nSession 5: participants will document their teaching approach for a teaching presentation\, or record a teaching demonstration with an accompanying explanation\n\n  \nInstructors\nDouglas Jerolimov & Richard Turner – Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) \nCourse Schedule\nThis 5-week short course meets at 3-4:30PM AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT on Wednesday\, January 25\, February 8\, February 22\, March 8\, and March 22. \nWorkload\nThis course will consist of five 90-minute synchronous sessions occurring once every two weeks\, with pre- and post-meeting work. Students will watch 45-minute videos and complete worksheets based on the content in the videos. Participants will also do post-session work in response to feedback from course instructors and peers. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis short course has a cap of 25 students. Registration is open from Tuesday\, January 10\, until capacity is reached or until Friday\, January 20\, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning\ngoals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDefine and recognize the value of the Teaching-as-Research process\, and how it can be used for ongoing enhancement of learning.\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.\n\nProfessional Development\n\nCreate materials that are commonplace in the academic job market.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/laying-the-foundations-for-a-successful-teaching-career/2023-03-22/
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UID:10000510-1677501000-1677506400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Research Mentor Training
DESCRIPTION:* This course is at capacity and closed for registration as of Wednesday\, January 11. Registrants are notified of their enrollment status within 2 business days of registration closing. * \n\nWork with a community of peers and facilitators to develop and improve your research mentoring skills in this engaging seminar. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy\, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines\, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges. \nThe content of each session in this seminar is designed to address the key concerns and challenges identified by experienced research mentors. In addition to the general content about research mentoring\, all of the case studies and some of the discussion questions draw specific attention to issues related to multidisciplinary research mentoring. Seminar topics include: \n\nAligning Expectations and Assessing Competencies\nEffective Communication\nFostering Independence\, Self-efficacy\, and Professional Development\nFostering Equity and Inclusion in a Research Context\nConflict Resolution\, Feedback\, Well-being\nArticulating a Mentoring Philosophy and Plan\n\nThis course is built on the evidenced-based Entering Mentoring curriculum course that is offered by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). For more information on CIMER\, the research base of mentorship\, or to request a CIMER training for your institution\, visit https://cimerproject.org/. \nInstructors\nValerie Fako Miller – University of Illinois at Chicago\nPaula Kavathas – Yale University \nCourse Schedule\nThis intensive 6-week course meets online on Mondays from January 23 to February 27 at 2:30-4PM AT / 1:30-3PM ET / 12:30-2PM CT / 11:30AM-1PM MT / 10:30AM-12PM PT. \nWorkload\nInstructors anticipate students will need to spend 1.5-2 hours per week on work outside of class sessions. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis short course has a cap of 20 students. Registration is open from Tuesday\, January 10\, until capacity is reached or until Wednesday\, January 18\, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes\, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\nRecognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/research-mentor-training-spring2023/2023-02-27/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230327
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
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UID:10000033-1675036800-1679875199@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching Spring 2023
DESCRIPTION:Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching is an open\, online course (MOOC) designed to provide graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and other aspiring faculty in STEM disciplines with an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them. This course is also suitable for other interested university staff\, faculty\, and administrators. The goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of faculty to be effective teachers\, thus improving the learning experience for the thousands of students they will teach. The course draws on the expertise of a variety of STEM faculty\, educational researchers\, and staff from university teaching centers\, many of them affiliated with the CIRTL Network. Participants will learn how to engage students in active learning in classrooms using strategies such as peer instruction and problem-based learning\, develop methods to help their students think more like experts in their fields using inquiry-based labs and similar activities\, turn their classrooms into learning communities through cooperative learning and using the diverse perspectives of their students\, and use approaches like flipped classrooms that make it possible to build active and collaborative learning into their classes. Formats include video content and transcripts\, readings\, discussion forums\, quizzes\, and peer-graded assignments where you will plan teaching and learning activities relevant to your discipline. \nRegister \nInstructors\nL.J. McElravy\, University of Nebraska – Lincoln\nBrian Rybarczyk\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \nCourse Schedule\nThis 8-week course is entirely asynchronous\, meaning there are no regularly scheduled weekly meetings. Each week instructors will release new materials for students to access via the EdX platform. The course starts the week of Monday\, January 30. \nMOOC Centered Learning Communities (MCLCs)\nStudents enrolled in the MOOC have the option of taking part in an MCLC on their local campus. These MCLCs provide students with a face-to-face learning community designed to deepen their understanding of MOOC course materials. Please see the CIRTL MOOC website to find out which campuses are offering MCLCs\, and who to contact to take part in your local MCLC. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate participants will need to spend 4-5 hours per week on coursework. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course has no enrollment cap. Students who register for this course will be redirected to the EdX platform to complete their registration. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/advancing-learning-through-evidence-based-stem-teaching-spring-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20220815T173305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T175200Z
UID:10000027-1670500800-1670508000@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Postdoc Teaching Practicum
DESCRIPTION:Work with an experienced instructor in your discipline to enhance your understanding and experience of teaching a university course in this semester-long mentorship program designed for postdoctoral fellows. In this practicum\, postdocs will observe mentors in their teaching\, teach guest lectures and receive feedback on your teaching\, discuss approaches to teaching with your mentors\, and engage in group discussions of teaching with other postdocs from your cohort. The cohort will meet every three weeks for 2-hour workshops around key topics in teaching development; this may include lesson planning\, teaching portfolios\, equity\, diversity\, & inclusion\, and teaching-as-research. By participating in this practicum\, you will learn how to: \n\nCreate a framework for how a typical university course operates\nArticulate how teaching and learning theories intersect with the practical requirements of a university course\nDesign university lessons which incorporate learner-centered lesson planning basics\, demonstrating the alignment of learning objectives\, learning activities and assessment techniques\nDevelop and refine a teaching portfolio using the evidence of teaching effectiveness gathered throughout the internship\n\nRegistration Closed \nPracticum Schedule\nThis five-session semester-long practicum meets at 2-4PM AT / 1-3PM ET / 12-2PM CT / 11AM-1PM MT / 10AM-12PM PT on Thursday\, September 15\, October 6\, October 27\, November 17\, and December 8. \nWorkload\nParticipants will need to do most of their work outside of sessions: teaching observations\, guest lecturing\, etc. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRegistration is open Monday\, August 15 through Monday\, September 12 or until capacity is reached. Registrants will be directed to an application form\, and practicum instructors will determine course acceptance after reviewing applications. Participants must have CIRTL Associate status in order to take this practicum. Note for CIRTL registrants: the application form asks for your UBC Employee Number; you can type “N/A” in this field to complete the form. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nPractitioner: Learning Community\n\nIntegrate one or more LC strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals and learning-through-diversity.\nImplement one or more LC strategies for students in a learning experience.\nContribute to local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.\n\nPractitioner: Teaching-as-Research\n\nShow the integration of Evidence-Based Teaching\, Learning Communities and Learning-through-Diversity to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/postdoc-teaching-practicum/2022-12-08/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121
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UID:10000029-1664150400-1668988799@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching is a massive open\, online course (MOOC) designed to provide graduate students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and other aspiring faculty in STEM disciplines with an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them. This course is also suitable for other interested university staff\, faculty\, and administrators. The goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of faculty to be effective teachers\, thus improving the learning experience for the thousands of students they will teach. Past participants are overwhelmingly satisfied with the course (nearly 90% of Summer 2019 students were satisfied or extremely satisfied). \nThe course draws on the expertise of a variety of STEM faculty\, educational researchers\, and staff from university teaching centers\, many of them affiliated with the CIRTL Network. Topics include key learning principles\, such as the role of mental models in learning and the importance of practice and feedback; fundamental elements of course design\, including the development of learning objectives and assessments of learning aligned with those objectives; and teaching strategies for fostering active learning and inclusive classroom environments. Formats include video content and transcripts\, readings\, discussion forums\, quizzes\, and peer-graded assignments where participants will plan teaching and learning activities relevant to their disciplines. \nRegister \nCourse Schedule\nThis 8-week Massive Open Online Course takes place from Monday\, September 26 through Sunday\, November 20. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate participants will need to spend 4 hours per week on coursework. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRegistration opens in late August. No cap. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/an-introduction-to-evidence-based-undergraduate-stem-teaching/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20210829T205453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T183417Z
UID:10000476-1639573200-1639578600@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:The College Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective\, evidence-based teaching practices in this course about teaching in the college classroom. This course will focus on developing inclusive\, learner-centered approaches to teaching. Students will explore the interconnectedness of learning objectives\, assessment\, and learning activities through both discussion of course materials and developing and practicing their own lesson plan. In this course\, you will: \n\nExplore inclusive\, learner-centered teaching theories and practices\nRead and discuss literature on effective teaching and learning\, and apply to your teaching practice\nCreate connections between learning objectives\, assessments\, and learning activities in order to build and teach a lesson plan\nReflect on personal teaching values and decision making\n\nRegistration Closed \nCourse Schedule\nThis 12-week course has weekly online sessions on Wednesdays at 3-4:30PM AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT from September 29 through December 15. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate participants will need to spend 1.5-2 hours per week on work outside of class sessions. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course is limited to 30 participants. Registration is at capacity and closed as of Tuesday\, September 7. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning Community\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of learning communities\, and how they impact student learning.\nDescribe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment\, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor. (*Including but not limited to backgrounds\, race\, gender\, ability\, socio-economic status\, ethnicity\, gender preference\, and cognitive skills)\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\n\nAssociate: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of existing evidence-based knowledge concerning high-impact\, evidence-based teaching practices.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nAccess the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of diversity and its impact on accomplishing learning goals.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/the-college-classroom/2021-12-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210728T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210728T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20230117T172616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T200632Z
UID:10000534-1627480800-1627484400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Transforming Your Research Into Teaching
DESCRIPTION:Transforming Your Research Into Teaching (TYRIT) is a unique\, hybrid course focused on learning the skills of course design and developing a college-level course based on the area of your research expertise. In this course\, you will be matched with peers across the country who are developing courses in similar areas for peer review and inspiration. You will also have a learning community\, either based out of your institution\, or a cross-network learning community to have weekly synchronous meetings for discussion of your projects and what you’re learning. The course runs for 6 weeks in June and July 2021 (with an additional week for project presentations)\, has one one-hour meeting per week\, and requires around 1.5-2 hours of self-directed video and project development work per week. By the end of this course\, you will be able to: \n\nWrite learning objectives for an educational goal and communicate level of understanding by using different verbs.\nDesign a course sequence that enhances thematic goals of your course\nChoose assessment strategies and consider how their validity or reliability might be improved\nChoose resources and develop instructional approaches that are inclusive of diverse students\n\nCourse Structure\nThe course is a hybrid\, multi-institutional program with structured support for project development. More than 10 universities are running parallel learning communities of this course\, including this community specifically for participants from the CIRTL Network community. Each week\, students from across these institutions will learn new content asynchronously\, through videos\, readings\, discussion forums\, and peer group work. Those peer groups will bring together students in similar disciplines from across all collaborating institutions\, amplifying your ability to learn from new and different perspectives. To date\, the following institutions are running local learning communities: \nColumbia University\nDalhousie University\nIndiana University Bloomington\nIowa State University\nUniversity at Buffalo\, State University of New York\nUniversity of California Irvine\nUniversity of Colorado Boulder\nUniversity of Houston\nUniversity of Illinois Chicago\nUniversity of Iowa\nUniversity of Massachusetts – Amherst\nUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln\nWashington University in St. Louis \nInterested students from these institutions should register locally\, not here (you can contact CIRTL’s helpdesk at info@cirtl.net with registration questions). \nCourse Schedule\nThe cross-Network learning community meets online on Wednesdays from June 16\, 2021 to July 28\, 2021 at 4-5PM AT / 3-4PM ET / 2-3PM CT / 1-2PM MT / 12-1PM PT. In addition to these learning community meetings\, students will be expected to do additional asynchronous work on their own and collaborate with disciplinary peer groups each week. \nWorkload\nInstructors estimate students may need to spend approximately 1.5 hours per week on coursework outside of learning community sessions. \nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAll CIRTL programming helps participants achieve CIRTL learning outcomes\, which are organized around our core pedagogical ideas. Read more about our learning outcomes. \nAssociate: Evidence-based teaching\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAssociate: Learning-through-diversity\n\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe how an instructor’’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor.\n*Including but not limited to backgrounds\, race\, gender\, ability\, socio-economic status\, ethnicity\, gender preference\, and cognitive skills\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-based teaching\n\nIntegrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-diversity\n\nCreate a teaching plan that incorporates content and teaching practices responsive to the students’ backgrounds.\nExamine and describe own beliefs and biases\, including how they may influence their students’ learning.\nIntegrate one or more Learning-through-Diversity techniques and strategies in a teaching plan so as to use students’ diversity to enhance the learning of all.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/transforming-your-research-into-teaching-summer2021/2021-07-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210727T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210727T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191742
CREATED:20210501T141610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T183456Z
UID:10000493-1627390800-1627396200@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project
DESCRIPTION:Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question\, identifying project methods and outcomes\, and more. Each week\, students will watch videos\, read articles\, and complete assignments on their own time; in weekly sessions\, students will refine their work with peer review\, work through sticking points with instructors\, and build community to sustain their work. Throughout the course\, students will also be expected to meet occasionally with a local TAR contact (typically the person at your CIRTL member institution who mentors TAR students and/or runs your institution’s TAR program) to refine key components of your TAR project plan. By the end of the course\, students will present a TAR project plan and be well-positioned to implement their project in the coming academic year. \nRegistration Closed \nWhat is Teaching-as-Research?\nTeaching-as-Research (TAR) takes a deliberate and systematic approach towards investigating\, reflecting on\, and improving one’s own teaching. The TAR process follows an inquiry cycle that consists of the following stages: identifying of a challenge within the context of teaching and learning\, delving into the relevant scientific literature\, designing a project to elucidate why the challenge occurs or designing a teaching intervention to address the challenge\, implementing the project\, collecting data\, analyzing the data\, drawing conclusions\, and reflecting on the experience. TAR is a proactive and dynamic approach towards improving your teaching and document your teaching effectiveness. A TAR experience will provide a substantial example of your reflective\, professional practice applicable to a range of career outcomes. \nCourse Schedule\nThis 6-week course has weekly online sessions on Tuesdays at 3-4:30PM AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT from June 22 through July 27. \nWorkload\nYour instructors estimate students will need to spend 6-8 hours per week on work outside of class sessions including: watching videos\, reading articles\, completing assignments\, meeting with your local TAR contact\, and reviewing peer group work so that you can provide in-session feedback. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nThis course is limited to 20 students. This course is at capacity as of May 20. \nRegistration is open Monday\, May 3 and closes when capacity is reached or Friday\, June 4\, whichever comes first. Upon registering\, students will be directed to complete a course application to explain their teaching and learning experience\, and their interest in TAR. Instructors will accept students on a first-come first-served basis providing they meet course requirements in their application. Students are expected to have a working knowledge of\, and experience with\, evidence-based teaching methods. As minimum prerequisites\, we expect students will have met these CIRTL Associate-level learning outcomes: \n\nDescribe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined\, achievable\, measurable\, and student-centered learning goals.\nDescribe several known high-impact\, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\nDescribe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.\n\nAccessibility\nWe strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs\, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. \n\nLearning Outcomes\nAssociate: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nDescribe the scope of diversity in learning environments\, of both students and instructor. (*Including but not limited to backgrounds\, race\, gender\, ability\, socio-economic status\, ethnicity\, gender preference\, and cognitive skills)\nDescribe the impact of diversity on student learning\, in particular how diversity can enhance learning\, and how inequities can negatively impact learning if not addressed.\nDescribe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning.\nDescribe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content\, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.\nDescribe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.\n\nAssociate: Teaching-as-Research\n\nDefine and recognize the value of the Teaching-as-Research process\, and how it can be used for ongoing enhancement of learning.\nDescribe a “full-inquiry” cycle.\n\nPractitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching\n\nIntegrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.\n\nPractitioner: Learning-through-Diversity\n\nExamine and describe own beliefs and biases\, including how they may influence their students’ learning.\nCreate a teaching plan that incorporates content and teaching practices responsive to the students’ backgrounds.\nIntegrate one or more LtD techniques and strategies in a teaching plan so as to use students’ diversity to enhance the learning of all.\n\nPractitioner: Teaching-as-Research\n\nShow the integration of Evidence-Based Teaching\, Learning Communities and Learning-through-Diversity to accomplish learning goals.\nDescribe how to access the literature and existing knowledge about teaching and learning issues\, in a discipline or more broadly.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/planning-your-teaching-as-research-project/2021-07-27/
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