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SUMMARY:Exploring Teaching Careers at Research Universities with CIRTL Alumni
DESCRIPTION:In this online panel\, we’ll hear from CIRTL alumni who now work as teaching professors at research universities around the United States. Faculty members who primarily teach\, rather than do research\, have become increasingly important for delivering courses at research universities. Alumni will share what their jobs are like\, how they became interested in teaching\, how they ended up at research institutions and how they fit within their departments\, and what growth and progression can look like in these types of career paths. Speakers TBD. \nThis is the first event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Monday\, November 2nd at 9-10pm Gulf / 12-1pm Eastern / 11am-12pm Central / 10-11am Arizona / 9-10am Pacific. This is the first event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nAudience\nThis event is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers exploring potential career paths\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in understanding career trajectories within academia and beyond. \nRegistration\nRequest a registration reminder \nThis event has no cap\, and registration opens on Saturday\, August 15th at 10am CT. Once registration opens\, it will remain open until the event begins on Monday\, November 2nd. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this workshop\, 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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 improving evidence-based teaching. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/exploring-teaching-careers-at-research-universities-with-cirtl-alumni-4/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
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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 10-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 8 through November 10\, at 9–10:30pm Gulf / 1–2:30pm Eastern / 12–1:30pm Central / 10–11:30am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 1st\, course meets at 10-11:30pm 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\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 100. Registration opens on Monday\, August 17th at 10am CT 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-5/2026-11-03/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T110000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192358Z
CREATED:20260722T192159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192358Z
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SUMMARY:UDL + AI Design Studio
DESCRIPTION:The UDL + AI Design Studio is a seven-week redesign studio where instructors improve one real teaching challenge using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—a widely recognized\, research-grounded framework for designing learning experiences. While UDL is highly respected in higher education\, it is often presented as a complex set of principles and strategies; this studio reframes it as a simple\, practical WHY–WHAT–HOW design cycle that makes redesign manageable and actionable. AI functions as a design partner\, helping instructors apply UDL more efficiently to refine activities and assessments with clarity and precision. By the end of this short course\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nAnalyze a specific teaching challenge using baseline evidence to identify where students struggle and what factors are contributing to the problem\nApply the UDL Learning Design Cycle (WHY → WHAT → HOW)\, using AI as a design assistant to generate\, refine\, and stress-test UDL-informed design moves efficiently\nCreate a cohesive UDL + AI redesign package that strengthens student engagement\, improves content clarity or access\, and supports meaningful performance\nEvaluate the redesign by developing a feasible implementation and evidence plan that identifies indicators of impact and next steps for refinement.\n\nInstructors\nV. Blue Lemay\, Binghamton University\nChris Cain\, Mars Hill University \nCourse Schedule\nThis 7-week short course meets in Zoom on Fridays from October 9 to November 20 at 7-8pm Gulf / 11am-12pm Eastern / 10-11am Central / 8-9am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 1st\, course meets at 8-9pm Gulf / 9-10am Arizona** \nAudience\nThis studio is designed for CIRTL participants who are currently teaching or supporting teaching in higher education (or expect to teach in the next academic term)\, including graduate students\, postdocs\, and early-career faculty. Participants should: \n\nHave access to a real teaching context and be able to select one “teaching artifact” to redesign (e.g.\, an assignment\, discussion activity\, lesson plan\, etc.)\nHave access to an AI tool (institution-approved\, if applicable) and have familiarity using it for general idea generation\nCome with an open\, learning-oriented mindset—prepared to experiment with AI as a support for instructional design rather than avoiding it altogether\n\nNo prior UDL training or advanced instructional design experience is required. \nWorkload\nParticipants should plan to spend approximately 90 minutes per week on asynchronous work\, including short readings/videos\, drafting components of their redesign\, discussion participation\, and peer feedback. Total estimated time commitment: 2–2.5 hours per week (live session + asynchronous work). \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 15. Registration applications open on Monday\, September 21st at 10am CT\, and applications will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis. Applicants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once applications close\, 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 workshop\, 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 pre-session reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides\, activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 institute supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an intermediate/advanced 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.\nGoal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. See more Goal 3 programming.\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/udl-ai-design-studio-2/2026-11-06/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260722T190637Z
CREATED:20260722T190628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T190637Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Teaching Careers at Teaching Intensive Universities with CIRTL Alumni
DESCRIPTION:In this online panel\, we’ll hear from CIRTL alumni who now teach at liberal arts colleges. Most undergraduates in the United States are educated at liberal arts colleges and other non-research institutions like community colleges and specialized BS and MS universities\, and the faculty who teach them frequently balance teaching\, research\, and mentorship as dynamic pieces of a rewarding career. Alumni will share what their jobs are like\, how they became interested in teaching\, what it was like to transition from the research-intensive R1 institutions they studied at to the smaller colleges and universities where they now work\, and what growth and progression can look like in these types of career paths. Speakers TBD. \nThis is the second event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Monday\, November 9th at 9-10pm Gulf / 12-1pm Eastern / 11am-12pm Central / 10-11am Arizona / 9-10am Pacific. This is the second event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nAudience\nThis event is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines exploring potential career paths\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in understanding career trajectories within academia and beyond. \nRegistration\nRequest a registration reminder \nThis event has no cap\, and registration opens on Saturday\, August 15th at 10am CT. Once registration opens\, it will remain open until the first event begins on Monday\, November 2nd. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this workshop\, 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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 improving evidence-based teaching. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/exploring-teaching-careers-at-teaching-intensive-universities-with-cirtl-alumni-4/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T133000
DTSTAMP:20260722T204747Z
CREATED:20260722T190307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T204747Z
UID:10003003-1794312000-1794317400@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 10-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 8 through November 10\, at 9–10:30pm Gulf / 1–2:30pm Eastern / 12–1:30pm Central / 10–11:30am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 1st\, course meets at 10-11:30pm 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\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 100. Registration opens on Monday\, August 17th at 10am CT 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-5/2026-11-10/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260722T185859Z
CREATED:20260722T185840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T185859Z
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SUMMARY:Neuro-Affirming Course Design: Designing Course with Neurodiversity In Mind
DESCRIPTION:This event introduces a Neuro-Affirming approach to course design for graduate students and postdoctoral instructors. Participants will explore neurodiversity\, examine how neurodivergent strengths and challenges shape learning\, and identify elements of Neuro‑Affirming instruction. The event highlights practical strategies for creating neuro‑inclusive courses covering syllabus design\, course organization\, participation structures\, and assignment creation and applies the UDL +1 method to help instructors make small\, meaningful changes to support all learners. By the end of this event\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the tenets of a neurodiversity affirming instructional approach.\nExplain how neurodiversity impacts learning.\nApply neuro-affirming instructional principles and strategies to course design.\n\nInstructors\nMelissa Tamas\, Stanford University \nSchedule\nThis one-session online event meets on Thursday\, November 12th at 10pm-12am Gulf / 1-3pm Eastern / 12-2pm Central / 11am-1pm Arizona / 10am-12pm Pacific. \nAudience\nThis event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics. \nRegistration\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 75. Registration opens on Monday\, October 26th at 10am CT and closes 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 Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this event\, 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 event to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 improving evidence-based teaching. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals: \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/neuro-affirming-course-design-designing-course-with-neurodiversity-in-mind/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T110000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192358Z
CREATED:20260722T192159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192358Z
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SUMMARY:UDL + AI Design Studio
DESCRIPTION:The UDL + AI Design Studio is a seven-week redesign studio where instructors improve one real teaching challenge using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—a widely recognized\, research-grounded framework for designing learning experiences. While UDL is highly respected in higher education\, it is often presented as a complex set of principles and strategies; this studio reframes it as a simple\, practical WHY–WHAT–HOW design cycle that makes redesign manageable and actionable. AI functions as a design partner\, helping instructors apply UDL more efficiently to refine activities and assessments with clarity and precision. By the end of this short course\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nAnalyze a specific teaching challenge using baseline evidence to identify where students struggle and what factors are contributing to the problem\nApply the UDL Learning Design Cycle (WHY → WHAT → HOW)\, using AI as a design assistant to generate\, refine\, and stress-test UDL-informed design moves efficiently\nCreate a cohesive UDL + AI redesign package that strengthens student engagement\, improves content clarity or access\, and supports meaningful performance\nEvaluate the redesign by developing a feasible implementation and evidence plan that identifies indicators of impact and next steps for refinement.\n\nInstructors\nV. Blue Lemay\, Binghamton University\nChris Cain\, Mars Hill University \nCourse Schedule\nThis 7-week short course meets in Zoom on Fridays from October 9 to November 20 at 7-8pm Gulf / 11am-12pm Eastern / 10-11am Central / 8-9am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 1st\, course meets at 8-9pm Gulf / 9-10am Arizona** \nAudience\nThis studio is designed for CIRTL participants who are currently teaching or supporting teaching in higher education (or expect to teach in the next academic term)\, including graduate students\, postdocs\, and early-career faculty. Participants should: \n\nHave access to a real teaching context and be able to select one “teaching artifact” to redesign (e.g.\, an assignment\, discussion activity\, lesson plan\, etc.)\nHave access to an AI tool (institution-approved\, if applicable) and have familiarity using it for general idea generation\nCome with an open\, learning-oriented mindset—prepared to experiment with AI as a support for instructional design rather than avoiding it altogether\n\nNo prior UDL training or advanced instructional design experience is required. \nWorkload\nParticipants should plan to spend approximately 90 minutes per week on asynchronous work\, including short readings/videos\, drafting components of their redesign\, discussion participation\, and peer feedback. Total estimated time commitment: 2–2.5 hours per week (live session + asynchronous work). \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 15. Registration applications open on Monday\, September 21st at 10am CT\, and applications will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis. Applicants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once applications close\, 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 workshop\, 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 pre-session reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides\, activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 institute supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an intermediate/advanced 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.\nGoal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. See more Goal 3 programming.\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/udl-ai-design-studio-2/2026-11-13/
CATEGORIES:Course
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260722T190643Z
CREATED:20260722T190624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T190643Z
UID:10003064-1794826800-1794830400@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Exploring Academic Careers Beyond the Professoriate with CIRTL Alumni in Centers for Teaching & Learning
DESCRIPTION:In this online panel\, we’ll hear from CIRTL alumni who hold STEM PhDs and work in centers for teaching and learning at research universities. Centers for teaching and learning are an increasingly common office in universities – providing evidence-based support and guidance to faculty and others with instructional responsibilities – and are one of many ways people with PhDs work within higher ed\, but beyond the professoriate. Alumni will share what their jobs are like\, how they became interested in this unique type of work\, how their doctoral training prepared them for their roles\, and what growth and progression can look like in these types of career paths. \nThis is the third event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Monday\, November 16thth at 9-10pm Gulf / 12-1pm Eastern / 11am-12pm Central / 10-11am Arizona / 9-10am Pacific. This is the third event in our four-part series “Exploring Career Paths with CIRTL Alumni.” \nAudience\nThis event is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in learning more about working in a center for teaching and learning\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in understanding career trajectories within academia and beyond. \nRegistration\nRequest a registration reminder \nThis event has no cap\, and registration opens on Saturday\, August 15th at 10am CT. Once registration opens\, it will remain open until the first event begins on Monday\, November 2nd. \nAccessibility\nIf you have access needs\, please let us know what they are. Contact David Larson (dlarson23@wisc.edu)\, who is supporting this workshop\, 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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 improving evidence-based teaching. \nThis course supports the following CIRTL learning goals: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/exploring-academic-careers-beyond-the-professoriate-with-cirtl-alumni-in-centers-for-teaching-learning/
LOCATION:Online in Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261120T110000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192358Z
CREATED:20260722T192159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192358Z
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SUMMARY:UDL + AI Design Studio
DESCRIPTION:The UDL + AI Design Studio is a seven-week redesign studio where instructors improve one real teaching challenge using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—a widely recognized\, research-grounded framework for designing learning experiences. While UDL is highly respected in higher education\, it is often presented as a complex set of principles and strategies; this studio reframes it as a simple\, practical WHY–WHAT–HOW design cycle that makes redesign manageable and actionable. AI functions as a design partner\, helping instructors apply UDL more efficiently to refine activities and assessments with clarity and precision. By the end of this short course\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nAnalyze a specific teaching challenge using baseline evidence to identify where students struggle and what factors are contributing to the problem\nApply the UDL Learning Design Cycle (WHY → WHAT → HOW)\, using AI as a design assistant to generate\, refine\, and stress-test UDL-informed design moves efficiently\nCreate a cohesive UDL + AI redesign package that strengthens student engagement\, improves content clarity or access\, and supports meaningful performance\nEvaluate the redesign by developing a feasible implementation and evidence plan that identifies indicators of impact and next steps for refinement.\n\nInstructors\nV. Blue Lemay\, Binghamton University\nChris Cain\, Mars Hill University \nCourse Schedule\nThis 7-week short course meets in Zoom on Fridays from October 9 to November 20 at 7-8pm Gulf / 11am-12pm Eastern / 10-11am Central / 8-9am Pacific/Arizona. \n**After November 1st\, course meets at 8-9pm Gulf / 9-10am Arizona** \nAudience\nThis studio is designed for CIRTL participants who are currently teaching or supporting teaching in higher education (or expect to teach in the next academic term)\, including graduate students\, postdocs\, and early-career faculty. Participants should: \n\nHave access to a real teaching context and be able to select one “teaching artifact” to redesign (e.g.\, an assignment\, discussion activity\, lesson plan\, etc.)\nHave access to an AI tool (institution-approved\, if applicable) and have familiarity using it for general idea generation\nCome with an open\, learning-oriented mindset—prepared to experiment with AI as a support for instructional design rather than avoiding it altogether\n\nNo prior UDL training or advanced instructional design experience is required. \nWorkload\nParticipants should plan to spend approximately 90 minutes per week on asynchronous work\, including short readings/videos\, drafting components of their redesign\, discussion participation\, and peer feedback. Total estimated time commitment: 2–2.5 hours per week (live session + asynchronous work). \nRegistration and Enrollment\nRequest a registration reminder \nCap: 15. Registration applications open on Monday\, September 21st at 10am CT\, and applications will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis. Applicants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once applications close\, 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 workshop\, 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 pre-session reminders with upcoming assignments to all students\nSharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides\, activity instructions\, etc.)\nEnabling live captioning in synchronous sessions\nIncorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions\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 institute supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an intermediate/advanced 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.\nGoal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. See more Goal 3 programming.\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/udl-ai-design-studio-2/2026-11-20/
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