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SUMMARY:Preparing a Teaching Demo for a Job Interview
DESCRIPTION:As part of the interview process for a faculty position\, you may be asked to lead a teaching demonstration. In this interactive workshop\, we’ll discuss ways to go into your teaching demo with preparedness\, confidence\, and adaptability. Participants will explore considerations related to their audience\, factors affecting content\, logistics (including technology)\, and teaching/learning interactions. Participants will also strategize ways to cope with unexpected challenges that could emerge during a teaching demo. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nIdentify questions and decision points useful in preparing a teaching demo for a job interview.\nStrategize ways to gather the information needed to effectively plan a teaching demo.\nGenerate strategies for dealing effectively with challenging situations that might emerge during a demo (e.g.\, logistical\, technological\, or interpersonal).\n\nInstructors\nChas Brua\, Pennsylvania State University\nBeate Brunow\, Pennsylvania State University \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis one-session online workshop meets in Zoom on Monday\, October 6th at 8-9:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 9-10:30am Pacific/Arizona. \nAudience\nThis workshop is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone interested in an introduction to teaching demonstrations. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n***Registration is closed as of 9/22*** \nCap: 60. 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) 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\nSending pre-session reminders to all students\nSharing resources from synchronous sessions with students\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 course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/preparing-a-teaching-demo-for-a-job-interview-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
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SUMMARY:Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement (October)
DESCRIPTION:Learn what a teaching philosophy statement is and how they are used in the academic job hunt\, and explore your own teaching philosophy in a writing group of peers in this interactive\, two-part online workshop. We will discuss elements of teaching statements\, evidence of effective teaching tailored for different academic jobs\, and strategies to get started or polish existing teaching statements. Participants from all disciplines will become better equipped and prepared to communicate their teaching practice through this workshop’s small group writing and feedback process. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand common components of a teaching philosophy statement\nIdentify their own teaching accomplishments\, beliefs\, and goals\nDraft a teaching philosophy statement\nRefine their work through peer review feedback\n\nInstructors\nKristin Winet\, University of Arizona\nErin Galyen\, University of Arizona \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis workshop meets in Zoom on Tuesday\, October 7 and 14 at 8-9:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 9-10:30am Pacific/Arizona. \nAudience\nThis workshop is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone looking to develop or refine their teaching statement. \nRegistration & Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Wednesday\, September 24th** \nCap: 50. Enrollment will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis; registrants who are from CIRTL member institutions or CIRTL alumni will receive priority. \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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\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 course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/writing-an-effective-teaching-philosophy-statement-october/2025-10-07/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
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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-4/2025-10-07/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T143000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
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SUMMARY:Effective Assessment Strategies for Large Undergraduate Courses
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about scalable\, innovative assessment strategies tailored for large undergraduate courses where instructors face time and workload challenges in this workshop. Participants will explore diverse methods\, including self-grading\, peer assessment\, rubrics for actionable feedback\, and technology-enhanced tools like e-assessments and interactive eBooks. Through case studies\, practical examples\, and collaborative activities\, attendees will develop a mini action plan to implement effective assessments in their own teaching contexts. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nIdentify common challenges in assessing large undergraduate courses\nExplore rubrics in examples to streamline grading and feedback via different assessment methods\nDevelop a mini action plan for implementing scalable assessments in participants’ own contexts\n\nInstructors\nXiaoxia Zhang\, Indiana University \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis one-session workshop meets online in Zoom on Friday\, October 10th at 10-11:30pm Gulf / 2-3:30pm Eastern / 1-2:30pm Central / 11am-12:30pm Pacific/Arizona. \nAudience\nThis workshop is designed for participants who would like to learn more about assessment strategies for large undergraduate courses. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nNo cap\, registration opens on Monday\, September 15th at 10am CT and closes on the day of the workshop. \nREGISTER NOW \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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending pre-session reminders 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 course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory and 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/effective-assessment-strategies-for-large-undergraduate-courses/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T123000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
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SUMMARY:Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement (October)
DESCRIPTION:Learn what a teaching philosophy statement is and how they are used in the academic job hunt\, and explore your own teaching philosophy in a writing group of peers in this interactive\, two-part online workshop. We will discuss elements of teaching statements\, evidence of effective teaching tailored for different academic jobs\, and strategies to get started or polish existing teaching statements. Participants from all disciplines will become better equipped and prepared to communicate their teaching practice through this workshop’s small group writing and feedback process. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand common components of a teaching philosophy statement\nIdentify their own teaching accomplishments\, beliefs\, and goals\nDraft a teaching philosophy statement\nRefine their work through peer review feedback\n\nInstructors\nKristin Winet\, University of Arizona\nErin Galyen\, University of Arizona \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis workshop meets in Zoom on Tuesday\, October 7 and 14 at 8-9:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 9-10:30am Pacific/Arizona. \nAudience\nThis workshop is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines\, but generally relevant to anyone looking to develop or refine their teaching statement. \nRegistration & Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Wednesday\, September 24th** \nCap: 50. Enrollment will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis; registrants who are from CIRTL member institutions or CIRTL alumni will receive priority. \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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\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 course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level: \n\nGoal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/writing-an-effective-teaching-philosophy-statement-october/2025-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250724T212846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T214110Z
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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-4/2025-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Course
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250812T133432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T143140Z
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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/2025-10-15/
CATEGORIES:Course
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250418T173937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T162908Z
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SUMMARY:Scaffolding Students’ Success as Independent Learners: Developing Instructional Materials Using Self-Regulated Learning Principles
DESCRIPTION:Gain practical skills to scaffold students’ development as independent learners using principles from self-regulated learning. This framework is goal-directed\, and emphasizes the active role students can take in guiding their learning. Students’ implementation of these skills has been linked to many adaptive and positive academic outcomes. In this workshop\, participants will explore practical methods to embed the teaching of self-regulated learning skills into their regular instruction\, and learn how to feel more confident in their ability to design instructional materials that can help students take the initiative to plan\, direct\, and reflect on their own learning processes. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nArticulate the value of self-regulated learning processes (i.e.\, planning\, monitoring/control\, and reflection) in promoting student success\nDesign instructional materials to support students in developing disciplinary-based self-regulated learning skills\n\nInstructors\nAugust Masonheimer\, Purdue University\nErin Mercurio\, The Ohio State University \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis two-part online workshop meets in Zoom on Monday\, October 20th at 7-9pm Gulf / 11am-1pm Eastern / 10am-12pm Central / 8-10am Pacific/Arizona and Monday\, November 3rd at 8-10pm Gulf / 11am-1pm Eastern / 10am-12pm Central / 9-11am Arizona / 8-10am Pacific. \nAudience\nThis workshop is designed for participants with teaching experience who want to develop practical skills and instructional materials that help students reflect on their own learning processes. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Thursday\, October 16th** \nCap: 40. 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 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\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 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/scaffolding-students-success-as-independent-learners-developing-instructional-materials-using-self-regulated-learning-principles/2025-10-20/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250724T212846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T214110Z
UID:10002903-1761048000-1761053400@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 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-4/2025-10-21/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250812T133432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T143140Z
UID:10002915-1761130800-1761138000@cirtl.net
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/2025-10-22/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T120000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250804T202234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T152748Z
UID:10002897-1761213600-1761220800@cirtl.net
SUMMARY:Fostering a Growth Mindset and Developing a Sense of Belonging in Your Students
DESCRIPTION:Learn from social and educational psychology in this one-part workshop on how instructors can foster growth mindsets in their students\, and how that in turn can foster greater student motivation\, achievement\, and belonging. What factors hold back or push students forward in learning and performing the best they can? How do students react to successes and challenges? By the end of this workshop\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nUnderstand the differences and relationship between growth mindset and sense of belonging\nConsider how students’ and instructors’ mindsets can impact student achievement and motivation\nIdentify concrete strategies to foster a growth mindset and sense of belonging in students\n\nInstructors\nEmily Potratz\, University of Illinois at Chicago\nLauren Woods\, University of Illinois at Chicago \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis one-session workshop meets online in Zoom on Thursday\, October 23rd at 7-9pm Gulf / 11am-1pm Eastern / 10am-12pm Central / 8-10am Pacific/Arizona. \nAudience\nThis workshop is for any educator interested in learning more about how to foster a growth mindset and develop a sense of belonging in their students. \nRegistration and Enrollment\nNo cap; registration opens on Monday\, September 29th at 10am CT and closes the day of the workshop.\nREGISTER NOW \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 workshop to support accessibility for all our students: \n\nUsing alt-text on images in reading materials\nSending pre-session reminders 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 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/fostering-a-growth-mindset-and-developing-a-sense-of-belonging-in-your-students-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250724T212846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T214110Z
UID:10002904-1761652800-1761658200@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 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-4/2025-10-28/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T130000
DTSTAMP:20260414T153757
CREATED:20250812T133432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T143140Z
UID:10002916-1761735600-1761742800@cirtl.net
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/2025-10-29/
CATEGORIES:Course
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