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SUMMARY:Decentering Grades: Getting Started with Ungrading for Future Faculty
DESCRIPTION:Have you or your students been frustrated by grading structures in class? Have you ever felt that education has become too much about grading and ranking\, rather than exploration and learning? The need to reshape the conventional means of assessing student work has become more pressing with the prevalent (mis)use of AI. The recent movement to “ungrade” education offers many tactics for instructors to provide meaningful feedback and nurture students’ intrinsic motivation\, while decentering or doing without grades and the challenges they pose to deep learning. This workshop introduces a few common ungrading practices and explores how they can be adapted for use for graduate instructors and TAs\, who often face greater institutional constraints when designing assessment plans. By the end of this workshop\, participants will be prepared to: \n\nUnderstand the definition and purpose of ungrading\nSelect ungrading practices on the basis of your teaching philosophy\, course objectives\, and external constraints\nApply ungrading principles to design an assessment scheme for an assignment\n\nInstructors\nRuilin Fan\, Columbia University \nWorkshop Schedule\nThis one-session online workshop meets in Zoom on Monday\, March 2nd at 8-10pm Gulf / 11am-1pm Eastern / 10am-12pm Central / 9-11am Arizona / 8-10am Pacific. \nAudience\nThis session is designed for future faculty or instructors who may have limited power to change the overall course setup and class policies but who want to decenter grades in some way. Participants should have some experience with assessing student work. \nRegistration and Enrollment\n**At capacity and closed for registration as of Friday\, February 20th** \nCap: 30. 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 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.\nGoal 3: Cultivate teaching skills through reflective improvement. See more Goal 3 programming.
URL:https://cirtl.net/event/decentering-grades-getting-started-with-ungrading-for-future-faculty/
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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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SUMMARY:Diversity/Equity/Inclusivity Statements for the Academic Job Market
DESCRIPTION:This event is designed to guide individuals on how to effectively write a diversity statement\, which is a document outlining their commitment to promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI). We will focus on highlighting past experiences and future goals in creating an inclusive environment\, particularly in academic settings. This is the seventh event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.” \nSpeakers\nPreston Cumming\, University of Colorado Boulder \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Thursday\, March 5th at 4-5pm Eastern / 3-4pm Central / 2-3pm Arizona / 1-2pm Pacific. \n**Gulf: Friday\, March 6th at 1-2am** \nAudience\nThis event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics. \nRegistration\nREGISTER NOW \nThis online event is open to the public. Once you register\, you will automatically receive Zoom information for the session. \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 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/diversity-equity-inclusivity-statements-for-the-academic-job-market/
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SUMMARY:Finishing your Diss/Thesis
DESCRIPTION:In this event\, we will discuss practical strategies for completing your dissertation/thesis. These strategies emphasize ways to effectively discover when you write best\, thus making writing a more consistent practice and helping you to become a more productive writer. \nSpeakers\nScott Holman\, Ph. D.\, Graduate Writing Services Coordinator and Lecturer in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric\, University of Colorado Boulder \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Tuesday\, March 10th at 4-5pm Eastern / 3-4pm Central / 1-2pm Pacific/Arizona. \n**Gulf: Friday\, March 11th at 12-1am** \nAudience\nThis event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics. \nRegistration\nREGISTER NOW \nThis online event is open to the public. Once you register\, you will automatically receive Zoom information for the session. \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 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/finishing-your-diss-thesis-2/
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SUMMARY:Panel(s) of Careers Beyond Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degree to professional. Panelists will address how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current graduate students. Plenty of time will be given for questions. This is the eight and final event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.” \nSpeakers\nIrfan Alam\nIrfanul (Irfan) Alam earned his PhD in Biology Education Research from the University of Colorado Boulder (EBIO)\, where he developed expertise in mixed-methods inquiry. He previously served as a Program Evaluator at the University of Mississippi’s Center for Research Evaluation\, leading grant-funded evaluations of education initiatives. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at North Dakota State University\, where his work focuses on strengthening cross-institutional collaboration through mixed-methods research and statewide social network analysis under the SPARK-ND initiative. \nMckenzie Dice\nMckenzie Dice is a former Lead Teaching Assistant and a proud MS and PhD graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. After completing her dissertation on Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer dynamics in 2023\, she transitioned from academia into applied climate resilience work. She now serves as an Extreme Weather Resilience Specialist and Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton\, supporting the U.S. Department of War on extreme weather related risk. Her work focuses on translating complex environmental data into actionable insights for infrastructure resilience\, mission readiness\, and long term strategic planning. \nOlivia Marrese\nOlivia graduated from CU with a PhD in Linguistics\, specializing in conversation analysis. She is currently a Conversational Architect in AI and Machine Learning at 66degrees\, a Google Cloud premier partner. In her role as a consultant and engineer\, she designs\, builds\, and maintains multi agent systems across a variety of industry verticals\, and particularly enjoys operationalizing findings from conversational data. Prior to 66\, Olivia worked at Quiq\, a startup in conversational AI\, and as a PhD student she held internships at IBM Almaden and SoundHound AI. \n \nCarli Brucker\nCarli Brucker is a former Lead Teaching Assistant for the Civil\, Environmental\, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. She graduated in 2023 with her MS and PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources\, with a research focus in wildfire impacts on water quality. Since then\, Carli has worked as a Water Resources and Resilience Management engineer at Carollo Engineers\, using her skills in data science and modeling to develop water supply plans for municipalities\, wildfire resilience and preparedness strategies\, and climate change impact assessments. \nEvent Schedule\nThis online event meets on Thursday\, March 12th at 4-5pm Eastern / 3-4pm Central / 1-2pm Pacific/Arizona. \n**Gulf: Friday\, March 13th at 12-1am** \nAudience\nThis event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics. \nRegistration\nREGISTER NOW \nThis online event is open to the public. Once you register\, you will automatically receive Zoom information for the session. \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 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/panels-of-careers-beyond-higher-education/
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