To broaden participation in research and make STEM disciplines more inclusive, instructors can demystify research early and often. One promising way to do this is to bring research practices into the classroom. This 4-part, self-paced online course introduces strategies that instructors can use to connect students with meaningful, research-aligned learning experiences, no matter their starting point. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Reflect on their own experiences getting involved in research as an undergraduate
- Describe the hidden curriculum of undergraduate research
- Identify strategies to unveil the hidden curriculum of undergraduate research within a classroom context
- Apply interventions to increase the accessibility of research opportunities and pedagogical benefits to their own teaching context
Audience & registration
This course is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines, but generally relevant to anyone interested in incorporating research opportunities in their STEM teaching environments. Course access is limited to participants at CIRTL member institutions, or alumni of CIRTL programs. When registering, you will be asked to confirm your current institution and your alumni status in order to confirm your eligibility for this course.
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Accessibility & course content
If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact CIRTL’s help desk (support@cirtl.net) to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. Course content includes written text and academic journal articles for additional optional readings. Student work includes interacting on discussion boards and submitting a final assignment incorporating what you’ve learned into real or imagined future teaching opportunities.
About CIRTL Programming
CIRTL 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.
This course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level:
- Goal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge. See more Goal 1 programming.
- Goal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching. See more Goal 2 programming.