Learn how to build a course out of your research specialty in this 7-week course that guides grad students and postdocs through the fundamentals of course design. Δ
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We use Δ’s (deltas) as units assigned to courses. Participants can earn Δ’s by taking Delta courses, or those that have prior approval. These courses are worth 1 Δ.
Research Mentor Training (Summer 2022)
Explore strategies to become a more effective, culturally responsive mentor, and discuss mentoring challenges as they arise. Multiple sections available on different dates. Δ
Exploring Practices in the Classroom (EPIC): Inclusive Teaching
For experienced TAs: Continue your development as an instructor with an in-depth exploration of inclusive teaching practices and opportunities to apply them in your own classroom. Δ
Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project
Plan and refine your own Teaching-as-Research project alongside a learning community of peers in this 6-week online course. Wednesdays, 1:00pm – 2:30pm, starting June 22. ∆
Intro to Evidence-Based STEM Teaching: Local UW–Madison Learning Community
Begin your journey to becoming an inclusive and evidence-based STEM instructor! Join this 7-week course to get an overview of effective college teaching strategies, and explore how to apply them with a local learning community. Fridays, 10:00am – 11:00am, starting June 24. Δ
How People Learn
The purpose of this six-week series is to take participants on a journey through these texts, beginning with the scientific bases of learning, through the design of successful learning environments, the role of culture in the learning process, and finally, integrating digital technologies into the effective learning environment. Δ
Exploring Practices in the Classroom (EPIC): A learning community of TAs
Your time as a TA is a superb opportunity to prepare yourself for the teaching you will do as a future faculty member or in other careers. This interdisciplinary learning community of TAs will help you develop as an effective, inclusive teacher, while working together to learn from and navigate teaching challenges as they emerge throughout the semester. Wednesdays, 9:00am – 10:00am, starting February 2. Δ
Exploring Teaching Practices for International TAs
International graduate teaching assistants (TAs) will use their own diverse educational backgrounds to explore approaches and develop skills as effective instructors. Δ
Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching
An 8-week open, online, asynchronous short course (MOOC) designed to provide future STEM faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. Δ
Engaging Students in the Teaching of Statistics – Short Course
Learn the pedagogical foundations to effective teaching and learning in statistics in this short 4-session course. Δ