This 10-week synchronous online course aims to strengthen undergraduate STEM education by preparing graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early career-faculty to be change agents in their roles in higher education. Sessions take place in Zoom on Thursdays from June 1 through August 3 at 12-1:30PM CT. Cap: 40. Registration Closed. ΔΔ
Format- Online
Offered online through CIRTL Network (free for UW folk)
Emerging Technologies and Accelerating Change: Preparing for tomorrow’s college classroom
Explore current and anticipated emerging technologies and their impact on teaching and learning in this 8-week course. October 10-December 5. Δ
Laying the Foundations for a Successful Teaching Career
This five-session short course explores and builds a foundation of skills and habits to develop teaching approaches that will support a successful teaching career. Development of these skills can start as early as graduate school. Includes developing or refining some aspects of your teaching portfolio. Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30PM, starting January 25. ∆
Inclusive STEM Teaching Project: Local UW–Madison Learning Community
Develop your inclusive teaching practice by joining this 6-week local learning community. By viewing online modules and joining weekly discussions with colleagues, participants will learn practices to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all their students. Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:00pm starting October 13. ∆
Research Mentor Training — CIRTL Network Section
Work with a community of peers to develop and improve your research mentoring skills. 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. Mondays, 12:30pm – 2:00pm, January 23 to February 27. ∆
Podcast Club: Inclusive teaching and universal design for learning (Fall 2021)
Join us for a participant-facilitated community using podcasts around the topics of universal design for learning and inclusive teaching. Fridays, 2pm-3pm starting Sep 17th. Δ
First Year Faculty Teaching Academy
This intensive course is designed for future faculty and early career faculty in their first years of teaching interested in learning how to create a great learning experience for your students while developing a solid foundation of best teaching practices and strategies. Sessions take place in Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 6 through June 22 at 3:30PM CT. Cap: 60. Registration closes June 2. Δ
Johns Hopkins University Teaching Institute
The Johns Hopkins Teaching Institute is a multi-day teaching institute designed to help doctoral students and post-docs become successful and confident classroom teachers. The in-person version of this institute meets in Baltimore, MD from May 31 to June 2. Cap: 10 CIRTL participants. Δ
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
This blended 10-week course walks students through online course development in a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Sessions take place in Zoom on Mondays from June 5 through August 7 at 11AM-12:30PM CT. Registration closed. Δ
Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project
Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question, identifying project methods and outcomes, and more. Sessions take place in Zoom on Tuesdays from June 13 through July 25 at 1-2:30PM CT. Cap: 25. Registration closes June 1. ∆