Develop foundational knowledge of evidence-based pedagogical practices and assessment approaches in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences classrooms. Wednesdays, 1:20-3:15pm, starting January 25. ΔΔ
Currently offering-Spring
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. ∆
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. ∆
Using Writing to Teach in Any Discipline
Research has shown that, when students write more in a course, they learn course content more effectively and engage more deeply with the material. Learn how to use writing to promote students’ active learning, while maximizing your own time, in any disciplinary or course context. Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30pm, starting January 24. ΔΔ
Research Mentor Learning Community
Based on a nationally-recognized curriculum, this learning community gives you space to explore strategies to become a more effective, culturally responsive mentor and discuss mentoring challenges as they arise. Multiple sections available, for both STEM and social sciences disciplinary groups. Δ
Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching
An 8-week open, online, asynchronous short course (MOOC) designed to provide graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and other aspiring faculty in STEM disciplines with an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them, starting January 30. Δ