The CIRTL network has announce their Fall 2019 schedule courses and workshops. All are free for UNL students to participate in. Register early, they may fill up quickly. Sign up for a free account as a member of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Fall 2019 Online Courses
Courses have live, real-time online sessions and require regular homework outside of those class meetings. Short courses typically meet weekly for one to two months, while full courses typically meet for two to three months. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
- Diversity in the College Classroom
Fridays 9/27-11/22: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT
Understand the theory behind how diversity affects learning and develop practical classroom strategies in this course designed for STEM/SBE grad students and postdocs. Capacity: 30 - Equity in STEM for All Genders
Thursdays 10/3-12/12: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT
Analyze gender bias and collaboratively develop approaches to counter gender bias in STEM in this 9-week online course. Capacity: 35 - Planning your Teaching-as-Research Project
Mondays 9/23-12/2: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT
Plan and refine your own Teaching-as-Research project alongside a learning community of peers in this 10-week online course. Capacity: 20
Fall 2019 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
CIRTL MOOCs take place on the EdX platform and use video-based modules, discussion boards, and peer-reviewed assignments to teach participants about different aspects of evidence-based STEM teaching over the course of 8 weeks. Registration is required; there is no cost to participate and no enrollment cap. For more information, visit CIRTL MOOC.
- An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
Weekly asynchronous modules from 9/30 through 11/25
Learn about STEM teaching at your own pace through online video modules and discussion boards in this 8-week MOOC developed by CIRTL Network faculty. No capacity limitation.
Fall 2019 Online Workshops
Workshops have live, real-time online sessions and require independent work outside of those meetings. Workshops can have one, two, or three online sessions (multi-session workshops typically have one session per week). Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
- Using Qualitative Methods to Enrich Teaching and Learning
Monday 9/23 & 9/30: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
Get an introduction to qualitative research methods for classroom-based research in this two-part workshop. Capacity: 25 - Understanding and Addressing Bias in STEM Classes
Tuesday, 10/1 & 10/8: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT
Learn how implicit bias impacts learning in STEM classrooms and explore strategies to counter it in this two-part workshop. Capacity: 40 - Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement
Wednesday 10/23 & 10/30: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT
Draft a peer-reviewed teaching philosophy statement that reflects your teaching beliefs and experiences in this two-part workshop. Capacity: 40
Fall 2019 Online Learning Communities
Learning communities have live, real-time online meetings and rely on participants completing related work outside of those meetings. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority. Communities may have prerequisites that participants must meet in order to take part, and they may have an additional application process to confirm participants meet those requirements.
- Peer-led Teaching-as-Research Learning Community
Schedule TBD
Join this peer-led, online learning community to get support as you implement a teaching-as-research project and analyze your findings. Capacity: 15
Fall 2019 Online Teaching Summits
Teaching summits have live, real-time online sessions. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
- Future Faculty Teaching Summit
Thursday 11/21: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. CT
Connect with future faculty around the country in this unique, online summit and develop new ideas for your own teaching as well as a better understanding of what teaching careers look like at different institutions. Capacity: 40