Online training and tips for distant teaching and learning offered via CIRTL

The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) is a network of research universities across the U.S. and Canada. Its mission is to enhance excellence in undergraduate education through the development of a national faculty.

As a member of CIRTL, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate community can participate in online training, workshops, and seminars at no cost. Graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty members are encouraged to create an account to explore opportunities and participate in CIRTL@Nebraska for certification.

Below are two online events to aid in the transition to remote teaching as implications of COVID-19 affect institutions everywhere.

1. Going Online? Applying Evidenced-Based and Inclusive Practices to the Online Synchronous Classroom
   Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | 3-4:30 p.m. CT
   
   As universities transition to online learning in the wake of campus closures to slow the spread of COVID-19, many instructors have to navigate an altogether new learning environment. The CIRTL Network has developed a 90-minute workshop to equip instructors with strategies to promote inclusion, engagement, and student assessment in online synchronous (live) courses. Rather than focus on technical instruction for a particular platform, this workshop will provide instructors with an inclusive, evidence-based pedagogical framework they can apply as they shift their courses from the face-to-face format to the online environment.
   
   Create a CIRTL account and register to learn more about evidence-based and inclusive practices in the online classroom.
   
   
2. Tips for Support Staff and TAs Suddenly Supporting Synchronous Online Learning
   Friday, March 20, 2020 | 11-11:30 a.m. CT
   
   TAs and Centers for Teaching and Learning will be invaluable sources of support as instructors transition to online learning in the wake of campus closures to slow the spread of COVID-19. In this 30-minute workshop, CIRTL Network staff will share tips from years of experience supporting online events, workshops, courses, seminars, and teaching institutes. The workshop will address the less obvious parts of support - like avoiding assumptions about who does what in the online environment - as well as the obvious - like what to do when everything crashes in online sessions.
   
   Create a CIRTL account and register to get tips on supporting synchronous online learning.