Online Courses
Courses have synchronous online sessions in Zoom and require regular homework outside of those class meetings. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
- The College Classroom
Wednesdays, September 29 through December 15
1-2:30 p.m. CDT
Learn teaching and learning fundamentals in this 12-week course designed for STEM/SBE grad students and postdocs new to teaching. 20 seats remain.
Massive Open Online Cources (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 the CIRTL MOOC website.
- An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
8-week asynchronous course running September 27 through November 2
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 cap. Registration opens Friday, August 27.
Workshops
Workshops have synchronous online sessions in Zoom and require independent work outside of those meetings. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
- Bring an Inclusive Mindset to Your Teaching
Friday, October 8
10-11:30 a.m. CDT
Learn about inclusive teaching approaches that build upon inclusive design frameworks, case studies, and educational research in this one-session workshop. No cap. - LinkedIn for Academics
Tuesday, October 12
11AM-12:30 p.m. CDT
Explore specific strategies to boost your professional networking on LinkedIn. No cap. - Teaching Citational Practice: A Critical Feminist Approach
Wednesday, October 13 and October 27
10-11:30 a.m. CDT
Explore how to teach and model citational practice in ways that empower your students to question and challenge dominant intellectual genealogies and academic norms about who creates and holds knowledge. 24 seats remain. - Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement
Thursday, September 9 and September 23
2-3:30 p.m. CDT
Draft a peer-reviewed teaching philosophy statement that reflects your teaching beliefs and experiences in this two-part workshop. 11 seats remain.
Events
Events have synchronous online sessions in Zoom. Events run on a drop-in basis and do not require advance registration. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they like in a series.
- Exploring Careers in Teaching at a Community College (event series)
Tuesdays, October 5, November 2, and December 7
12-1:30 p.m. CDT
Become familiar with teaching careers at community colleges in this three-part series that explores the joys and challenges of teaching at a community college, the broad diversity of students in their courses, how that diversity enhances learning, and the ins/outs of finding a full-time teaching position at a community college. No cap.
Events in this series are:
10/5: Introduction to Teaching at a Community College
11/2: Getting Hired at a Community College
12/7: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting - Fostering Antiracist Student Learning Experiences (event series)
Tuesday 9/29, Monday 10/4, Monday 10/11, Final Date TBD
11a.m.-12 p.m. CDT
Explore a range of sustainable approaches at the individual-, course-, program-, and institution-level to foster antiracist student learning experiences in this four-part event series. No cap. Registration TBD. - Research, Teaching, and Mentoring at Minority-Serving Institutions & Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Thursday, October 17
2-3:30 p.m. CDT
Hear faculty from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) share their perspectives on being faculty at different types of institutions that serve diverse student populations. No cap.