The Center of Integrated Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) will run two online courses, one massive open online course (or MOOC), two workshops, two drop-in event series, and our annual Teaching-as-Research presentation session.
All UNL graduate students and postdocs have access to teaching training and resources through the CIRTL Network through their campus email.
Why learn with CIRTL? Taking our online programming can help you:
- Learn inclusive, evidence-based STEM teaching techniques - for free
- Hone your teaching skills with faculty and staff from top-tier universities
- Leverage the CIRTL reputation in job applications
- Enjoy the flexibility of online learning
- Find a community of like-minded peers
Courses
Courses have synchronous online sessions and require regular homework outside of those class meetings. Registration is required and is limited to CIRTL members and alumni.
Postdoc Teaching Practicum
Work with an experienced instructor in your discipline to enhance your understanding and experience of teaching a university course in this semester-long mentorship program. Cap: 30. Stay tuned for updates about an info session on December 17.
Research Mentor Training
Develop your mentoring skills and knowledge in this intensive 6-week seminar designed for graduate students and postdocs with mentoring experience. Cap: 20.
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.
Advancing Learning through Evidenced-Based STEM Teaching
Learn about developing effective, evidence-based STEM teaching practices at your own pace through online video modules and discussion boards in this 8-week MOOC developed by CIRTL Network faculty. No cap.
Workshops
Workshops have synchronous online sessions and require independent work outside of those meetings. Registration is required and is limited to CIRTL members and alumni.
Disrupting Bullying in Graduate School: Strategies and Interventions
Learn anti-bullying strategies and interventions to help promote safe learning spaces in this two-part workshop. Cap: 50.
Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement
Draft a peer-reviewed teaching philosophy statement that reflects your teaching beliefs and experiences in this two-part workshop. Cap: 50.
Events
Events have synchronous online sessions. 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 and Unpacking Post-PhD Career Possibilities: Recognizing and Articulating the Value of What You’ve Learned as a Graduate Student
Explore your skills and strengths, and develop a unique career plan in this four-part event series intended for later stage graduate students and postdocs planning for careers in academia. No cap.
How CIRTL Has Impacted My Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni
Join us for an event series exploring the different kinds of careers that CIRTL alumni pursue, how their experience in CIRTL impacted their interest in different career paths, and how that experience has shaped their professional work. No cap.
CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations
Hear grad students and postdocs from across the CIRTL Network share the results of their Teaching-as-Research projects in this stand-alone, drop-in online event. No cap.