The Center for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network has opened registration for cross-network offerings for upcoming summer workshops in subjects like how people learn, evidence-based teaching, and more.
All online events are accessible using your no-cost CIRTL Network membership through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a graduate student.
Overview of Summer 2019 Institutes
Teaching Institute at Johns Hopkins University
May 29-31 and June 5-7 at Johns Hopkins University
Learn common themes and challenges of teaching in higher ed during this 3-day institute, running twice this summer, at Johns Hopkins University.
Registration closes on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. EDT
CIRTL Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching
June 17-21 online in Blackboard Collaborate
Get a thorough introduction to CIRTL's approach to STEM education in this online institute.
Registration closes on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 5 p.m. CDT
Evidence-Based Teaching Institute
July 29-August 2 at the University of Colorado Boulder
Learn how to develop course content and assessments in this institute for postdocs and new faculty.
Register here
Summer Teaching Institute at the University of British Columbia
June 10-14 at the University of British Columbia
This institute consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to STEM graduate students and scholars new to teaching.
Register here
Overview of Summer 2019 Cross-Network Offerings
Developing a CV or Resume
Thursday 6/20, Tuesday 6/25, & Thursday 6/27: 1-2:30 p.m. CT
In this course, become familiar with the formats, purposes, and structures of various academic and professional CVs, through individual and group reviews of exemplary documents, and through drafting a long-form CV and a shorter document (NSF or NIH biosketch, or non-academic resume). Learn about opportunities to highlight the attainment of CIRTL learning outcomes and achievement levels in such documents.
How People Learn
Tuesdays, May 28-July 2: 1-2:30 p.m. CT
Study the seminal work on the process of learning, "How People Learn," as well as the follow-up book, "How People Learn II," through this six-week, online, synchronous series.
Online Teaching Practicum
Wednesdays, May 29-June 24: 1-3:00 p.m. CT
The Online Teaching Practicum is a unique opportunity for future faculty who lead teaching workshops at their local institutions to prepare and propose to teach a one- or two-part online workshop for the national CIRTL Cross-Network Learning Community (CNLC). Previous experience facilitating teaching development workshops is a prerequisite for enrollment in this course.
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
8 weeks, starting June 24
Get an introduction to evidence-based STEM teaching in a MOOC developed by faculty from across the CIRTL Network.