CIRTL's Spring 2020 online programming Announced

Courses, workshops, and our learning community require advance registration during defined registration periods; MOOCs and events do not. Registration will be processed on a rolling basis, and participants from CIRTL member institutions and in STEM/SBE fields will be given priority.

Questions about our programming? Contact us at info@cirtl.net.


Spring 2020 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.

Online Teaching Practicum
Schedule TBD
Learn how to develop a workshop for online audiences, and get the chance to pilot your workshop for the CIRTL Network, in this intensive 9-week practicum. Cap: 12.


Spring 2020 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 the CIRTL MOOC website.

Advancing Learning through Evidenced-Based STEM Teaching 
Weekly asynchronous modules from 1/27 through 3/22
Learn about developing effective, evidence-based STEM teaching practices at your own pace through online video modules and discussion boards in this MOOC developed by CIRTL Network faculty. No cap.


Spring 2020 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.

Developing Equity-Minded Mentors among Faculty and Researchers
Thursday 2/27: 2-3:45PM ET / 1-2:45PM CT / 12-1:45PM MT / 11AM-12:45PM PT
Get an introduction to effective mentoring skills and learn how to apply an equity framework to mentor-mentee relationships in this one-part workshop. Cap: 40.

Facilitating Work-Life Balance and Resilience
Tuesday 2/18: 1-2:30PM ET / 12-1:30PM CT / 11AM-12:30PM MT / 10-11:30AM PT
Examine your own work-life balance, identify your support systems, and sketch out steps you can take to foster your own resilience in this one-part workshop. Cap: 40.

Writing a Diversity Statement
Wednesday 4/8 & 4/22: 12-1:30PM ET / 11AM-12:30PM CT / 10-11:30AM MT / 9-10:30AM PT
Draft a diversity statement - sought after in job applications - that incorporates your own experiences and helpful strategies in this two-part workshop. Cap: 50.

Writing an Effective Teaching Philosophy Statement
Monday 2/10 & 2/24: 12-1:30PM ET / 11AM-12:30PM CT / 10-11:30AM MT / 9-10:30AM PT
Draft a peer-reviewed teaching philosophy statement that reflects your teaching beliefs and experiences in this two-part workshop. Cap: 40.


Spring 2020 Drop-in Events
Events have live, real-time online sessions; event series include a handful of events that revolve around a unifying theme in STEM teaching and learning. 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 given series.

All-Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations
Thursday 4/2: 5-6:30PM ET / 4-5:30PM CT / 3-4:30PM MT / 2-3:30PM PT
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. Interested in presenting? Sign up at https://go.wisc.edu/565068. Interested in attending? Register at www.cirtl.net/events/792.

Exploring Careers in Teaching at a Community College
1-2:30PM ET / 12-1:30PM CT / 11AM-12:30PM MT / 10-11:30AM PT
Drop in on events in this three-part series to learn more about what it's like to work at a community college:
1/30: Introduction to Teaching at a Community College
2/27: Getting Hired at a Community College
3/19: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting 

Lessons Learned In the Major Professor-Graduate Student Relationship: A Conversation
Friday 1/10: 3-4PM ET / 2-3PM CT / 1-2PM MT/ 12-1PM PT
Sit in on a conversation between a professor and three of her graduate students as they discuss what they've learned over the course of their mentor-mentee relationship.


Spring 2020 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
Implementing a teaching-as-research project is significant work, but being supported by a community of peers can help. If you're interested in taking part in an online learning community made up of students across the CIRTL Network let us know here by January 13: https://forms.gle/2b4GwRZctoiTVJ4w8. Pending sufficient interest, the learning community will launch in February.