Fall 2011: The College Classroom

In this CIRTL Network course, students will learn the basics of effective teaching as well as ideas in the forefront of college education. Students will explore their teaching philosophy, design a course curriculum, learn how to monitor and investigate the effectiveness of the learning environment, and explore what it means to create an inclusive classroom environment that engages all learners.

An emphasis on a learning-centered classroom will provide students with a perspective that highlights the interconnected cycle of teaching, assessment, and learning such that they become reflective practitioners, viewing their classroom as sites for ongoing research into their own teaching.

Open to graduate students in all STEM disciplines wishing to pursue college/university teaching.

• To enter the classroom, please click on the CIRTL Online Conference Room link to the right in the CIRTL Cafe box
• To enter the moodle site for the course, please click on Moodle in the CIRTL Cafe box and click log in on the top right of the moodle homepage. Once you are logged into Moodle, please click on Fall 2011: The College Classroom.

** You must be logged into the site to see the CIRTL Cafe box**

• Individual access to a computer in a quiet location with a high-speed internet (at least 2 mb/s down) connection
• Hardware: http://www.cirtl.net/courses/equipment
• This course will use Blackboard Collaborate to connect students via web-conference. Blackboard Collaborate requires that your computer have a compatible Java software version installed on your computer. 
  Please follow this link for a first-time user's system setup and to test your system's compatibility.
• Students will need to sign up and complete a Blackboard Collaborate orientation sessions. 

Sign up for an Orientation Session