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Permission to Use Registration Information

Submitted by CIRTL on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:31am

 

By completing this event registration form, you agree to allow CIRTL to keep any information that you provide via this form. This information will be used to keep track of your participation in CIRTL cross-Network events as well as to compile an overview of participants in CIRTL cross- Network programs, which is important for program evaluation purposes. All information will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate form.

Questions: Contact Kitch Barnicle, 608-262-9174, kabarnicle@wisc.edu

Survival Tips for female graduate students in STEM fields

Submitted by CIRTL on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 7:33am

From Inside Higher Education: "There is a large body of literature about the challenges of women in science and engineering: a quick Google search will reveal a number of articles, blogs, and forums that the reader is encouraged to explore. I will not argue whether or not women face obstacles in STEM careers. They do.

Instead, I am going to try and give some practical tips on how to navigate what I feel is a typical STEM graduate experience for a woman, largely based on my own experiences."
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Career Development Opportunity for BIOLOGY POSTDOCS

Submitted by CIRTL on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 4:05pm
Postdoctoral scholars in any field of biology are invited to apply for FIRST IV, a professional development program funded by the National Science Foundation that will prepare them for the teaching component of their career. Participants will attend two, 4-day workshops during summers, one in 2009 followed by another in 2010, at a regional field station (locations and dates linked below).
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Science magazine – “Making a Science of Education”

Submitted by CIRTL on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 7:27am

In Science magazine's premier issue of 2009 focusing on Education and Technology, Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts lauds the importance of the “science of education” and issues a call for top-notch research and articles on education.
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CIRTL Network Professor Michael Klymkowsky Elected AAAS Fellow

Submitted by CIRTL on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 1:38pm

The University of Colorado at Boulder announced on December 18, 2008 that Professor Mike Klymkowsky was elected a 2008 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Klymkowsky teaches the CIRTL Network course "Teaching and Learning Science: Changing Student Misconceptions." (Previous post about class.)

Learn more about Prof. Klymkowsky's election

Howard University Students Present to the CIRTL Network

Submitted by CIRTL on Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:03pm

Graduate students in the Fall 2008 Effective Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning (ETTL) course will present their class projects to the CIRTL Network Community using web conferencing technology. If you are interested in joining the session on December 11, 2008, 1:30-3:30 pm Central time, please contact Kitch Barnicle at <kabarnicle@wisc.edu> for connection instructions.

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"Diversity in the College Classroom" Course Goes Online

Submitted by CIRTL on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 4:12pm

by Katherine Friedrich

In Spring 2009, CIRTL's "Diversity in the College Classroom" course is entering a new frontier. Course instructors Don Gillian-Daniel and Chris Pfund plan to transfer their teaching model - based on active learning, trust and learning community - into cyberspace.
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