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Mizzou Professor and CIRTL Leader, Awarded 2013 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 12:48pm

One of CIRTL's Network Leaders, Angela Speck, was awarded the 2013 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Excellence. Kemper Fellowships are given to five distinguished teachers at the University of Missouri each year. Angela Speck has been professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy since 2011 and has taught at Missouri University since 2002. To read more, please visit the University of Missouri's news page.  Read More »

Coffee Hour: Thurs. March 28th @ 12pm CT "Teaching at a primarily minority institution"

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 12:12pm

Join us for our Building an Academic Career Coffee Hour series on Thursday, March 28th at 12pm CT with "Teaching at a primarily minority institution". This discussion, facilitated by Tabitha Hardy, Dr. Keri Mans, and Dr. Imani Goffney will focus on issues that faculty and staff face when teaching at a primarily minority instution.  Read More »

A Sense of Community: Scientists Find Rewarding Work at Community Colleges

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 2:37pm

In a March 2013 article in Nature, Chad Knights, a former post-doc at Georgetown University, shares a life-changing experience that came about when he began teaching science at a community college near Washington D.C. Teaching was never a clear option for Knights, but once he began teaching at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria he found the position profoundly rewarding. Read More »

Professional Development Opportunity for Science Faculty

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 5:46pm

Transform the Teaching and Learning of Science using the C.R.E.A.T.E. Strategy

NSF-supported workshops:
Session I: June 10 – June 14
Session II: June 17 – June 21 2013
 
The C.R.E.A.T.E. (Consider, Read, Elucidate the hypotheses, Analyze and interpret the data, and Think of the next Experiment) strategy is a new teaching approach that seeks to transform the learning environment of an undergraduate course to model the creativity, complexity, and excitement of the scientific process.
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Job Vacancies: Program Coordinator & Managing Director

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 3:21pm

Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence is hiring a 50% Program Coordinator. 

 
The individual in this position will work closely with the Program Directors to build and maintain this network by supporting and coordinating all the administrative aspects of the program, including the enrollment of faculty, coordination of fund transfers, and oversight of major event planning and logistics. This person will interface with dozens of campus units and therefore must be able to be a positive representative for the program, its goals, and participants. Flexibility, independence, and creative problem-solving are as important in this position as planning and follow-through.

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New Evidence for Online Learning Outcomes

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 2:28pm

As the CIRTL Network works to expand its slate of online courses and activities, the rapid developments in online learning are of great interest to team members.  A new study was released by Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit research and consulting organization, on the success of online learning. They sampled approximately 600 college students taking an introductory statistics course at 6 different universities. One group of students completed the course in a traditional setting, with 3-4 hours of in-class instruction each week, while the other group participated in a “hybrid-course” with online elements coupled with 1 hour of in-class instruction.

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CIRTL Summer Course Wraps Up

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 12:06pm

The CIRTL Network recently wrapped up its first summer course. Thirteen students from eight CIRTL Network institutions completed, “Developing a Teaching Portfolio.” Nancy Abney, Instructor & Program Manager, University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate School Professional Development Program, guided students in developing a Teaching Portfolio for improving teaching and enhancing student learning. The web-based curriculum introduced the essential elements of a teaching portfolio, provided tools for gathering necessary documentation, and through individual feedback from the instructor, assisted participants in drafting a personal Philosophy of Teaching.

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