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Coffee Hour - Continuing STEM education work as a faculty: presenting, publishing and doing TAR work in the classroom

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 4:33pm

How do you incorporate a systematic research approach to improving your teaching over the long haul? Can you really apply your research skills to make improvement of teaching and learning an ongoing process? Come hear how several faculty use a teaching-as-research approach to modify what they do in their own classroom and beyond.

Coffee Hour 11.15.2011: 1:00pm CT (2pm ET / 12 noon MT / 11am PT)

AAU Working to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 2:56pm

 "No single organization can improve undergraduate STEM education on its own, says Robert Mathieu, an astronomer who directs the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning based at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It's a systemic problem, he says, "but AAU is one of the key levers that has to be aligned," citing the huge role that AAU institutions play in preparing future faculty members." Read More »

Blog Post LTD Test

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 9:41am

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9/13/2011 Derek Bruff: Developing Teaching and Learning Objectives for TAR Projects, Capstone Seminar

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 9:26am

Are you working on a TAR project? You will not want to miss Derek Bruff's presentation on setting learning objectives for your TAR project! You can see more of Dereks's work at http://derekbruff.com/site/. Derek is the Director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and a senior lecturer in the Vanderbilt University Department of Mathematics. 

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Coffee Hour Archive Update: What to Know About Tenure and Promotion BEFORE Applying for a Job

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 2:46pm

 January 20, 2011 - Dr. Rique Campa, Michigan State University Read More »

New Coffee Hour Audio Post- Using your Teaching as Research Project to Strengthen Your Professional Life

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 3:43pm

Jonathan Wellons- Vanderbilt Univ PhD student, Dr. Kristin Getter- MSU Post-Doc, Geoff Horst- MSU PhD student 
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CIRTL Featured on Homepage of WCER

Submitted by Kevin Atherton on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 1:28pm

CIRTL is currently being featured on the homepage of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research site as an example of NSF funded broader impact research.    Read More »

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