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Submitted by kabarnicle on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 9:55am

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Derek Bruff Encourages Conference Backchannel

Submitted by kabarnicle on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 7:41am

Writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education today, CIRTL colleague Derek Bruff from Vanderbilt University discusses the use of Twitter at higher education conferences. Read More »

Teri Balser named 2010 U.S. Professor of the Year

Submitted by kabarnicle on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 5:26am

The Chronicle reports today that Teresa C. Balser, Associate professor of soil science, University of Wisconsin at Madison was recently named one of four US Professors of the Year by Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.  Teri has been a collaborator with the Delta Program on Research, Teaching and Learning for several years and she currently serves on the Delta Steering Committee. Read More »

APPLY: Teaching Workshops for Postdocs in Biology - FIRST IV

Submitted by kabarnicle on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 12:08pm

Application due: December 15, 2010
Notification of Acceptance: January 30, 2011
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CIRTLCast - The Science of Broadening Participation - Tuesday October 20th

Submitted by kabarnicle on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 3:11pm

Ever wonder why an intervention designed to get more women into sciencemay not work as planned? Why the percentage of women who are physicistsin Italy is higher than the percentage in Denmark? We are starting torealize the importance of understanding interventions and assessingtheir effectiveness in context so that we can develop more effectivestrategies to increase inclusion in the STEM fields. This CIRTL-cast isintended to introduce some key ideas and stimulate discussion on thesetopics! Read More »

Prepare for your future Faculty Position with CIRTL Network Courses

Submitted by kabarnicle on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 8:16am
The CIRTL Network is an NSF initiative to create a learning community of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at 6 major research universities across the nation. The goal? To use the diversity of the CIRTL Network to prepare future science, engineering and math faculty members who are both superb researchers and excellent teachers.
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CIRTL Graduate student wins national leadership award

Submitted by kabarnicle on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 11:01am

A University of Wisconsin-Madison CIRTL graduate student has received a prestigious national award recognizing future leaders in higher education. The award, given since 1996, is sponsored by K. Patricia Cross, David Gardner Professor of Higher Education emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. It recognizes doctoral students who "show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. Read More »

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