CIRTLcast

CIRTLcast Video Featuring Michigan State's Ann Austin

Submitted by cefisher2 on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:35am

We are happy to announce a new 10 minute condensed version of Ann Austin's CIRTLcast from April, 2010. In this video Ann talks about what young faculty members need to be able to do and know. She addresses many questions, including: What is faculty work like and how is it changing? What does the new generation of faculty need to be able to do? What competencies should graduate students and post-docs develop as they prepare for faculty roles? Read More »

CIRTLcast Video Featuring Vanderbilt's Derek Bruff

Submitted by cefisher2 on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 8:17am

We are happy to announce a new 10 minute condensed version of Derek Bruff's CIRTLcast from May, 2010. In this video Derek talks about how classroom response systems (“clickers”) are technologies that enable teachers to rapidly collect and analyze student responses to multiple-choice questions during class. These systems can be used to engage students in any size class in any discipline. Read More »

CIRTLcast Video Featuring TAMU's Bruce Herbert

Submitted by cefisher2 on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 6:56am

We are happy to announce a new 10 minute condensed version of Bruce Herbert's CIRTLcast from June, 2010. In this video Bruce talks about engaging students in Learning Through Diversity (LtD) using environmental case studies, including the recent BP oil spill. This is a very interesting and informative video that you should certainly check out. A special thanks to Erin for her great job editing and producing the video!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/CIRTLNetwork#p/u/6/DJ7hHmEgo0Q

More information on past CIRTLcasts: http://www.cirtl.net/cirtlcasts/archive

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 »

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