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The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Expands to Twenty-Five Research Institutions

Submitted by velez on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:01am

The CIRTL Network is continuing to evolve as it approaches its tenth year. Established as an NSF Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) in 2003, CIRTL has worked to create a comprehensive network of higher education institutions collaborating to prepare the future STEM faculty. This fall the CIRTL Network welcomes 19 new member institutions for a total of 25. Read More »

Coffee Hour: How do you find funding to support your love of teaching?

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:33pm

As a graduate student Ali Locher, along with two other STEM grad students, wrote a successful grant to further their teaching-as –research work. How was a graduate student able to secure federal funding for an education project and why did she do it? What did her advisor, Rique Campa think about her taking the time to do this? In last week’s CIRTL Coffee Hour, Both Locher and Campa were on hand to tell the story. Read More »

Today's Coffee Hour

Submitted by herbert2 on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 10:58am

 Good Morning Everyone! 

This is just a friendly reminder about today's CIRTL Coffee Hour on Finding Funding to Support your Love of Teaching. This Coffee Hour will be facilitated by Ali Felix-Locher from Grand Valley State University and Rique Campa from Michigan State University.  Read More »

Job Opening at MIT: Postdoctoral Associate in Educational Research

Submitted by velez on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 8:29am

The Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a position available immediately for a post-doctoral associate in educational research. This person will collaborate with TLL’s Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation on the design and implementation of multi-faceted studies related to student learning (both inside and outside the classroom); innovative pedagogies; new curricula; and/or educational technology, particularly in STEM disciplines. Read More »

MSU program trains researchers in the finer points of teaching

Submitted by velez on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 3:24pm

The Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Fellowship Program (FAST) at Michigan State University (MSU) was been making a positive impact. It was highlighted this week as an integral future faculty preparation program at their institution. Read More »

CIRTL Director named AAAS Fellow

Submitted by velez on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 9:24am

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its AAAS Fellows for the 2011 class and Bob Mathieu, CIRTL Director, has been named as a Fellow in Astronomy. Read More »

Psst: Don't Tell Anyone, but Some Professors Like Teaching

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:15pm

Today's Chronicle of Education quoted CIRTL's Mark Connolly in an article, "Psst:  Don't Tell Anyone, but Some Professors Like Teaching."  Mark drew from his longitudinal study of doctoral and postdoctoral teaching development to talk about the experiences of graduate students who have a passion for teaching, while engaged in their research graduate work.

Job Opening at UNT: Computational Chemical Biology

Submitted by velez on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 4:21pm

The University of North Texas (UNT) is making major infrastructure changes to enhance and expand research. UNT invites applications for a senior (Associate or Full) faculty position in computational chemical biology to be part of the Computational Chemical Biology Cluster.

For a complete job description visit this link.

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 - 3:33pm

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)

Wildlife Society honors CIRTL Network member with Education Award

Submitted by velez on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:16am

The Wildlife Society has named Henry (Rique) Campa as the recipient of this year’s inaugural Excellence in Wildlife Education Award. The award was given as a way to celebrate exemplary teaching by individuals who contribute to the improvement of wildlife education. Read More »