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Upcoming Webinars Focused on Funding Opportunities

Submitted by kabarnicle on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:04am

The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) host a series of webinars that focus on funding opportunities. The next webinar series on the 2014 Funding Year begins May 2013. Registration will begin the week of May 10th. Read More »

Coffee Hour April 25th @12pm CST "Tenure and Promotion: What you should know, what you should ask"

Submitted by herbert2 on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 12:36pm

Join us for our Building an Academic Career series on Thursday, April 25th at 12pm CT with "Tenure and Promotion: What you should know, what you should ask". This discussion, facilitated by Drs. Don Foss, Philip Cohen, and Daniel Mosse, will focus on tenure and promotion.  Read More »

New Position: University of Michigan Instructional Consultant

Submitted by kabarnicle on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 8:56am

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan invites applications for an Instructional Consultant to work with instructors in the biological, physical, or health sciences and to consult on instructional technology. Candidates should have a PhD in the sciences, experience working with faculty or TAs from those disciplines, or research relevant to the sciences. Familiarity with clinical teaching is desirable. Applicants will be considered for either an Instructional Consultant title or an Assistant Director title, depending on level of experience. Read More »

Teaching-as-Research Presentation Session, April 16

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 12:15pm

Come hear brief presentations from CIRTL graduate students who have been doing Teaching-as-Research projects this year.  Tuesday April 16 at 1-2 ET/12-1 CT/11-12 MT/10-11 PT students from across the CIRTL Network will present an overview of their research projects--the main research questions, project design and methods, and a summary of their results and implications.  Anyone interested in seeing the TAR work being done in the CIRTL Network this year is welcome to attend.  We hope to have some time for questions and discussion of the projects.

To join go to http://www.cirtl.net/blackboard and select "Enter Blackboard Collaborate Room 1."  The session is open to all.

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Graduate Student Community Engaged Research Conference - May 21-22, Ithaca NY - Request for Proposals

Submitted by colleen on Fri, 04/12/2013 - 7:33am
In an effort to kick off a long-term collaboration between engaged graduates and mentors across the Northeast and Upstate New York regions, Engaged Learning and Research (EL +R) at Cornell and the Cornell Participatory Action Research Network (cPARN) are pleased to announce their plans to co-host an inaugural Graduate Student Engaged Research Conference in Ithaca, New York, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21st and 22nd, 2013.
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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: Weds., April 17th @ 1pm CT: "Fostering Critical Thinking"

Submitted by herbert2 on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 10:50am

Join us for our Teaching and Learning in the STEM Classroom series on Wednesday, April 17th at 1pm CT with "Fostering Critical Thinking". This discussion, facilitated by Drs. Nancy Ruggeri, Susanna Calkins, and Justin Notestein, will focus on identifying what it means to "think critically" and how to assess it.  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 »

CIRTL Network Meeting, Spring 2013 Highlights and Outcomes

University of Pittsburgh, March 1-2, 2013

The Changing Currents of Higher Education

High-level overview of the rapidly changing landscape for future faculty by Ann Austin (Michigan State University) closed by noting the opportunities, including:

• greater creativity and innovative thinking;
• more collaboration and collegiality;
• a more diverse academic workforce;
• more flexibility in academic careers;
• a greater responsiveness to societal needs. Read More »

Free Online Workshops To Enhance NSF Educational Proposals and Projects - Register Now!

Submitted by herbert2 on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 4:02pm

Are you interested in having a competitive edge in writing proposals for educational research and development projects such as those supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Program or for research projects with significant educational components (e.g., the BRIGE and CAREER programs)? Then consider participating in one or more of the 21 upcoming NSF sponsored Interactive Web-based Workshops (IWBWs) all of which will be presented by former NSF Program Directors in the Division of Undergraduate Education.
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