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Fall 2010: Research Mentor Training Seminar

This seminar is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty across the CIRTL Network who desire to improve their skills in mentoring.
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Fall 2010: Preparation for Teaching (formerly The College Classroom)

Registration preference will be given to students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments. 
 
In this CIRTL Network course, you will learn the basics of effective teaching as well as ideas in the forefront of college education.
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Fall 2011: Inquiry-based and Problem-based Learning in the College Classroom

Integrating research and teaching remains one of the grand challenges for STEM education in universities and colleges. We will explore the use of inquiry-based and problem-based learning in the college classroom as one means to integrate research and teaching. Inquiry-based (IBL) and problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject in the context of complex, ill-structured, and realistic questions or problems. Read More »

Fall 2011: The College Classroom

Registration preference will be given to students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments.

In this CIRTL Network course, students will learn the basics of effective teaching as well as ideas in the forefront of college education. Students will explore their teaching philosophy, design a course curriculum, learn how to monitor and investigate the effectiveness of the learning environment, and explore what it means to create an inclusive classroom environment that engages all learners.

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Spring 2010: How Teams Work & How to Work Better in Teams

 
Class group page is located at: www.cirtl.net/spring10/htw

Registration preference will be given to students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments. 
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Spring 2010: Effective Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning

 
Class group page is located at: www.cirtl.net/spring10/ettl

Registration preference will be given to students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments. Download the 2009 ETTL syllabus:
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Spring 2010: Diversity in the College Classroom

 
Registration preference will be given to students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments. Spring 2009 Diversity in the College Classroom course syllabus (DOC) - 2010 syllabus to be added soon.
 
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Fall 2009: The College Classroom

 

In this CIRTL Network course, you will learn the basics of effectiveteaching as well as the forefront ideas in college education. Explorewhat your teaching philosophy might be and how it will impact yourfuture classes. Design a course curriculum accordingly and learn how tomonitor and investigate the effectiveness of the learning environment.

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Fall 2009: Teaching and Learning Science - Revealing Student Thinking and Conceptual Obstacles to Learning


This CIRTL Network course will explore how undergraduate students understand their disciplines. Participants will discuss course design and how it interacts with student thinking, misconceptions and conceptual gaps, which are among the most serious barriers to new learning. This course is offered on-line; you will be learning with graduate students and post-docs from a wide variety of universities in the CIRTL Network across the nation!
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Spring 2009: Diversity in the College Classroom

 
 

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Spring 2009: Effective Teaching with Technology

 
 

Develop new approaches to effective use of instructional technology in your teaching practice. You will learn how technological choices can affect the learning of today’s diverse student populations. Read More »

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