Howard University

Michigan State University

Texas A&M University

University of Colorado
at Boulder

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

2008-2009 CIRTL Network Online Course Offerings for Graduate Students and Post-Docs

Students may participate with or without credit, as they prefer. Graduate students, at campuses other than the host institution, who are interested in receiving course credit are encouraged to work with the CIRTL Network campus leader or their advisor to receive independent study credit. Credits offered by the host campus will vary.

Fall 2008
(Courses start 9/2/2008 and end 12/10/2008)

Title: Teaching and Learning Science
Weds: 12:00ET/ 11:00 CT/ 10:00 MT  (75 min)
Host Campus: Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Instructor: Mike Klymkowsky, CU at Boulder, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Description: The course is designed for STEM graduate students interested in exploring how undergraduate students understand STEM disciplines. The course provides a forum to address the identification and resolution of student misconceptions and conceptual gaps. Participants will customize their work to their own academic area and engage in teaching-as-research to understand undergraduate conceptions using the Ed's Tools system (bioliteracy.net).
For more details: http://groups.google.com/group/teaching-and-learning-science/web/syllabus?hl=en
Registration: Complete this form if you are interested in registering

Title: The College Classroom
Weds: 2:30ET/ 1:30 CT/12:30 MT (60 min)
Host Campus: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Instructor: Sandra Courter, UW-Madison, Director, Engineering Learning Center
Description: This course will help participants learn the basics of effective teaching as well as ideas on the forefront of college education.  These will include the core CIRTL ideas of teaching-as-research, learning community, and learning-through-diversity. Participants will develop their teaching philosophy and explore how it may impact their future students. Course participants will design a course curriculum accordingly and learn how to monitor and investigate the effectiveness of the learning environment.
Registration: Complete this form if you are interested in registering

Spring 2009

Title: Effective use of Technology in Teaching and Learning
Host Campus: Howard University
Instructors: Folahan Ayorinde, Howard University; Prof. of Chemistry; Gregory Moses, UW-Madison, Prof. of Engineering Physics
Description: This course is designed for those who desire to develop new approaches to effective use of instructional technology in their teaching practice. Students will learn how technological choices can affect the learning of their diverse student populations. Participants will complete a teaching-as-research project to study the learning of students when using a technology designed for a certain learning challenge in their discipline.

Title: Diversity in College Classroom
Host Campus: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Instructors: Don Gillian-Daniel, UW-Madison, Asst. Director, Delta Program; Brian Manske, UW-Madison, Asst. Director, Delta Program
Description: This course is designed for those who have an interest in becoming better college instructors, and in advancing diversity issues in their future classroom practice.  Participants will explore how they define diversity, and discuss the ways different definitions of diversity might influence what and how we teach our disciplinary topics. The course culminates in creation of a diversity-focused plan of action.

Technology Requirements: Courses will make use of an online course management system as well as interactive web and teleconferencing technology.  Each student will need:

• individual access to a computer in a quiet location with a high speed internet connection
• a phone line with a speaker phone or headset (a speaker phone may be shared with other participants; in fact we encourage students at a campus to join together)
• a webcam (recommended but not required)

For more information contact:
Kitch Barnicle
CIRTL Network Coordinator
kabarnicle@wisc.edu
608-262-9174

The CIRTL Network strives to be inclusive for anyone interested in participating in our activities, programs, and courses. If you have specific accessibility needs, please let us know in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. Please contact us at 608-262-9174 or email us at info@cirtl.net