Mentoring undergraduate students is a routine function of academic research labs with applications in academia and in business. This workshop, being offered again due to positive student feedback, is designed for graduate and post-graduate students who are already mentoring (or … Read more
Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective, evidence-based teaching practices in this 12-week course about teaching in the college classroom. This course will focus on developing inclusive, learner-centered approaches to teaching. Participants will explore the … Read more
PhDs and postdocs are busy. There’s so much to do NOW that it’s hard to think long term. What will you do after your PhD? But a job search can take months. You need to start thinking about your options … Read more
Join CTL Professional Development Lead Preston Cumming alongside instructors of all levels to read and discuss Co-Editors Jennifer Meta Robinson, Valerie Dean O'Loughlin, Katherine Kearns and Laura Plummer’s book Teaching as if Learning Matters: Pedagogies of Becoming by Next-Generation Faculty. … Read more
A series designed for Ph.D. students who want to better understand the pros and cons of pursuing the postdoc path, what to look for in a postdoctoral position, and tips on networking effectively to land one. Session 1: Why Postdoc? … Read more
In this workshop, participants will explore both the student perspective and the instructor perspective of “participation” and consider the intersections between these practices and those of inclusive teaching. In session 1, we will work on defining and setting expectations for … Read more
Course The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project is a 6-week asynchronous course designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and the ability of faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students to cultivate inclusive STEM learning environments for all their students and to develop themselves … Read more
The Professional Communication Skills Boot Camp is intended to increase students’ confidence communicating to broader audiences and practice developing persuasive skills that will create effective messaging and relay the importance of one’s research. The Boot Camp takes a development approach … Read more
The LED-BIO project is part of the NSF Leading Culture Change through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS) program. We are working to identify evidence-based strategies to address three persistent challenges that scientific societies face in their efforts to promote inclusion … Read more
This session will highlight the requirements necessary to create an effective presentation for the Three Minute Thesis competition. The session will also involve review of sample 3MT presentations using the official judging rubric as well as allow participants an opportunity … Read more
Join CTL Professional Development Lead Preston Cumming alongside instructors of all levels to read and discuss Co-Editors Jennifer Meta Robinson, Valerie Dean O'Loughlin, Katherine Kearns and Laura Plummer’s book Teaching as if Learning Matters: Pedagogies of Becoming by Next-Generation Faculty. … Read more
The LED-BIO project is part of the NSF Leading Culture Change through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS) program. We are working to identify evidence-based strategies to address three persistent challenges that scientific societies face in their efforts to promote inclusion … Read more
