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CIRTL National Network
Whether you are searching for more information about teaching, learning, or the scholarship of the two combined, the national CIRTL network has resources to statisfy your search. Check out CIRTL website for more inforamtion or peruse the summaries below.
CIRTL PILLARS:
Teaching-as-Research (TAR): "the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructors to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers." Resources: TAR Developmental Framework Chart, Guidebooks, Publications, Delta Program, STEM Education Scholars Program, Speakers, more.
Learning Communities (LC): "bring together groups of people for shared learning, discovery, and generation of knowledge. To achieve common learning goals, a learning community nurtures functional relationships among its members." Resouces: LC Developmental Framework Chart, Guidebooks, Publications, Delta Program, Speakers, more.
Learning-through-Diversity (LtD): "capitalizes on the rich array of experiences, backgrounds, and skills among STEM undergraduates and graduates-through-faculty to enhance the learning of all. It recognizes that excellence and diversity are necessarily intertwined." Resources: LtD Developmental Framework Chart, Diversity Institute program, Guidebooks, Publications, Delta Program, Speakers, more.
CIRTL GUIDEBOOKS:
OK, you're hooked on CIRTL pillar concepts and want to implement one or all into your courses, or even teach a new course, but don't know where to start. CIRTL Guidebooks provide complete course materials in a convenient PDF (including discussion and justification of concepts, pedagogical support, detailed weekly Facilitator's guide, etc.) and are real-world tested at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The guidebooks may be taught as-is or adapted to your discipline:
CIRTL PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS:
The next best thing to being there. Learn from the experts in the CIRTL network as they discuss topics and demonstrate concepts found in the core principles of CIRTL (see Pillars above for more information). Presentations, publications.