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What is CIRTL in STEM?

The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) seeks to enhance excellence in STEM undergraduate education through development of a national faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices for diverse learners. CIRTL was founded in 2003 as a National Science Foundation Center for Learning and Teaching in higher education.

What universities are part of the CIRTL network?

Established in fall 2006, the initial CIRTL Network was comprised of Howard University, Michigan State University, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vanderbilt University. After substantial expansions in 2011 and 2016, the Network now includes 37 research universities in the United States and Canada.

Does Drexel have a CIRTL?

Through Drexel's CIRTL membership, graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and faculty may create a CIRTL Network Account online and take advantage of CIRTL programs, workshops, webinars and more. The CIRTL Network runs online events in Blackboard Collaborate for the cross-Network learning community throughout the academic year. In addition to the national network offerings, Drexel hosts programs built around CIRTL's core ideas.

What is CIRTL in education?

The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is a nation-wide online network of 40+ universities that seek to enhance excellence in undergraduate education through development of a national faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices for diverse learners.

What is the goal of CIRTL?

The goal of CIRTL is to improve the STEM learning of all students at every college and university, and thereby to increase the diversity in STEM fields and the STEM literacy of the nation. Visit the CIRTL Network.

What is CIRTL in STEM?

CIRTL uses graduate education as the leverage point to develop a national STEM faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse student audiences as part of successful professional careers.

What are the benefits of CIRTL?

Benefits to engaging with CIRTL include: Be competitive for a broader array of academic jobs. Negotiate for higher salary. Become a more effective teacher. Implement inclusive teaching and actively engage in social justice. Communicate effectively to a broad audience. CIRTL Logo.

What is the center for the integration of research, teaching, and learning?

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning. Committed to advancing the teaching of STEM disciplines in higher education. About CIRTL. The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is an NSF Center for Learning and Teaching in higher education. CIRTL uses graduate education as ...

Does UCLA have a CIRTL?

UCLA has CIRTL programs built on the CIRTL core ideas : Teaching-as-research, learning communities and learning-through-diversity. Our local learning community offers its own robust schedule of courses, programs, events, internships and resources. In addition, all UCLA graduate students and post docs automatically have access to the CIRTL online network and can participate with our CIRTL partners in a national cross-network learning community.

Program levels

The program has been designed to accommodate participants from a variety of disciplines and experience. Choose from a list of options to build an experience that fits your needs and schedule. These opportunities are independent of any department or program requirements.

Scholar level

Scholars complete all the requirements of the Associate and Practitioner levels and present their teaching-as-research project at a Stanford-wide event, CIRTL event, or national or international conference or symposium, and/or publish their work in a scholarly journal.