Past Online Courses
Explore topics and descriptions of past online courses offered through the CIRTL Network:
2020
Fall 2019
Diversity in the College Classroom (Full Course)
Understand the theory behind how diversity affects learning and develop practical classroom strategies in this course designed for STEM/SBE grad students and postdocs.
- Fridays, September 27-November 22, 2019
Equity in STEM for All Genders (Full Course)
Analyze gender bias and collaboratively develop approaches to counter gender bias in STEM in this 9-week online course.
- Thursdays, October 3-December 12
Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project (Full Course)
Plan and refine your own Teaching-as-Research project alongside a learning community of peers in this 10-week online course.
- Mondays, September 23-December 2
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC)
Learn about STEM teaching at your own page through online video modules and discussion boards in this 8-week MOOC developed by CIRTL Network faculty.
- Weekly asynchronous modules, September 30-November 25
2019
Summer 2019
Developing a CV or Resume (Short Course)
Become familiar with the formats, purposes, and structures of various academic and professional CVs, through individual and group reviews of exemplary documents, and through drafting
- June 20-27, 2019
- Credit: N/A
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC)
Learn about effective, evidence-based STEM teaching practices at your own pace through online video modules and discussion boards in this 8-week MOOC.
- June 24-August 11, 2019
- Credit: N/A
- Optional weekly local discussions (contact cirtl@cornell.edu)
Online Teaching Practicum
- A unique opportunity for future faculty to prepare and propose to teach an online workshop for the CIRTL Network. Previous experience facilitating teaching development workshops locally is a prerequisite for enrollment in this course.
- May 29-June 24, 2019
- Credit: N/A
Spring 2019
Early registration for spring courses is open from December 10 – January 7, and is highly recommend if a course has a small capacity. Cornell is a CIRTL member institution, so Cornell affiliates (including graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and alumni) can register during this time. Regular registration begins on January 8, and is open to those at other institutions as well. Register for these courses through the CIRTL Network website.
The College Classroom (Course)
Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective teaching practices in this 12-week online course.
- January 28 – April 15, 2019
- Meets online weekly on Mondays from 1-2:30 pm ET
- Credit: 1 credit optional
Diversity in the College Classroom (Course)
Understand the theory behind how diversity affects learning and develop practical classroom strategies in this 9-week online course.
- February 26 – April 23, 2019
- Meets online weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 am-1 pm ET
- Credit: 1 credit optional
Engaging Students in the Teaching of Statistics (Short Course)
Learn about engaging, evidence-based pedagogical practices for statistics in this short 5-week online course.
- March 21 – April 18, 2019
- Meets online weekly on Thursdays from 2-4 pm ET
- Credit: 1 credit optional
Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching (Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC)
Learn about developing effective, evidence-based STEM teaching practices at your own pace through online video modules and discussion boards in this 8-week MOOC.
- February 4 – March 29, 2019
- Credit: N/A
- Weekly local discussions on Mondays at 10 am ET (contact cirtl@cornell.edu)
Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom Online Course
A four-week, self-paced online course for anyone with teaching responsibilities at Cornell, at any level of diversity expertise. Modules explore strategies for inclusive course design, social identity and self-reflection, and pedagogical practices that effectively support student engagement and belongingness across difference. Offered by the Center for Teaching Innovation.
- March 4 – April 1, 2019
- Register for TLDC
- Credit: N/A
2018
Fall 2018
Equity in STEM for All Genders
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (MOOC)
Planning your Teaching as Research Project
Practicum in Developing Assessments (Short Course)
Summer 2018
Designing Your Course & Designing Yourself as a Teacher: A Simultaneous Process
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (MOOC)
Spring 2018
CIRTL Reads: A Journal Club on STEM Teaching (Short Course)
The College Classroom
Diversity in the College Classroom
Engaging Students in the Teaching of Statistics (Short Course)
Research Mentor Training
2017
Fall 2017
Creating Assessments for the STEM Classroom
The College Classroom: Teaching Inclusively
Diversity in the College Classroom
Equity in STEM for All Genders
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (MOOC)
Teaching as Research
Teaching with Technology
Summer 2017
Developing a CV or Resume
Level Up: Designing a Game-Based Learning Environment
Spring 2017
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
The College Classroom
Developing a Teaching Portfolio
Diversity in the College Classroom
Research Mentor Training
Service Learning in STEM Classrooms: Introduction to Pedagogy and Practice
Teaching as Research
2016
Fall 2016
Creating Assessments and Evaluation Plans
Diversity in the College Classroom: Teaching the STEM Undergraduate
Teaching with Technology
Summer 2016
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
Disabling Difference in the STEM Classroom
Integrating Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking in STEM Courses
2015
Summer 2015
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
Online Assignments in STEM Courses: A Practical Guide (Short Course)
Spring 2015
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
The College Classroom
Effective Teaching with Technology
Online Homework: A Practical Guide (Short Course)
Research Mentor Training
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning II
2014
Fall 2014
The Active Classroom – Successfully Implementing Small-Group Learning in STEM Courses (Short Course)
Diversity in the College Classroom
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching (Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC)
Journal Club: CIRTL Reads
Student-Centered Course Design (Short Course)
Teaching as Research: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning I
Summer 2014
Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
Peer Instruction Using Clickers (Short Course)
Planning Your Career – Developing Your Academic E-Portfolio