Summer Programming from the CIRTL Network: Now inclusive of all disciplines
~ May 5, 2025 ~
Cornell University is an institutional member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network. CIRTL provides a variety of online programming designed to help aspiring faculty learn how to teach effectively and inclusively, and how to prepare for and navigate the academic job market.
This summer, CIRTL is offering 3 courses, 2 teaching institutes, and 5 workshops for graduate students and postdocs pursuing careers higher education. Summer programming is topically focused around evidence-based teaching fundamentals, academic professional development, and teaching-as-research. Registration dates will vary based on when programming starts. All programming includes synchronous online sessions that take place in Zoom, unless otherwise mentioned. (Excerpted from the April 15 CIRTL Network newsletter)
Anyone can register to attend programming, but participants from CIRTL member institutions and alumni will receive priority when registering for programming with limited seats; capped programming typically reaches capacity within a week of registration opening. Please indicate your Cornell affiliation at registration. Learn more about our institutional membership in CIRTL
Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question, identifying project methods and outcomes, and more. This 6-week course has sessions in Zoom on Wednesdays at 7-8:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Atlantic / 11am-12:30pm Eastern / 10-11:30am Central / 9-10:30am Mountain / 8-9:30am Pacific/Arizona from June 18 to July 23. Cap 25; registration opens on Monday, June 2 and closes once capacity is reached.
The Johns Hopkins Teaching Institute is a multi-day in-person teaching institute designed to help doctoral students and post-docs become successful and confident classroom teachers. The in-person version of this institute meets daily at the Johns Hopkins University campus in Baltimore, MD from Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30. Daily sessions run from 9:00 am to around 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Cap: 15 CIRTL participants; at capacity and closed for registration.
The Johns Hopkins Teaching Institute is a multi-day online teaching institute designed to help doctoral students and post-docs become successful and confident classroom teachers. Daily sessions take place in Zoom from Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 13 at 5-8:30pm Gulf / 10-1:30pm Atlantic / 9-12:30pm Eastern / 8-11:30am Central / 7-10:30am Mountain / 6-9:30am Pacific/Arizona. Cap: 40 CIRTL participants; at capacity and closed for registration.
As part of the interview process for a faculty position in the U.S., you may be asked to lead a teaching demonstration. In this one-session workshop, we’ll discuss ways to go into your teaching demo with preparedness, confidence, and adaptability. This workshop meets online in Zoom on Wednesday, June 25 at 8-9:30pm Gulf / 1-2:30pm Atlantic / 12-1:30pm Eastern / 11am-12:30pm Central / 10-11:30am Mountain / 9-10:30am Pacific/Arizona. Cap: 60; registration opens on Monday, June 9 at 11am CT and closes once capacity is reached.
In a rapidly changing world, it’s important to prepare students for possible future career paths. In this two-session workshop, we’ll use a “wicked science” training framework to explore the creative potential of arts-based research (ABR), more specifically poetic inquiry, and to understand research and teaching in new ways. This workshop meets online in Zoom on Tuesdays, June 24th and July 8th at 7-8:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Atlantic / 11am-12:30pm Eastern / 10-11:30am Central / 9-10:30am Mountain / 8-9:30am Pacific/Arizona. Cap: 40; registration opens on Monday, June 9 at 11am CT and closes once capacity is reached.
Reflect on your career journey and sources of support using a living document known as a mentor map in this two-session workshop designed for graduate students at any stage in their career. This workshop will meet online in Zoom on Thursdays, July 17 and July 31 at 7-8:30pm Gulf / 12-1:30pm Atlantic / 11am-12:30pm Eastern / 10-11:30am Central / 9-10:30am Mountain / 8-9:30am Pacific/Arizona. Cap 30; registration opens Monday, June 30 at 11am CT and closes once capacity is reached.
Using photographs from a comprehensive documentary project and open-source collection, join colleagues to observe and reflect on teaching in action at college and university classrooms across a wide variety of institutions and disciplines. This one-session workshop is designed to deepen your ability to notice and reflect on what happens in teaching and learning environments, including your own. This workshop will meet online in Zoom on Tuesday, July 22 at 9-10:30pm Gulf / 2-3:30pm Atlantic / 1-2:30pm Eastern / 12-1:30pm Central / 11am-12:30pm Mountain / 10-11:30am Pacific/Arizona. No cap; registration opens on Monday, June 30 at 11am CT and will close the day of the workshop.
Want to feel more confident in your ability to help students reflect on their own learning processes? This two-part workshop was designed for educators to develop practical skills and instructional materials that scaffold students’ success as independent learners. The workshop meets online in Zoom on Thursdays, July 24th and August 7th at 8-10pm Gulf / 1-3pm Atlantic / 12-2pm Eastern / 11am-1pm Central / 10am-12pm Mountain / 9-11am Pacific/Arizona. Cap: 80; registration opens on Monday, July 7 at 11am CT and closes once capacity is reached.
Get an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them in this 8-part asynchronous course designed for graduate students and postdocs in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). Initially created as a cohort-based course, this course re-launched in Fall 2024 as a self-paced online course. No cap; read more and register.
Learn effective college-level teaching strategies that engage learners through active learning, as well as the research that supports them, in this 8-part asynchronous course designed for future faculty in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). This course builds on “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching”; the intro course is recommended, but not required, as a prerequisite for participating in this course. No cap; read more and register.
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network is a network of 44 universities in the US and Canada and worldwide committed to advancing inclusive, evidence-based disciplinary education. CIRTL has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information about the CIRTL Network, visit online at www.cirtl.net or contact at info@cirtl.net.
