Welcome, new Associate Instructors! We know that the Associate Instructors preparing to teach at Indiana University Bloomington have a wide arrange of experiences. Some of you have taught multiple college courses before. Some of you have only the experience of being a student. Some of you have taught K-12 before starting graduate school. Whatever level… Read more »
Tag: Graduate Students
Preparing Learning Outcomes for the Spring Semester
I hope that by the time you’re reading this, you’re fully enjoying winter break—spending time safely at home, perhaps trying out a new hobby (sourdough starter, anyone?), or getting caught up on some much needed sleep. As you slowly come out of winter break hibernation, you’ll likely start to think about the classes you’ll be… Read more »
Learning about High-Impact Practices with CIRTL
I recently attended a webinar about High-Impact Practices (HIPs) presented by Jerry Daday and Tom Hahn (Institute for Engaged Learning, IUPUI) and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). High-impact practices are educational practices that have been shown to increase student engagement and retention (Kuh 2008). There are eleven HIPs: service-learning/community-based… Read more »
Keep missing our events? Watch our recordings!
When quarantine started in March, I thought about throwing my beloved planner into the garbage. It seemed like plan after plan was cancelled and I was facing a wide-open schedule of nothing. (Cue chirping crickets and a tumbleweed blowing by.) However, as our world quickly transitioned online, it didn’t take long for many of our… Read more »
Networking and Professional Development in a Time of Online Teaching and Learning
Looking for a competitive edge as a scholar and instructor? CIRTL can help! The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is a network of 37 research universities in the United States and Canada with the goal of enhancing STEM undergraduate education through the professional development of future faculty. Indiana University Bloomington… Read more »
Graduate Students – Get Oriented to Teaching at IU!
We’re occasionally asked if we offer spring versions of our day-long Associate Instructor Orientation or Classroom Climate Workshop. While we don’t replicate these programs at the start of the spring semester, we are offering various workshops in early January that will introduce graduate student instructors to some foundational skills for teaching. If the following options… Read more »