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cirtl coffee hour 1/17: finding funding to support your love of teaching

jan. 13, 2012—the 2011-2012 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. this year’s...

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cirtl coffee hour 11/15: continuing stem education work as faculty (featuring vanderbilt’s robert webster)

nov. 11, 2011—the 2011-2012 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. this year’s...

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cirtl coffee hour 10/18: what to expect the first year as a faculty

oct. 14, 2011—the 2011-2012 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. this year’s...

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cirtl coffee hour 9/20: the faculty job interview

sep. 16, 2011—the 2011-2012 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. this year’s...

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teaching-as-research fellows poster session & call for proposals

may. 5, 2011—as part of the cirtl network activities at vanderbilt, the cft co-sponsors the teaching-as-research (tar) fellows program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the stem (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields at vanderbilt. cirtl defines tar as follows: “teaching-as-research involves the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices...

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karl smith: engineering education research, teaching as design, & the connected mind

apr. 20, 2011—by cft assistant director derek bruff last week, the center for the integration of research, teaching, and learning (cirtl) hosted a talk  by karl smith, professor of cooperative learning in engineering education at purdue university. professor smith’s talk was titled “studies at the interface: engineering education research and engineering education innovation,” and in the talk,...

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cirtl coffee hour april 21 – making the transition from grad student to faculty

apr. 18, 2011—the 2010-2011 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. the...

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cirtl network online courses on the college classroom and problem-based learning

apr. 7, 2011—the center for the integration of research, teaching, and learning (cirtl) has announced their fall online courses on college teaching open to graduate students and post-docs in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. these courses are interactive, synchronous, online learning experiences designed to prepare grad students and post-docs for future faculty roles. course descriptions are included...

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upcoming: karl smith on engineering education research (april 12)

apr. 6, 2011—by cft assistant director derek bruff the center for the integration of research, teaching, and learning (cirtl) is sponsoring a talk next week by karl smith, professor of cooperative learning in engineering education at purdue university and morse–alumni distinguished teaching professor and professor of civil engineering at the university of minnesota. professor smith’s talk, titled...

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cirtl coffee hour march 17 – the academic interview

mar. 16, 2011—the 2010-2011 cirtl coffee hour series provides an opportunity for stem (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. the series is facilitated by a mix of young faculty who have recently secured positions and more seasoned tenured faculty. the...

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