2018 – Page 6 – Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning

Educating Biology PhDs for Life Beyond Academia

March 2, 2018/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacan

A growing number of universities, students, and funding organizations are working to change biology graduate education to meet the needs of students on a wide array of career paths. But […]

Who’s Preparing Future Faculty to Teach?

March 2, 2018/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacan

Last fall, the academic career coach Jennifer Polk conducted an informal Twitter poll: How many of you, she asked her followers, received any meaningful pedagogical training during graduate school? Replies […]

Entering Mentoring Training – Spring 2018 RSVP

February 28, 2018/0 Comments/in Announcements /by maojacan

Dear UCLA Graduate Students and Postdocs, The UCLA Entering Mentoring Training (EMT) Program seeks to develop a mentoring ethos by providing leadership, mentorship, and diversity sensitivity training to graduate students […]

Science and Engineering Indicators 2018

February 19, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

The National Science Board released the biennial Science and Engineering Indicators report, a compilation of statistics and analyses on the global R&D landscape, including education, public attitudes to science, and […]

7 Facts About the STEM Workforce

February 15, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

A new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data takes a broad-based look at the STEM workforce from 1990 to 2016 based on an analysis of adults ages […]

Exams Disadvantage Women in Introductory Biology

February 12, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

A new study, co-led by postdoctoral associate and SI alumna Cissy Ballen at the University of Minnesota and Shima Salehi at Stanford University, found that unexpected influences underlie gender gaps […]

Carrot Versus Stick Teaching

February 12, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

Students try harder, and learn more, when your grading includes rewards, not just punishments. [READ MORE]

10 Key Points About Active Learning

February 9, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

Cathy N. Davidson shares what she wishes she had known when she started teaching active learning courses. [READ MORE]

Introductory Physics Lab: We Can Do Better

February 8, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by maojacan

Research reveals that labs are more effective when their goal is to teach experimental practices rather than to reinforce classroom instruction. [READ MORE]

Provosts’ View on Student Learning Assessment