Impacts on Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows:
This professional development opportunity provides UCLA graduate students and postdoctoral scholars training in inclusive and effective teaching practices and occasions to practice teaching in college classrooms. The skills and experiences gained will make graduate students and postdoctoral scholars more competitive for academic positions and other jobs in which strong communication skills and working with diverse teams are assets. Participants in CIRTL will have the opportunity to network with peers and mentors at UCLA and throughout the multi-institution network.
Benefits:
- Be competitive for a broader array of academic jobs
- Negotiate for higher salary
- Become a more effective teacher
- Implement inclusive teaching and actively engage in social justice
- Communicate effectively to a broad audience
Impact on Staff: “Sharing Best Practices”
On Current Faculty : “The Trickle-Up or Spillover Effect”
- National network for collaboration
- Connection to evaluation instruments
- CIRTL Core Ideas provide foundational philosophy
- Inspire current faculty who are mentoring CIRTL participants to revise their own courses