CIRTL@UCLA is a member of the international CIRTL Network comprising over 40 institutions that provides professional development for future educators in higher education to adopt inclusive, evidence-based teaching strategies. Many CIRTL alumni have careers in academia, industry, and non-profit since the lessons you learn in CIRTL transcend beyond academia by helping you improve as a researcher, mentor, colleague, and leader. The CIRTL Certification Program is open to graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty across all disciplines.
Joining the CIRTL Network offers participants the following benefits:
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- Develop into an effective, self-regulated educator
- Be competitive for a broader array of academic jobs
- Learn how to launch teaching programs
- Be a more efficient researcher by engaging in CIRTL trainings
- Network with international colleagues across institutions
The CIRTL Certificate Program comprises three different levels: Associate, Practitioner, and Scholar. Participate up to the level of your choice! Each level has their own learning goals:
- Associate:
- Identify and describe evidence-based teaching strategies to improve learning for all undergraduate students
- Adopt an inclusive mindset and teaching practice to build and promote a student-centered learning environment
- Recognize how institutional structures and policies can impact student success and accessibility to learning
- Reflect on and describe their personal teaching philosophy
- Practitioner:
- Review published literature on evidence-based teaching strategies
- Build an understanding of research ethics related to studies on human subjects
- Design assessments to investigate the efficacy and impact of a teaching intervention on student learning
- Develop advanced teaching skills by adopting reflective practices
- Scholar:
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to assess the effectiveness and impact of a teaching intervention on student learning
- Communicate and present their education-based research project to a broad audience in a formal public setting, such as a symposium or conference
Join the CIRTL community by participating in any courses or events associated with the local CIRTL@UCLA program or the international CIRTL Network. Subscribe to the CIRTL@UCLA Newsletter to learn more about our local programming.