The Case for Teaching How to Teach
Graduate students who are taught how to teach are more likely to be prepared for the realities of working in higher education without affecting their research capacity, according to a […]
The Trade-offs of Teamwork among STEM Doctoral Graduates
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanKniffin, K. M., & Hanks, A. S. (2018). The trade-offs of teamwork among STEM doctoral graduates. American Psychologist, 73(4), 420-432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000288 Teamwork has increasingly become prevalent in professional fields such as […]
Report Pushes for Big Change in Graduate STEM Ed
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanNational Academies report urges program data transparency and a focus on core competencies. U.S. graduate education in science, technology, engineering and math is, in many ways, the “gold standard” for […]
Congratulations to UCLA’s Inaugural CIRTL-Certified Scholars!
/0 Comments/in CIRTL Uncategorized /by maojacanCongratulations to Jenny Link (top photo) and Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat (bottom photo) for completing the Scholar Level certification for UCLA’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) – […]
A Trend Toward Transparency for Ph.D. Career Outcomes?
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanThree efforts — the Coalition for Next Generation Life Sciences; the 10,000 PhDs Project; and a new taxonomy of scientific jobs created by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences — […]
Educating Biology PhDs for Life Beyond Academia
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanA 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?
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanLast 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 […]
Preparing Future Faculty to Assess Student Learning
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanNew Council of Graduate Schools publication highlights effective strategies and best practices Washington, DC – The next generation of faculty will be better prepared to help their students learn, thanks […]
The Many Paths of the Would-Be Professoriate
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanThe goal of one of the longest-running professional-development programs for graduate students and postdocs is baked right into its name. Preparing Future Faculty, which started in 1993, was designed to […]
Documenting What Ph.D.s Do for a Living
/0 Comments/in CIRTL /by maojacanThe idea that a Ph.D. can prepare you for diverse careers — not just for the professoriate — is now firmly with us. Most doctoral students in the arts and […]
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