Advanced Learning through Evidence-based STEM Teaching course will be offered in the Spring 2020 semester.  University of Pittsburgh graduate students, postdocs, and early faculty members may use this form to sign up for this course.  

This course meets on Thursdays from 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM in 318 Benedum Hall.

This is the second course in a series; however, the former course (3001) is not a required prerequisite.

Designed for graduate students and postdocs preparing for academic careers in the stem disciplines, the primary focus of this course is to provide an introduction to "teaching-as-research" (TAR) - defined as "the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers."  The course will utilize material presented in a massive open online course (MOOC) available through EdX.org and sponsored by the center for the integration of research, teaching, and learning (CIRTL). Participants will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them in addition to learning how to collect, analyze, and act upon their own evidence of student teaching.  Advanced active learning pedagogical techniques will also be discussed.