CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program
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The program is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral associates to connect and associate with effective teaching practices. This specifically includes the CIRTL learning outcomes of evidence-based teaching, learning communities, learning through diversity, and teaching-as-research.
The Goal
The goal is for participants to describe and recognize the value of effective teaching and understand how applying evidence-based teaching practices can benefit a variety of career paths – whether in the classroom, in the research lab, in the community, or in other professional contexts.
Digital Badge
Upon program completion, participants will receive a digital CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Badge recognizing their achievement of program requirements. A digital badge provides a way to visually communicate accomplishments with a variety of audiences through online platforms (e.g., digital resumes, e-portfolios, LinkedIn).
Eligibility
To be eligible for the CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program, you must be a current graduate student or postdoctoral associate at Virginia Tech, and you must complete the program requirements during your time as a graduate student or postdoctoral associate at the university. Note that badges will not be awarded to those who are not current graduate students or postdoctoral associates at Virginia Tech. The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral associates regardless of teaching experience or responsibilities.
Five Options
CIRTL at Virginia Tech offers five options for program completion. All options involve programming focused on foundational knowledge about teaching along with the completion of a teaching philosophy activity that allows participants to start building their teaching portfolios.
By selecting this option, participants will be required to complete 3-4 workshops in the Evidence-Based Teaching category and 1-2 workshops in the Learning Through Diversity category, for a total of five workshops. Only approved workshops listed here each semester will be counted for Option 1 completion. Please note that only spring 2024 semester workshops are listed below. Additional workshops will be offered in future semesters, and workshops may be completed in multiple semesters during your time as a graduate student or postdoctoral associate at Virginia Tech. The workshops may vary in length and modality, and participants are encouraged to select workshops that work best for them. For a multi-part workshop, you must fully participate in all parts for it to be marked as a completed workshop. The workshop option is not credit-bearing. However, registration for workshops is required, and some workshops have limited capacity.
Evidence-Based Teaching Workshop Category
To meet the five-workshop requirement for the CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program, participants must participate in 3-4 workshops in this category offered by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) or from the CIRTL Network. Spring 2024 workshops are listed below. *Workshop dates and registration information are available in the links below.
- Introduction to Problem-Based Learning: Encouraging Our Students to be Self-Directed Learners, CETL
- Why Bother with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?, CETL
- Teaching 101: Strategies for Class Preparation, Organization, and Management, CETL
- Re-imagining Data: Using Arts-based Methods for New Perspectives in Research, Teaching and Learning, CIRTL
- Help Students Become Self-Regulated Learners, CETL
- Building Community in the Classroom: Tools for Facilitating a Positive Learning Environment, CETL
- Distilling Your Message: Brief and Compelling Interactions with the People You Need to Talk to – The Center for Communicating Science & CETL
- Best Practices for Mentorship in Teaching, CETL
Learning Through Diversity Workshop Category
To meet the five-workshop requirement for the CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program, participants must participate in 1-2 workshops in this category offered by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) at Virginia Tech or from the CIRTL Network. Spring 2024 workshops are listed below. *Workshop dates and registration details are available in the links below.
The CIRTL Network offers courses throughout the year. CIRTL courses are not credit-bearing and do not require Virginia Tech course registration. Only CIRTL Network full courses listed here will be counted for Option 2 completion.
"Mindset to Mastery: The Inclusive Teaching Course" is offered during the spring 2024 semester and requires registration. For more information about the course and to register, visit "The Mindset to Mastery" registration page.
The CIRTL MOOCs are not credit-bearing and do not require Virginia Tech course registration. Only CIRTL MOOCs listed here will be counted for Option 3 completion.
“CIRTL MOOC: Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching” will be offered during the spring 2024 semester and requires registration. For more information about the MOOC and to register, visit the “CIRTL MOOC: Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching website.”
The GTA Workshop is a credit-bearing course and does require Virginia Tech course registration. For more information, visit the GTA Workshop webpage.
The Future Professoriate Certificate is a multi-course, credit-bearing program at Virginia Tech and requires a separation application process. For more information, visit the Future Professoriate Certificate website.
Application
If you would like to join the CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program, please complete the application form below.
Applicants will be added to the teaching program Canvas site on an approximately weekly basis. CIRTL at Virginia Tech will verify applicants’ graduate student or postdoctoral associate status, and those who are not verified will be removed from the program and Canvas site.
Questions?
If you have questions about the CIRTL at Virginia Tech Associate Teaching Program, please email cirtl@vt.edu.