What We Are About!

1. What We Are About! University of Louisville College of Idaho Gillette College Purdue University Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Ain Shams Univ., Cairo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grand Valley State University Lawrence University University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Wisconsin-Rock County University of New Hampshire UW - Madison Pacific University of Oregon Augustana College Tufts University Madison Area Technical College Unity College University of Dubuque

2. CIRTL Network Meeting Spring 2013 Pittsburgh, PA

3. CIRTL Mission The CIRTL mission is to enhance excellence in undergraduate education through the development of a national faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse learners as part of successful and varied professional careers.

4. What Makes Us CIRTL? Mission To Advance STEM Undergraduate Learning Strategy Preparing Future Faculty The Core Ideas Teaching-as-Research Learning Community Learning-through-Diversity

5. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Membership 21 MOUs signed 2 in process

6. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 23% of nation’s PhD production

7. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Membership 21 MOUs signed 2 in process Budget $210,000 annual from member dues Interim support from Wisc. Center for Ed Res. Staffing – CIRTL Central KitchBarnicle – Executive Director Robin Greenler – Cross-Network LC Coordinator Two undergraduate hourlies (Graduate project assistant)

8. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Leadership Team (weekly meetings) Network Meetings (monthly) Focus on the First Initiatives Administrative Meetings (monthly) Communication and Web Infrastructure IT Needs Assessment completed Cross-Network Needs Assessment underway Research and Evaluation Ops Group underway Operations and Initiatives

9. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Local Learning Communities “First Initiatives” – First Session Today!

10. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Cross-Network Learning Community • Graduate courses (summer & fall ‘12, spring ‘13) • 5 courses, 69 participants, 15 institutions • The College Classroom • Research Mentor Training • Teaching-as-Research in STEM Courses • Developing a Teaching Portfolio (twice) • CIRTL Casts • 7 events, 31 participants (average), 18 institutions

11. The CIRTL Network – March 2013 Cross-Network Learning Community • CIRTL Coffee Hour Series • 11 events, 75 participants (average), 19 institutions • Teaching and Learning in STEM Classroom series • Building an Academic Career series • TAR Capstone Seminar Series • 3 events, 15 participants (average), 6 institutions • Webinar: Developing TAR project objectives • 4 alumni TAR presentations • Posting project objectives online

12. A Digression on our Org Structure

13. Board of Advisors (graduate deans) National Advisory Board Director Leadership Committee Administrative Director (CIRTL Central) Operations Group Research and Evaluation Cross-Network LC Coordinator Working Group Graduate Research Fellows Institutional Leaders Operations Group Cross-Network Curriculum Working Group Connections to PUIs Local Learning Communities Operations Group Cross-Network LC Working Group Professional Societies Operations Group Alumni Learning Community Working Group CIRTL Forums and ad hoc Operations Group IT Development and Operations

14. Board of Advisors (graduate deans) National Advisory Board Director Leadership Committee Administrative Director (CIRTL Central) Operations Group Research and Evaluation Cross-Network LC Coordinator Working Group Graduate Research Fellows Institutional Leaders Operations Group Cross-Network Curriculum Working Group Connections to PUIs Local Learning Communities Operations Group Cross-Network LC Working Group Professional Societies Operations Group Alumni Learning Community Working Group CIRTL Forums and ad hoc Operations Group IT Development and Operations

15. Board of Advisors (graduate deans) National Advisory Board Director Leadership Committee Administrative Director (CIRTL Central) Operations Group Research and Evaluation Cross-Network LC Coordinator Working Group Graduate Research Fellows Operations Group Cross-Network Learning Community Institutional Leaders Working Group Connections to PUIs Local Learning Communities Working Group Professional Societies Operations Group Alumni Learning Community Working Group CIRTL Forums and ad hoc Operations Group IT Development and Operations

16. Cross-Network Curriculum Operations Group – Old Way

17. Cross-Network Learning Community Operations Group – New Way Cross-Network Policies Working Group Needs Assessment Working Group Cross-Network Leadership Committee (Standing)

18. Board of Advisors (graduate deans) National Advisory Board Director Leadership Committee Administrative Director (CIRTL Central) Operations Group Research and Evaluation Cross-Network LC Coordinator Working Group Graduate Research Fellows Operations Group Cross-Network Learning Community Institutional Leaders Working Group Connections to PUIs Local Learning Communities Working Group Professional Societies Operations Group Alumni Learning Community Working Group CIRTL Forums and ad hoc Operations Group IT Development and Operations

19. Plan of this Meeting Goals Evolving CIRTL future faculty preparation with the changing currents of higher education Good Things Happening Now - Sharing, learning and developing Facilitate and begin development institutional funding proposals for local learning communities Establish plans for institutional data collection

20. Plan of this Meeting Friday morning Move forward toward expanding opportunities for future faculty Sharing: Two-Minute Presentations on First Initiatives An exciting accomplishment in 2013 with/for your future faculty           A lesson learned           A question that has emerged Learning and Developing: Breakouts to work together on questions that have emerged

21. Plan of this Meeting Friday Lunch (HHMI Discussion) (Needs Assessment Working Group) Friday afternoon I Working Time - Cross-Network LCPolicy Questions                            Information Technology                            Diversity Initiatives across the Network Friday afternoon II The Changing Currents of Higher Education - Opening Talk, Panel, Much Discussion

22. Plan of this Meeting Saturday Morning I Working Time - Funding Proposals for Local CIRTL LCs                            New Initiatives (from end of day before)                            Funding Opportunities for the CIRTL Network Saturday Morning II Institutional Data Collection for Evaluation and Research Saturday Afternoon Diverse Business New Institutional Partners