The Graduate Funding Information Center will be conducting a workshop on identifying funding resources for graduate research and study. Students will learn about resources available through UNC, including how to use the SPIN, Strive, ProFellow, and Mendeley funding databases. The … Read more

Registration is now open for CIRTL’s introductory Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on how to become an effective STEM instructor. If need to balance a busy schedule with your interest in learning more about effective teaching practices in STEM disciplines, … Read more

Effective communication is key to a successful mentor-mentee relationship. This workshop will provide participants opportunities to generate approaches that address communication challenges with academic mentors and strategies for assertive, clear communication. All graduate students are welcome to attend. REGISTER

Finding a faculty mentor is key to a graduate student’s training, progress, and success. This workshop will prepare participants to identify key aspects of a mentoring relationship that they value, develop skills and attributes to succeed with different types of … Read more

After this workshop, participants will be able to: Use at least one tool to identify a potential journal or publisher for their scholarly project. Take an action toward sharing their research publications and data widely (e.g. obtain an ORCID iD, begin a social … Read more

After this workshop, participants will be able to: Describe what data management is and why it’s important, including relevant funding agency policies for managing/sharing research data. List some strategies and tools for managing data, both for personal and research purposes. … Read more

Are you teaching a course for the first time as an instructor of record? Have you taught before and want to revise or refresh the content? This workshop will use Backward Course Design to assist instructors on developing a syllabus, … Read more

The intent of this workshop is to provide graduate student TA’s guidance and practical approaches to maintain integrity in their teaching practices, identify and address their own implicit biases, and key aspects of FERPA. The workshop will be interactive and … Read more

As a graduate student, being assigned a Teaching Assistant role for the first time–or with an expanded set of TA responsibilities–can feel daunting. This institute provides graduate students with functional skills central to their success in their TA roles. Sessions … Read more

Throughout this six-week online course, we will ask you to engage in deep reflection and discussions around topics of equity and inclusion in learning environments across a variety of institutional contexts. This course is designed to improve our participants’ awareness, … Read more