The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has shared an exciting FREE professional development program available to all interested UConn employees. The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, supported by NSF, is hosting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from October 13th – November 24th. The six-week MOOC is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate inclusive learning environments for students.
Registration for the course opens Sept 6, 2021 through this link.
What’s in it for you?
Participants engage in deep reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts and strengthen capacity to contribute and improve the UConn landscape.
Benefits to your participation in the MOOC
- Access to teaching resources at a time where teaching inclusively in multiple modalities (in-person, online, hybrid/hi-flex) is essential
- Flexible learning – edX materials and activities are self-paced
- Opportunities to learn and refine skills in inclusive STEM instruction
- Documentation of participation in professional development (fee for optional MOOC certificate)
We estimate you will spend 2-3 hours per week engaging in the course which includes review/completion of MOOC course materials.
Can’t attend right now?
Please share with your networks and encourage colleagues to take part in this exciting initiative!