Improvisational Theatre for Scientists
Explore using improv techniques to more effectively communicate your work to different audiences. This 5-week course meets on Wednesdays from 5-7:30pm, starting October 14.
Explore using improv techniques to more effectively communicate your work to different audiences. This 5-week course meets on Wednesdays from 5-7:30pm, starting October 14.
Examines the history and philosophy of higher and postsecondary education; the major participants; curriculum; governance and leadership; relations with state and federal government; and current issues. Meets online on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-noon, from May 26-July 5.
Delta’s Research Mentor Learning Communities are for graduate students and postdocs who are mentoring and for whom mentoring may be an important part of their future career. Several sections available, online or in-person.
Delta’s Research Mentor Learning Communities are for graduate students and postdocs who are mentoring and for whom mentoring may be an important part of their future career. Several sections available, online or in-person.
Community-engaged scholarship (CES) captures a broad understanding of the possibilities to learn, teach, and do research through academic-community collaboration. Use this course to integrate service learning or community-based learning frameworks and activities into your own current or future course, project, or proposal. Wednesdays 10-11:30am, starting September 3.
This seminar supports graduate students and postdocs who are completing teaching-as-research projects in the Delta Internship Program. Interns develop, teach, and evaluate literature-informed teaching plans that aim to improve learning in a classroom, lab, outreach program, or any other learning context. In the process, you’ll learn how to become a reflective practitioner of evidence-based teaching, network with other people excited about teaching, and prepare for success in your future career. Wednesdays 1:20-3pm, starting September 2.
Examines the history and philosophy of higher and postsecondary education; the major participants; curriculum; governance and leadership; relations with state and federal government; and current issues. Two sections are offered in fall 2026.
Develop foundational knowledge of evidence-based pedagogical practices, try new teaching approaches in a supportive environment, and prepare for a successful academic career. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:15 am, May 19-July 9.
Synthesize and leverage your previous teaching professional development and experiences to prepare for the academic job market. Reflect on what you have learned, practice articulating your teaching and/or mentoring approaches in written and verbal contexts, and build community with peers. This hybrid course is mostly asynchronous online, with two online synchronous class meetings scheduled on Wednesdays, June 3 and July 15, from 1-2pm.
Use AI to teach better! Explore how generative AI tools can be leveraged to create adaptable and evolving learning experiences that resonate with your own personal teaching philosophies, values, and the diverse needs of learners. Online, Mondays 10:30-noon, starting September 8.