Current Delta Courses

Spring Courses

• Informal Science Education

  Learn about how people interact with science outside of traditional academic settings, and build your skills in communicating science to a broad array of audiences. Practice designing education experiences that make complex ideas accessible and meaningful in "informal" settings, from museums to citizen science activities. Tuesdays 1-2:30pm, starting January 20

• Research Mentor Learning Communities, Spring 2026

  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.

• Capstone Seminar in Teaching and Learning

  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 Thursdays 11-11:55am.

• Expeditions in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning

  Use experiential learning to explore evidence-based and inclusive teaching approaches within different higher education learning contexts. Learn effective approaches to course design and instruction through foundational concepts and observed practice. Wednesdays 1:20-3:15pm, starting January 21.

• Using Writing to Teach in Any Discipline

  Research has shown that when students write more in a course, they learn course content more effectively and engage more deeply with the material. Learn how to use writing to promote students’ active learning and create a more inclusive learning experience in any disciplinary or course context. Mondays 4-5:30pm, starting January 26.

• Improv to Improve Science Communication and Teaching

  Use the principles of improv theater to improve your communication in multiple contexts and audiences, including talking with colleagues, presenting your research, and teaching in the classroom. Wednesdays 1-3pm, starting January 21.

• Active Learning Laboratory

  Join us to explore how to effectively use active learning in a variety of teaching and learning contexts. This course will take a "learning by doing" approach, with opportunities to examine, experience, and try out various active learning instructional methods in the college classroom. Mondays 1:20-3:15pm, starting January 26.

Summer Courses

• Research Mentor Learning Communities, Summer 2026

  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.

Fall Courses

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