Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

  1. October 1, 2015

    Presenters outline faculty careers for grad students and postdocs

    Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from U-M learned about strategies and resources for success in academic careers a the annual Preparing Future Faculty conference.

  2. September 2, 2015

    Orientation engages excited new faculty and mentors

    New faculty members got a head start on their U-M teaching and research careers at the New Faculty Orientation and information fair.

  3. July 22, 2015

    Matthew Kaplan appointed executive director of CRLT

    Matthew Kaplan has been named the executive director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching after serving as interim director since early 2014.

  4. March 10, 2015

    Provost’s seminar focuses on high-impact engaged learning

    Students, faculty members and university leaders discussed the experiences, practices and benefits of engaged learning at the Provost’s Seminar on Teaching.

  5. February 6, 2015

    U-M teaching and learning professionals invited to virtual conference

    A three-day conference of teaching and learning professionals from around the world will be broadcast to U-M staff and faculty for free Monday-Wednesday.

  6. October 30, 2014

    STEM education reform a long-distance endeavor, not a sprint

    Changing the face of STEM teaching at U-M will be a continuous journey, but it will alter “the relationship with students in important, fundamental ways,” a group of faculty were told Wednesday.

  7. September 30, 2014

    Grad students, postdocs gain strategies for success as faculty

    Nearly 300 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from 16 U-M schools and colleges attended the 12th annual “Preparing Future Faculty” conference Monday.

  8. February 10, 2014

    Eric Mazur, expert on engaged classroom learning, to visit U-M

    U-M faculty and graduate student instructors are invited to attend a series of presentations Friday by Eric Mazur, a Harvard University physics professor and internationally recognized expert on peer instruction.

  9. January 24, 2014

    Nominations for Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes due Feb. 3

    Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes of $5,000 will be presented to up to five faculty projects this spring. Nominations are due Feb. 3.