1. CIRTL Network Administrative Meeting www.cirtl.net/networkgroup Wednesday, September 4, 2013 (New Day & Time!) 12:00-1:00 ET/ 11:00-12:00 CT/ 10:00-9:00 MT / 9:00-8:00 PT This meeting will be recorded Begin by running the Audio Setup Wizard Select : Tools>Audio> Audio Setup Wizard or click the audio setup wizard button Backup Call-in: Number: 1 (571) 392-7703 Passcode: 967 353 205 578 #

2. Agenda Announcements: UAB Update Dues Update Institutional Portrait Update – Final Export 9/6/13 Subcontract Update Updated Policy Document Posted Virtual Evaluation Sessions Reminder (9/19 & 9/27) Funding Update (NSF, Sloan, HHMI, EPSCOR???) Fall 2013 Cross-Network Events Update Review of Category 1 & 2 in-kind contributions Topic I: October In-Person Network Meeting

3. Dues Received to date Boston University Cornell University Iowa State University Northwestern (today!) U. of Alabama at Birmingham U. of Houston U. of Massachusetts Amherst U. of Missouri (today!) U. of Pittsburgh U. of Rochester U. of Texas at Arlington University of Georgia UW-Madison Washington University

4. Institutional Portraits Received Final Export Friday, September 6, 2013 Boston University Cornell University Iowa State University Johns Hopkins Michigan State University Northwestern University Texas A&M University U. of Alabama at Birmingham U. of California-San Diego U. of Colorado at Boulder U. of Houston U. of Maryland College Park U. of Massachusetts Amherst U. of Pittsburgh U. of Rochester U. of Texas at Arlington Vanderbilt University Washington University Pending Howard University University of Georgia University of Missouri UW-Madison

5. Subcontract Update Submitted 9/3/13 Cornell University Boston University U. of Alabama at Birmingham U. of Massachusetts Amherst U. of Pittsburgh U. of Rochester U. of Texas at Arlington Washington University Ready to Submit CUB ISU Houston JHU MSU Northwestern UCSD UMD Vanderbilt

6. CIRTL Courses Preparing Future STEM Faculty to Meet the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations Small-Group Collaborative Learning Mini Course: Flipping-“A New Generation for Active Learning” Mini Course: "What the Best College Teachers Do": A Discussion about College Teaching CIRTL Reads Journal Club Registered 20 18 36 25 16

7. CIRTLCast Presentation Series Teaching in the Large Undergraduate STEM Classroom Sept: Teaching in the Large Undergraduate Classroom Oct: Active Learning in Large Enrollment Classes Nov: Flipping an Undergraduate Science Course: Engaging Students to Promote Deeper Learning and Academic Success Jan: Incorporating the Workshop Model into Labs Feb: Incorporating Service Learning into the Large Undergraduate Classroom March: The Twitter Revolution: Engaging Students in 100+ Classes Apr: Formative Assessment in Larger Enrollment Classes

8. Coffee Hour Discussion Series Leveraging Diversity in STEM Teaching Sept: The Context of Experience Oct: Creating an Inclusive Classroom I: What our Men of Color Have to Say Nov: Not Just for Students with Disabilities: Using Universal Design to Help All Students Learn Jan: Leveraging Gender Diversity to Improve Student Learning Outcomes Feb: Creating an Inclusive Classroom II: What our Latino/a Students Have to Say March: Capitalizing on First Generation College Students' Experiences: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for University Professors April: Diverse Students Views on Leveraging Diversity in STEM May: Creating an Inclusive Classroom III: What our African American Students Have to Say Teaching & Learning in the American System: A Forum for International Graduate Students and Postdocs Oct: Adjusting to a New Culture Nov: Grading in the American System and Offering Effective Feedback March & April: TBD Career Development for Post-docs and Graduate Students Sept-May, TBD

9. 2014 In-Kind Contributions In order to: – Provide more time to develop local learning communities – Ramp up supply and demand together – Increase the percentage of core courses among Category 1 offerings – Increase the number of courses co-taught between institutions (one Cat 1 for each!) For calendar year 2014, the in-kind contribution expectation will be: – One Category 1 contribution, with a focus on core courses and cross-institutional co-teaching – Two Category 2 contributions

10. Goals Achieve Network-wide clarity on a set of learning outcomes at each of the three CIRTL Outcome levels: Fellow, Practitioner, Scholar. Continue to advance plans for evaluation within the local CIRTL learning communities. Create a plan for further developing relationships with national organizations: disciplinary societies, national higher education organizations (e.g. AAU, AACU, CGS), funded programs, funding organizations.

11. Day 1 Agenda - Morning

12. Day 1 - afternoon

13. Day 2