About the Delta Program
The Delta Program is a research, teaching and learning community for faculty, academic staff, post-docs, and graduate students that will help current and future faculty succeed in the changing landscape of science, engineering, and math higher education. Through three core ideas: teaching-as-research, learning-through-diversity, and learning community, the Delta Program in Research, Teaching and Learning (Delta) supports current and future science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) faculty in their ongoing improvement of student learning.
You are invited to learn more about Delta and get involved in the many exciting opportunities that we offer. Choose the level of involvement that is right for you and your time constraints, whether it is one of our programs, graduate courses, internship and certificate programs, monthly Roundtable Dinners, and workshops, or other opportunities.
Feel free to browse our website to find out more about Delta -- be sure to contact us if you have any questions or want to talk about some way to get involved. We look forward to hearing from you!
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DELTA...
- What are Delta's core ideas and its program goals?
- What is Delta's connection to CIRTL?
- What are Delta's commitments to Teaching-As-Research, Learning Community, and Learning-through-Diversity?
- How does Delta make decisions about the future direction of the program?
- What are Delta's policies on accessibility, copyright, publishing images on the web, and the like?
- After I browse this website, how can I find out more about Delta?
Delta Program Mission and Ideas
The Delta Program is founded on 3 interrelated core ideas. The Teaching-as-Research approach is explored via learning community opportunities that are based on learning-through-diversity.
Teaching-as-Research
By applying research methods - idea, experiment, observation, analysis, improvement - to the challenge of teaching, Delta:
- brings the skills of research faculty to the ongoing investigation of student learning
- promotes innovation in teaching and measurement of student learning
- advances the role of instructors in the ongoing improvement of teaching practices
Learning Community
Through collaborative activities and programs Delta will create a community of graduate students, post-docs, and faculty that will:
- support and validate growth in teaching and learning
- create a foundation for institutional change
Learning-through-Diversity
Recognizing the common challenges in teaching and learning and the strength in bringing together diverse views, Delta is:
- Interdisciplinary - serving all science, engineering, and mathematics departments
- Cross-generational - bringing together graduate students, post-docs, and both new and experienced faculty
- Comprehensive - providing knowledge, practice, and community
- Responsive - reflecting the broad range of responsibilities that face today's faculty
- Inclusive - welcoming for a multifaceted and diverse group of people
How are these core ideas relevant to my teaching?
Activities hosted by the Delta Program addresse the questions that graduate students, post-docs, and faculty ask as they strive to become excellent professors.
- I hope to teach for many years. Will I make a difference? Will my thousands of students/participants learn what I think is important?
- Will I be a strong candidate for faculty jobs and NSF CAREER awards?
- Why are there so few women and people of color in my classes/opportunities? Am I serving all of my students/participants well?
- My funding agency is requiring broader impact of my research program. How can I respond successfully to these new demands?
- Will my investments in technology increase student/participant learning?
- I support the idea of outreach, but how can I do it well?
- How can I balance my desire to be a better teacher with so many other demands on my time?
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