Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

Are you interested in improving your scientific talks? Looking for tips to boost your communication skills as a scientist? Look no further! This clear and accessible guide, produced by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and suggested by Stanford's BioSci Careers website is an excellent tool to support your scientific communication skills. A simple, engaging pdf, this guide is essential for all scientists. 

Many Stanford courses welcome graduate students from a variety of departments and programs. This list of current courses from Explore Courses appears to align with Grad Grow's Communication competency and to be of interest to grad students broadly. Explore the list to find courses of interest to you and be sure to note any restrictions or pre-requisites.

The Course Design Institute (CDI) at the Center for Teaching and Learning is an annual program that provides faculty and lecturers with a collaborative environment in which to design a new course, or modify an existing course, optimized for student inclusion, learning, and engagement.

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers a list of tips and resources for creating the optimal syllabus for your course. After browsing through their guidance, take a look at the Syllabus Template. This is a customizable document containing links to resources and policies you may find useful as you craft your syllabus for your online course.

Looking to teach (and learn) the basics of design thinking? This virtual crash course lets you experience one of the d.school's most popular learning tools. Download the Google slide deck to expose yourself (and potentially your students) to a medley of design abilities, methods, and mindsets.

Backward design is a course planning practice that encourages you to work backwards from your learning goals to create an effective and coherent syllabus. This strategy will help clarify your priorities as an instructor and make your course more valuable to students. This Teaching Commons resource can help get you started.