Our Programs
NIST offers a variety of programs throughout the year. Compare our programs using the table below.
Shorter
1-hr Bi-Weekly Sessions
Online
FALCoN
Faculty Learning
Community of NIST
Facilitated online drop-in meetings. A space for self and collective reflection, learning, academic and emotional support in an informal setting
Medium
Six 2-hr Sessions
Online
Scientific Teaching Short Course
Online synchronous meetings with pre-workshop reading assignments
A series of workshops led by providing comprehensive training on six components of scientific teaching
Medium
Six 2-hr Sessions
Online
Solve My Problem
Online synchronous meetings with pre-workshop reading assignments
Small groups meet regularly online over the course of four weeks to focus on specific problems and develop applicable solutions.
Longer
1-week Immersive Sessions
Campus/Department/
Institution-Based and
Online
Regional Summer Institutes
A project-based, interactive workshop focused on individual pedagogy training in evidence-based teaching practices
Final Teaching Tidbit Product
Longer
1-week Immersive Sessions
Campus/Department/
Institution-Based
Mobile Summer Insititutes
A project-based, interactive workshop focused on individual pedagogy training in evidence-based teaching practices
Institutional change elements support
participant transformation after the workshop
Longer (5-day, Immersive Sessions)
Mobile Summer Institute
(MoSI)
Campus/Department/Institution-Based
A project-based, interactive workshop focused on individual pedagogy training in evidence-based teaching practices
Regional and Online Institutes
Campus/Department/Institution-Based or Online
A project-based, interactive workshop focused on individual pedagogy training in evidence-based teaching practices
Final Teaching Tidbit Product
Medium (2-hour Sessions)
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Solve My Problem (SMP)
Online
Online synchronous meetings with pre-workshop reading assignments
Small groups meet regularly online over the course of four weeks to focus on specific problems and develop applicable solutions.
Scientific Teaching Short Course
Online
Online synchronous meetings with pre-workshop reading assignments
A series of workshops led by providing comprehensive training on six components of scientific teaching
Shorter (1-hour bi-weekly sessions)
Faculty Learning Community of NIST (FALCoN)
Online
Facilitated online drop-in meetings. A space for self and collective reflection, learning, academic and emotional support in an informal setting