🍂 Get ready for Fall teaching: Register now for August workshops

Register now for August workshops!

As you look ahead to the Fall semester, the CTL is here to help you get your courses ready, engage your students, and meet the moment with inclusive practices and by leveraging AI. Join us during the weeks of August 4 and August 11 for interactive workshops designed to support your teaching goals.

Start the semester strong

Lay the groundwork for a successful semester. These workshops help you prepare for a new semester of teaching and mentoring.

Preparing for a New Semester of Teaching
Monday, August 4, 2025 | 10:00AM – 11:00AM | Register
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Register

Preparing for a New Semester of Mentoring
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Register

Clarify your AI policy and put AI to work in your teaching

Proactively shape how AI shows up in your classroom – with intention and clarity. These workshops help you set clear expectations around AI use in your classroom and explore how AI can support pedagogical practices.

Setting the Tone: Communicating Your AI Expectations
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Register

Using AI to Support Your Teaching
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Register

Designing Rubrics with AI
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Register

Crafting Your AI Syllabus Statement
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Register

Build classrooms of belonging

Build a classroom environment where all students feel welcome, valued, and empowered to learn. These workshops focus on inclusive design, accessible tools, and navigating challenging moments to ensure all students can fully engage. 

Building Community and Belonging in the Classroom
Monday, August 4, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00PM | Register
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Register

Designing an Inclusive Syllabus
Monday, August 4, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Register

Inclusive Teaching in Practice
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00PM | Register
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Register

Making Your CourseWorks Site More Accessible
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Register

Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
Monday, August 11, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Register

Boost student engagement

Transform your classroom into a lively space where students are actively thinking, contributing, and collaborating. These workshops offer practical tools and strategies that help students engage more deeply and participate more fully. 

Planning Your Lectures Based on the Science of Learning
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Register

Reading and Writing in Community: Social Annotation Tools
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 1:30 PM – 2:00PM | Register

Engaging Students in Discussion 
Monday, August 11, 2025 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM | Register

Small Changes, Big Impact: Easy Ways to Boost Student Engagement in Any Classroom
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Register

Using In-Class Polls to Inspire Student Learning and Engagement
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Register

Reading the Room: How to Set Up Poll Everywhere
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Register

Assess your students’ learning with purpose

Design assessments that support learning and use tools that streamline your grading process. These workshops help you create assignments and plan your grading approach. 

Faster, Fairer: Using Gradescope for Grading in Science & Engineering
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Register

Designing for Motivation, Feedback, and Learning
Friday, August 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Register

Access CTL resources from anywhere!

Engage with CTL on-demand resources available when you need them! Find what you are looking for on the CTL website:

• Resources and Guides
• Teaching and Learning in The Age of AI
• Teaching in All Modalities
• Instructional Technologies
• Advancing Mentorship Practices

Join a Faculty Learning Community!

Explore, connect, and expand your pedagogical practice

Are you looking for space to explore new teaching methods and build community with faculty colleagues around teaching? Join a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in Fall 2025!

Each FLC consists of a small group of faculty who meet regularly throughout the semester to support and inspire one another, share ideas, reflect on practice, explore research-based strategies for effective teaching, and provide each other feedback on shared challenges.

When signing up for an FLC, you can indicate which topic you want your FLC to focus on:

• Collaborative learning: Meet with colleagues to discuss how we can best design opportunities for students to collaboratively work together to deepen their understanding and critical thinking.

• Inclusive pedagogy: Meet with colleagues to discuss how we can best design learning experiences that equitably and inclusively promote belonging and active participation for all our students.

• Mentoring: Meet with colleagues to explore strategies for building impactful mentoring relationships with graduate students and postdocs.

• Teaching with AI: Meet with colleagues to navigate the opportunities and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence into your teaching.

• Peer observation of teaching: Visit your colleagues’ classes and invite them to visit your class to reflect on your teaching and share inspiration, feedback, and support.

Reasons to join:

• Break the isolation in which most teaching usually happens;
• Provide new ideas about teaching and learning;
• Create a supportive environment in which you can investigate, question, explore, and apply new classroom techniques;
• Develop a community among faculty members who can inspire and support one another;
• Discuss scholarship on teaching and learning; and
• Challenge yourself to grow as a teacher and life-long learner.

Time commitment: communities will meet approximately 4-6 times over the course of the semester.

All faculty are welcome. Space is limited. Complete the interest form by July 18, 2025 and the CTL will reach out to you.

For questions, contact CTLfaculty@columbia.edu.

The CTL is here to support you all summer!

Connect via Zoom or over the phone 

Join us for office hours via Zoom (or phone) Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm to have your teaching with instructional technology questions answered, or schedule an appointment any time by contacting ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.

Schedule a consultations

Schedule an in-person or virtual consultation to discuss any teaching and learning need by emailing ctlfaculty@columbia.edu or email the CTL Learning Designer assigned to your school or department.