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Resources for Assessment and Grading with CourseWorks (Canvas)
Columbia’s learning management system, CourseWorks, is at the center of many classroom activities including assessment and grading. If you are planning to deliver your final exams or parts of your final exams online, the CTL has a collection of resources and in-person services to assist you.
read moreThis Week for Grad Students: November 26, 2018
Want to rehearse your teaching practices? The CTL offers Microteaching Sessions to give you direct feedback and support. Also, check our upcoming workshop if you wish to prepare a syllabus from scratch.
read moreThis Week for Faculty: November 26, 2018
Wondering how to foster an inclusive environment in your classroom? In this week’s featured workshop, we explore the impact of implicit bias and microaggressions and discuss practical strategies to address them.
read moreIntroduction to CourseWorks (Canvas)
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering an introductory course on the learning management system CourseWorks (Canvas). The course is open to all members of the Columbia community.
read moreThis Week for Faculty: November 19, 2018
Want to share your successes and concerns related to teaching at Columbia? Join us at The Teaching Hour as we explore issues of diversity from the perspective of instructors’ positionalities, Columbia’s student populations, as well as course content.
read moreThis Week for Grad Students: November 12, 2018
Want a way to pursue, document, and represent your teaching development? CTL’s Teaching Development Program (TDP) is a comprehensive new service that allows you to strategically build a portfolio of your teaching development across your graduate school career.
read moreThis Week for Faculty: November 12, 2018
Wondering how to foster an inclusive environment in your classroom? In this week’s featured workshop, we explore the impact of implicit bias and microaggressions and discuss practical strategies to address them.
read moreThis Week for Grad Students: November 5, 2018
Seeking further development as an instructor in your discipline? Advanced Topics in Teaching (ATT) workshops are interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate students looking to acquire innovative pedagogical frameworks.
read moreThis Week for Faculty: November 5, 2018
Looking to take your inclusive teaching practice to the next level? This three-hour intensive workshop will help you rethink your course design from the framework of equity and inclusion.
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