News and Features
Adjusted Office Hours through September
To address the increased demand from the Columbia teaching community for support, specifically due to the Canvas migration, the Center for Teaching and Learning is holding expanded office hours through the end of September.
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Sarah Hansen on Ensuring Student Success in Large Classrooms
As a recipient of the Provost’s Hybrid Learning Course Redesign and Delivery award, Professor Sarah Hansen received support from the Center for Teaching and Learning to redesign her general chemistry laboratory course to better meet the diverse needs of her students and increase their engagement in the course.
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CTL Releases New Guide for Inclusive Teaching at Columbia
A new guide developed by the Center for Teaching and Learning helps instructors learn about inclusive teaching principles and strategies, reflect on and improve their own classroom practices, and receive resources for further study and application all in one place.
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New University Studies for Student Veterans MOOC set to launch September 6
Columbia University’s new Center for Veteran Transition and Integration, the School of General Studies, and the Center for Teaching and Learning will launch a new MOOC (massive open online course) University Studies for Student Veterans on the edX platform.
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New MOOC Professional Certificate Program Corporate Finance set to launch September 27
The Columbia Business School and the Center for Teaching and Learning will launch a new MOOC (massive open online course) professional certificate program Corporate Finance on the edX platform.
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Marilyn McCoy on the “Life-Changing” Experience of Reflecting on her Teaching
Last spring, McCoy joined a community of like-minded faculty and instructors who were committed to improving student learning. In this Q&A, she shares her experience participating in the CTL’s Reflective Teaching Seminar.
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Registration Open for Fall 2017 Teaching Orientations
The CTL is holding orientation sessions in August and September for faculty and graduate student instructors. Teaching orientations are designed to supplement department-based orientation and training.
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Digital Literacy Competency Calculator Launches on GitHub
The CTL and Columbia University Libraries have released the Digital Literacy Competency Calculator (DLCC) on GitHub. The DLCC is a web-based tool for representing the connection between digital literacy competencies and the teaching and learning practices that produce them.
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New Self-Paced, Online Training Course: Introduction to CourseWorks (Canvas)
The CTL has launched a new self-paced, online training course in Courseworks (Canvas). The course is free and open to all members of the Columbia community.
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