News and Features
This Week for Graduate Students: How to Observe Teaching, Cognitive Overload in the Online Class, and More!
This week’s workshops and resources for graduate students.
This Week for Faculty: Grading in Online Courses: Tips & Strategies
This resource is structured by common grading needs and provides “how to” details using CourseWorks (Canvas) and Gradescope.
This Week for Graduate Students: Mid-Semester Support for You
The CTL offers grad students a broad range of support for teaching online during this challenging semester.
This Week for Faculty: Giving & Receiving Feedback
Capturing mid-semester student feedback, teaching observations, and more.
Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning: A New Podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
The Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has launched Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning, a new podcast hosted by CTL Executive Director Catherine Ross.
Columbia University Launches Open Online Course ‘Learning Success’ on EdX.org
Columbia University has released an open online course, Learning Success, to provide students everywhere with learning strategies to be successful in higher education courses. The self-paced course is free and open to all on edX.org with an optional paid verified certificate program.
This Week for Faculty: Course Design Support
Designing a new course for Spring or Summer 2021? Drafting a syllabus to submit to your Committee on Instruction (COI)? The CTL can help!
This Week for Graduate Students: Teaching Observations: Get Confidential Feedback!
Teaching Observations are confidential and evidence-based, developed to support you in your teaching practices.
This Week for Graduate Students: Looking for Feedback? Request a Mid-Course Review!
Mid-Course Reviews offer quick, anonymous feedback on your teaching from your students.