News and Features
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Angelina Craig-Flórez on Using Authentic Materials to Enhance Language Learning
Angelina Craig-Flórez, a Senior Lecturer in the department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures (LAIC) at Columbia University, worked with the Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to redesign her course Spanish Intermediate II.
This Week for Faculty: Learning Through Discussion & Teaching Large Classes Workshops
Discussions can be meaningful and engaging learning experiences. However, challenges can arise in the form of unequal participation, unclear learning outcomes, or difficult topics that turn into difficult classroom moments. In this session, faculty will explore a three-step process to ensure that students understand the why and how of discussion and leave class with clear takeaways.
This Week for Graduate Students: Essentials of Teaching and Learning Workshops Begin!
Join us at any one of these foundational workshops to deepen insight that you have started to develop at teaching orientations or in early teaching experiences.
This Week for Faculty: Engaged Lecturing Workshop & Faculty Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching!
Lecturing is a common teaching strategy, but it can be challenging to design and deliver lectures that simultaneously engage students and help them learn important course content. In this session, faculty will explore the elements of an effectively designed and delivered lecture, reflect on their own lecturing practices and leave with strategies to maximize their students’ learning.
This Week for Graduate Students: Essentials of Teaching and Learning
Essentials of Teaching and Learning workshops offer new or developing graduate student instructors approaches to better facilitate student learning and improve teaching practices.
This Week for Faculty: Small Changes to Foster Inclusive Teaching
Inclusive classroom practices can empower students to create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences, but creating an inclusive learning environment can be a challenge. This session will outline the importance of inclusive teaching and explore a variety of evidence-based ways that inclusive teaching practices can be implemented.
This Month at the CTL: September 2019
Dear Colleagues, welcome to the Fall 2019 semester! I am excited to share with you some new teaching resources from the CTL.
CTL Revitalizes Introduction to CourseWorks (Canvas) Online Course
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has issued a new version of its self-paced, online Introduction to CourseWorks (Canvas) course.
Protection of Children in Humanitarian Settings: Columbia University Launches Open Online Course
NEW YORK, New York, August 21, 2019 — Columbia University has released the open online course Protection of Children in Humanitarian Settings with Hanna-Tina Fischer, Mark Canavera and Mike Wessells. The course is free and open to all on edx.org with an optional paid verified certificate program.