This Week for Faculty: ✨ Try something new!

Thinking of trying something new in your teaching?

Are you exploring ways to innovate in your course or curriculum?

Whether you’re interested in inclusive pedagogy, collaborative peer learning, mentoring, or teaching with AI, the CTL is here to support you. We’d love to hear your ideas and explore how we can partner with you or your department.

Reach out to us at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu to start the conversation.

Looking to make your lecture course more interactive and impactful?

If you lecture and are looking for ways to increase student engagement and learning while making your course more dynamic, the 2025 Active Learning Institute is designed for you!

Join colleagues June 10 – 11, 2025, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM,
in-person to transform your course.

This hands-on, in-person experience will help you transform your course with practical, evidence-based strategies that invite students to participate more actively in their learning.

By the end of the institute, you’ll leave with:

• Implementable techniques to deepen student learning

• A redesigned course module

• A plan for a multimedia-based active learning experience

• A network of support from peers and the CTL

Columbia and affiliate faculty are invited to apply via the link below. Admission to the institute is rolling, and applications received by Monday, May 12, 2025, will be given priority.

Active Learning Institute participant spotlight

“The Active Learning Institute gave me so many ideas on how I could create those dynamic and active learning environments that were based on evidence and best practices. It made me think more mindfully of my practice and just gave me opportunities to think through how I could expand my teaching beyond just the lecture and involve students more actively which, based on student feedback, has been well-received and meaningful to them.” – Christopher Ferraris, Lecturer in Social Work. 

Watch Chris share one of the techniques he experienced at the Active Learning institute and adapted for his courses.

In this video, Christopher Ferraris shares how he uses a questionnaire to check-in with students mid-semester and give them a voice in their learning process.

Upcoming events

Teaching with AI Fellows Showcase: Humanities Focus
April 22, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Related resources: Teaching with AI Fellowship and Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI

Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
April 22, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Related resource: Navigating Heated, Offensive, and Tense (HOT) Moments in the Classroom

The CTL is here to help!

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.

Schedule a consultation
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.