This Week for Faculty: ☀️ Wrap up spring teaching and look ahead to summer
The CTL is here to help you wrap up the spring semester!
In-person walk-in hours, today through May 20
Meet with CTL Learning Designers during in-person Office Hours!
Through May 20, stop by 212 Butler Library on weekdays between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM for in-person support to help you wrap up the Spring 2025 semester. CTL Learning Designers can assist you with CourseWorks, your CourseWorks Gradebook, and other Columbia-supported instructional technologies.
In-person support is always available by appointment! To schedule an appointment, contact the CTL at ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.
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.
Apply for an in-person 2025 summer institute!
Active Learni
ng Institute
June 10 – 11, 2025, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Butler Library (Morningside campus)
If you are looking to make your courses more dynamic and enhance your students’ learning, 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 May 12, 2025, will be given priority.
CUIMC Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning
July 16 – 17, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Butler Library (Morningside campus)
Applications are now open for the 2025 CUIMC Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning, a two-day, in-person institute devoted to exploring effective teaching and learning strategies in health sciences education for online and in-person teaching. The institute is open to all CUIMC faculty.
The program will consist of asynchronous preparatory work and a mixture of large and small in-person group sessions. This Institute is facilitated by members of CUIMC’s teaching community and is sponsored by: Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning; Mailman School of Public Health Teaching Academy; the Office of Academic Affairs at the College of Physicians and Surgeons; and the Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators.
Apply by Monday, May 26.
Resources to support students
The end of the semester can be a stressful time for your and your students. Consider sharing well-being resources with your students, and know who to contact when you are concerned about a student – the Columbia Blue Folder provides the tools to identify, address, and refer students appropriately. The CTL’s Teaching in Times of Stress and Challenge has a list of resources that you can connect with.