This Week for Faculty: Checking in, how is the semester of teaching going?
Gain insights into your teaching practices
Collect feedback from your students
The CTL recommends gathering student feedback at various points within the semester, particularly early and mid-term, to better gauge the student learning experience in your course and identify ways to enhance it. The CTL’s Early and Mid-Semester Student Feedback resource outlines two approaches for collecting feedback from your students: 1) the start-stop-continue method (more information below), and 2) a question bank for gathering feedback from students. The CTL is available to consult with you as you design your feedback survey, interpret the data, and address the results with your students.
Start-Stop-Continue
The start-stop-continue feedback survey approach gives students a voice in their learning process as it invites them to reflect on their learning experiences and share actionable feedback with their instructor.
The method asks students what you can Start, Stop, and Continue doing based on what is and is not supporting their learning:
- What can we start doing in this class that would help you learn?
- Is there anything we should stop doing that isn’t helping you learn? If so, please explain.
- What should we continue doing that is helping you learn?
Watch the video and reach out to CTLfaculty@columbia.edu with questions and for assistance as you implement this strategy in your course.
Request a teaching observation to receive feedback
Request a Teaching Observation! Gain perspective, validate your strengths, and identify areas of your teaching that you would like to work on. The CTL will observe your class and meet with you to share feedback. Our consultants can help you think through your course goals, reflect on your teaching practices that support your students’ learning, and plan manageable next steps to meet your teaching objectives
Sessions this week
Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
September 24, 12:00-1:00pm
This session will also be offered on October 15
Related resource: Navigating Heated, Offensive, and Tense (HOT) Moments in the Classroom
Science of Learning Research Initiative (SOLER) Journal Club
September 24, 11:00am-12:00pm
Faculty Book Discussion Group: Teaching with AI
September 26, 3:00-4:00pm
This discussion group will also meet on October 24 and November 21.
Related resource: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI
Healing and Restorative Practices in the Classroom | Dialogue Across Difference
September 27, 9:00-11:00am | 203 Butler Library
This workshop, led by Dianne Williams, builds on faculty’s existing skills to support the use of Restorative Justice approaches in the classroom as a way to build community and repair relationships while encouraging reflection, communication, and healing. When students experience a campus climate and relationships that cultivate trust, safety, and belonging, they are more likely to demonstrate positive behavior. Restorative approaches aim to promote student investment and responsibility for shared routines and norms.
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, or schedule an appointment any time by contacting ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.
Schedule a consultations
Schedule a 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.