Spring 2022 Offerings
Engage in live offerings, explore our online resources and courses, and/or request a consultation, teaching observation, or Workshop To Go today.
On this page:
- Active Learning
- Anti-Racist Pedagogy
- Assessment of Student Learning
- Course Design
- Courseworks (Canvas)
- Ed Tech for Engagement
- Get Live Help
- Hybrid/HyFlex Course Design
- Inclusive Teaching
- New to Teaching at Columbia
- Online Teaching
- Rethinking Teaching and Learning
- Return to In-Person Teaching
- Services by Request
- Teaching in Science and Engineering
- Teaching with Media

Learn synchronously:
Engaging Students in Discussion
60-minute workshop.
January 12, 10:00-11:00am
Managing Your Large Course Effectively and Efficiently
60-minute workshop.
January 11, 10:00-11:00am
Planning Your Lectures Based on the Science of Learning
60-minute workshop.
January 11, 12:00-1:00pm
Tools to Engage Students: Polls, Discussion, and Peer Collaboration
75-minute workshop.
January 11, 2:00-3:15pm; January 19, 12:00-1:15pm
Learn asynchronously:
Active Learning for Your Online Classroom: Five Strategies Using Zoom
Online Resource
Collaborative Learning
Online Resource
Community Building in the Classroom
Online Resource
Developing Poll Questions to Engage and Assess Science and Engineering Students
Online Resource
Enhancing your Course Discussion Boards for Learning: Three Strategies Using Ed Discussion
Online Resource
Five Tips for Engaged Lecturing
Online Resource
Learning Through Discussion
Online Resource
Teaching Large Courses Effectively and Efficiently
Online Resource
Learn synchronously:
Anti-Racist Pedagogy Workshop Series
Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps
90-minute reflection session.
January 21, 10:30am-12:00pm; January 27, 1:00-2:30pm; March 2, 2:00-3:30pm
Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
75-minute workshop.
February 8, 12:00-1:15pm; March 23, 2:00-3:15pm
Addressing Challenges to Equitable Assessment
60-minute workshop.
February 15, 12:00-1:00pm; April 6, 2:00-3:00pm
Learn synchronously:
Assessment and Grading with Columbia Tools
90-minute workshop.
January 13, 11:00am-12:30pm; February 10, 10:30am-12:00pm; March 8, 10:00-11:30am; April 5, 12:00-1:30pm
Establishing Shared Values of Academic Integrity with Undergraduates
60-minute workshop.
January 14, 2:00-3:00pm
Giving Feedback to Maximize Student Learning
60-minute workshop.
January 13, 3:00-4:00pm
Intro to Gradescope: Grading and Feedback for Science & Engineering
60-minute workshop.
January 13, 1:00-2:00pm
Ungrading: An Alternative Approach to Assessing Student Learning
60-minute discussion about Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
January 12, 12:00-1:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Assessing Student Learning (Course Design Essentials)
Video
Assessment and Grading in CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Creating Assignments and Grading Online with Gradescope
Online Resource
Designing Assignments for Learning
Online Resource
Feedback for Learning
Online Resource
Grading in Online Courses at Columbia: Tips and Strategies
Online Resource
Incorporating Rubrics Into Your Feedback and Grading Practices
Online Resource
Peer Review: Intentional Design for Any Course Context
Online Resource
Promoting Academic Integrity
Online Resource
Resources for Assessing Student Learning
Online Resource
Course Design
Looking to design or redesign a course? Learn more about the CTL’s support for course design and the step-by-step process of designing or redesigning a course.
Learn synchronously:
The Syllabus: A Way to Build Trust with Your Students
60-minute discussion about Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
January 14, 11:00-12:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Course Design Essentials from the CTL
Video Playlist
Course Design Essentials (Online)
Online Course
Seven Strategies for Success in Six-Week Immersive Courses
Online resource
Courseworks (Canvas)
Looking for assistance in using Columbia’s Learning Management System effectively in your teaching and to support your students’ learning?
Learn synchronously:
Teaching with CourseWorks
90-minute workshop.
January 10, 2:00-3:30pm; January 18, 12:00-1:30pm; February 7, 1:00-2:30pm; March 3, 10:00-11:30am; March 9, 10:00-11:30am; April 4, 2:00-3:30pm
Learn asynchronously:
Teaching with CourseWorks
Online Resource
Introduction to CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Assessment & Grading in CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Learn Synchronously:
Teaching with CourseWorks
90-minute workshop.
January 10, 2:00-3:30pm; January 18, 12:00-1:30pm; February 7, 1:00-2:30pm; March 3, 10:00-11:30am; March 9, 10:00-11:30am; April 4, 2:00-3:30pm
Tools to Engage Students: Polls, Discussion, and Peer Collaboration
75-minute workshop.
January 11, 2:00-3:15pm; January 19, 12:00-1:15pm
Learn asynchronously:
Audience Response Systems
Online Resource
EdBlogs
Learn more
Gradescope
Online Resource
Locus Tempus
Learn more
Teaching with Zoom
Online Resource
Hybrid/HyFlex Course Design
Thinking of moving lecture and course materials online to free up in-class time for active learning? Interested in creating multimedia instructional materials for your courses? These offerings will get you started on the basics of blended learning and do-it-yourself media production.
Learn asynchronously:
Blended Learning
Online Resource
Blended Learning Essentials
Online Course
Hybrid/HyFlex Teaching Strategies
Online Resources
Five Tips for Hybrid/HyFlex Teaching with All Learners in Mind
Online Resource
Hybrid and Online Teaching Institute for Faculty
Online course
Inclusive Teaching
Interested in making your courses more inclusive of all Columbia learners? These offerings will provide you with practical strategies to implement in any course. Additionally, the CTL offers consultations on this topic as well as a Workshop To Go that can be requested by departments and schools.
Learn synchronously:
Teaching Inclusively From the Start
60-minute workshop
January 10, 12:00-1:00pm; January 18, 10:00-11:00am
Learn asynchronously:
Accessibility in Teaching and Learning
Online Resource
Designing an Inclusive Syllabus
Online Resource
Guide for Inclusive Teaching at Columbia
Online Resource
Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom
Self-Paced Massive Open Online Course
New to Teaching at Columbia
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement welcome new faculty to participate in an orientation that introduces them to the Columbia community and offers practical, evidence-based teaching strategies they can implement on the first day of class.
Office of the Provost Faculty Orientation
Online Course
Online Teaching
Online Teaching Strategies
Resources
Hybrid and Online Teaching Institute for Faculty
Online Course
Learn synchronously:
Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning Podcast Discussions
Ungrading: An Alternative Approach to Assessing Student Learning
60-minute discussion about Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
January 12, 12:00-1:00pm
The Syllabus: A Way to Build Trust with Your Students
60-minute discussion about Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
January 14, 11:00-12:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning Podcast Series
Podcast Series (available online)
Learn synchronously:
Workshops
Teaching In-Person: Transitions and Reflections
60-minute workshop.
January 21, 10:00-11:00am
Teaching in the Morningside eClassroom
90-minute workshop.
January 12, 2:00-3:30pm
Learn asynchronously:
From Online to Face-to-Face–Keeping What Works
Online Resource.
Reflecting On Your Experiences with Remote Teaching: Making Meaning of Pandemic Teaching
Online Resource.
Return to the Morningside Classroom with Students’ Well-Being in Mind: A Forum for Faculty and TAs. 60-minute panel and Q&A from September 21, 2021.
Video recording.
Transition to In-Person Teaching
Online Resource.
Teaching in Flexible Learning Spaces
Online Resource.
Teaching in Times of Stress and Challenge
Online Resource.
Services by Request
Consultations
Unable to join or not seeing any offerings that meet your immediate teaching and learning needs? Request a consultation.
Meet one-on-one, speak over the phone, or via video-conference with a Faculty Programs and Services (FPS) team to receive support on a range of teaching and learning topics. Email the CTL FPS team at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu to request a consultation.
For consultations on digital pedagogies and the purposeful use of technologies, contact the CTL Learning Designer assigned to your department or school, or email the CTL at ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.
Teaching Observations
Request a teaching observation to receive confidential feedback on your teaching.
Learn more and request a teaching observation.
Workshops To Go
Department chairs and program directors can request a 60- or 90-minute workshop for their faculty. Learn more and request a Workshop To Go.
Learn synchronously:
Intro to Gradescope: Grading and Feedback for Science & Engineering
60-minute workshop.
January 13, 1:00-2:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Developing Poll Questions to Engage and Assess Student Thinking in Science and Engineering Courses
Online resource.
Promoting Student Inquiry in Science and Engineering Lab Courses (Columbia Faculty Panel).
Video recording.
Teaching with Media
Teaching with Panopto
Online Resource
Teaching With Do-It-Yourself Video
Online Resource
Mediathread
Platform created and supported by the CTL
The CTL is here for faculty.
The Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning provides an array of support for faculty in both their work and their professional development.