Spring 2023 Offerings
Engage in live offerings, explore our online resources and courses, and/or request a consultation, teaching observation, or Workshop To Go today.
Learn synchronously:
Getting Started with Active Learning
60-minute workshop.
January 10, 12:00-1:00pm
Planning Your Lectures Based on the Science of Learning
60-minute workshop.
January 10, 2:00-3:00pm
Three Ways to Manage Your Large Course
60-minute workshop.
January 11, 2:00-3:00pm
Engaging Students in Discussion
60-minute workshop.
January 11, 12:00-1:00pm
Engaging Students with Ed Discussion
30-minute demo session.
January 11, 11:15am-11:45am
Engaging Students with Poll Everywhere
30-minute demo session.
January 12, 11:30am-12:00pm
Engaging Students with Annotation Tools
30-minute demo session.
January 12, 2:00-2:30pm
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
Getting Started with Active Learning
Online Resource
Getting Started with Project-Based Learning
Online Resource
Learning Through Discussion
Online Resource
Leveraging Annotation Activities and Tools to Promote Collaborative Learning
Online Resource
Teaching Large Courses Effectively and Efficiently
Online Resource
Learn synchronously:
Anti-Racist Pedagogy Workshop Series
Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
75-minute workshop.
January 20, 11:45am-1:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps
Online Resource
Anti-Racist Pedagogy at Columbia
Recordings from the speaker series
Assessing Equitably with All Learners in Mind
Online resource
Navigating Heated, Offensive, and Tense (HOT) Moments in the Classroom
Online Resource
Learn synchronously:
Setting Up Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions in CourseWorks
30-minute workshop.
January 10, 1:15-1:45pm and January 18, 11:00-11:30am
Designing STEM Poll Questions that Go Beyond Recall
60-minute workshop.
January 12, 12:15-1:15pm
Making Feedback Matter: Strategies That Serve You and Your Students
60-minute workshop.
January 18, 12:00-1:00pm
Clinical Teaching Series: Effective Feedback in Clinical Settings (for CUIMC faculty)
60-minute workshop.
January 18, 12:00-1:00pm
Intro to Gradescope: Grading and Feedback for Science & Engineering
60-minute workshop.
January 19, 12:00-1:00pm
Learning Lunch: Academic Integrity Case Studies–Why Context Matters
75-minute workshop.
February 27, 11:40am-12:55pm
Learn asynchronously:
Assessing Equitably with All Learners in Mind
Online resource
Assessing Student Learning (Course Design Essentials)
Video
Assessment and Grading in CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs): Low-Stakes Strategies to Assess Active Learning
Online Resource
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
QuizCon: Multiple Choice Quizzing for Learning
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:
It’s in the Syllabus! Or is it?: Designing a Transparent Syllabus
90-minute workshop
January 10, 10:00-11:30am
Learn asynchronously:
Designing an Inclusive Syllabus
Online resource
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:
Introduction to Teaching with CourseWorks
90-minute workshop.
January 9, 2:00-3:30pm and January 19, 10:00-11:30am
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:
Introduction to Teaching with CourseWorks
90-minute workshop.
January 9, 2:00-3:30pm and January 19, 10:00-11:30am
Setting Up Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions in CourseWorks
30-minute workshop.
January 10, 1:15-1:45pm and January 18, 11:00-11:30am
Engaging Students with Ed Discussion
30-minute demo session.
January 11, 11:15am-11:45am
Engaging Students with Poll Everywhere
30-minute demo session.
January 12, 11:30am-12:00pm
Engaging Students with Annotation Tools
30-minute demo session.
January 12, 2:00-2:30pm
Intro to Gradescope: Grading and Feedback for Science & Engineering
60-minute workshop.
January 19, 12:00-1:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Poll Everywhere
Online Resource
EdBlogs
Learn more
Gradescope
Online Resource
Locus Tempus
Learn more
QuizCon: Multiple Choice Quizzing for Learning
Online Resource
Teaching with Zoom
Online Resource
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 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
Learn synchronously:
Mentoring Monday Conversations
60-minute monthly conversations on mentorship practices, 12:00-1:00pm (online)
February 6 (Assumptions and Expectations), March 6 (Mental Health),
April 10 (Addressing Challenging Moments), and May 1 (Building Trust and Giving Feedback).
Everything is Fine!: Mentoring to Support Graduate Student Mental Health
March 1, 2:00-4:00pm (Online: livestream of theatrical case studies followed by facilitated discussion; note: this event will not be recorded)
Learn asynchronously:
Advancing Mentorship Practices: Supporting Mentors of Graduate Students and Postdocs at Columbia
Webpage
Keynote: Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring: Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment One Relationship at a Time (September 28, 2022; by Lisa Fain, Center for Mentoring Excellence).
Video recording (to access the recording available on Panopto, please authenticate using your Columbia UNI and password).
Workshop: Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring: Inclusive Mentoring Skills (December 7, 2022; by Lisa Fain, Center for Mentoring Excellence).
Video recording (to access the recording available on Panopto, please authenticate using your Columbia UNI and password).
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
Teaching in All Modalities
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:
Teaching in All Modalities
Online Resource Portal
Blended Learning
Online Resource
Blended Learning Essentials
Online Course
Five Tips for Hybrid/HyFlex Teaching with All Learners in Mind
Online Resource
From Online to Face-to-Face–Keeping What Works
Online Resource
Hybrid/HyFlex Teaching Strategies
Online Resources
Hybrid and Online Teaching Institute for Faculty
Online course
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
Learn synchronously:
Clinical Teaching Series: Applying Inclusive Teaching Principles (for CUIMC faculty)
60-minute workshop
January 9, 12:00-1:00pm
Clinical Teaching Series: Effective Feedback in Clinical Settings (for CUIMC faculty)
60-minute workshop.
January 18, 12:00-1:00pm
16th Annual CUIMC Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning
More information is coming soon.
CUIMC Anti-Racist Educator Institute Summer 2023
More information is coming soon.
Learn synchronously:
Designing STEM Poll Questions that Go Beyond Recall
60-minute workshop.
January 12, 12:15-1:15pm
Intro to Gradescope: Grading and Feedback for Science & Engineering
60-minute workshop.
January 19, 12:00-1:00pm
Learn asynchronously:
Creating Assignments and Grading Online with Gradescope
Online resource.
Developing Poll Questions to Engage and Assess Student Thinking in Science and Engineering Courses
Online resource.
Designing for Inquiry-Based Learning In Undergraduate Science And Engineering Lab 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
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