Spring 2024 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
- Inclusive Teaching
- Mentoring
- New to Teaching at Columbia
- Pedagogical Wellness
- Provost Teaching and Learning Grants
- Teaching in All Modalities
- Teaching with AI Tools
- Teaching at CUIMC
- Teaching in Science and Engineering
- Teaching with Media
Learn synchronously:
Engaging Students in Discussion
60-minute workshop.
January 9, 12:00-1:00pm
Engaging Students with EdDiscussion
30-minute demo session.
January 9, 1:30-2:00pm
Engaging Students with Annotation Tools
30-minute demo session.
January 10, 11:00-11:30am
Engaging Students with Poll Everywhere
30-minute demo session.
January 10, 12:00-12:30pm
Active Learning Institute Online
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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:
Navigating HOT Moments: Before, During, & After Class
75-minute workshop.
January 11, 12:00-1:00p
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 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 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:
Making Your CourseWorks Site More Accessible
45-minute demo session.
January 8, 1:30-2:15pm
Request a consultation or have your questions answered during office hours.
Department chairs and program directors can request an “Introduction to Teaching with CourseWorks” Workshop To Go.
Learn asynchronously:
Teaching with CourseWorks
Online Resource
Introduction to CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Assessment & Grading in CourseWorks (Canvas) 2.0
Online Course
Four Ways to Make Your CourseWorks Site More Accessible
Online Resource
Learn Synchronously:
Making Your CourseWorks Site More Accessible
45-minute demo session.
January 8, 1:30-2:15pm
Engaging Students with EdDiscussion
30-minute demo session.
January 9, 1:30-2:00pm
Engaging Students with Annotation Tools
30-minute demo session.
January 10, 11:00-11:30am
Engaging Students with Poll Everywhere
30-minute demo session.
January 10, 12:00-12:30pm
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
Applying Inclusive Teaching Principles To Clinical Education
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:
Entering Mentoring: Aligning Expectations
60-minute workshop.
February 9, 1:15-2:15pm
Entering Mentoring: Maintaining Effective Communication
60-minute workshop.
March 19, 10:00-11:00am
Entering Mentoring: Assessing Understanding
60-minute workshop.
April 4, 4:00-5:00pm
Request a Learning Community to Go on Mentoring
Department chairs and program directors can request a facilitated conversation on mentoring of graduate students and postdocs as part of the Advancing Mentorship Practices initiative. Contact the CTL at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu.
Learn asynchronously:
Advancing Mentorship Practices: Supporting Mentors of Graduate Students and Postdocs at Columbia
Webpage
Building Effective Mentoring Relationships with Graduate Students and Postdocs
Online Course
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
Learn synchronously:
Easing into a New Semester for Teaching: A Conversational Space for Faculty
60-minute conversations.
January 9, 10:00-11:00am
January 18, 12:00-1:00pm
January 24, 3:00-4:00pm
January 30, 11:00am-12:00pm
Bring these conversations to your department!
Department chairs and program directors can request a facilitated conversation. Contact the CTL at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu.
Learn asynchronously
Teaching in Times of Stress and Challenge
Online Resource
Provost Teaching and Learning Grants
Learn asynchronously:
Office of the Provost’s Teaching and Learning Grants
Website
Faculty Innovations through Provost’s Teaching and Learning Grants: A Panel Conversation (March 23, 2023). 2023 Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Video recording
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:
Teaching Lab for AI Tools: Designing Effective Prompts
February 20, 10:00-11:00am
Teaching Lab for AI Tools: Community Building
February 27, 3:00-4:00pm
Request a Learning Community to Go on Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI
Department chairs and program directors can request the CTL facilitate a conversation either in-person or via Zoom; we are happy to join existing meetings or groups. Contact the CTL at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu.
Learn asynchronously
Considerations for AI Tools in the College Classroom
Online Resource
Incorporating Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: Faculty Examples Across Disciplines
Online Resource
Learner Perspectives on AI Tools: Digital Literacy, Academic Integrity, and Student Engagement
Online Resource
Teaching and ChatGPT Forum (February 13, 2023)
Video recording
Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: Considerations, Resources, and Opportunities
Online Resource
Using AI Writing Tools in Your Scientific Writing Process (May 2, 2023). A seminar with Tim Requarth, Lecturer in Science & Writing at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, co-sponsored by the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Teachers College, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the departments of Biological Sciences and Statistics.
Slides
Learn synchronously:
Request a consultation. Contact the CTL at CTLfaculty@columbia.edu.
Department chairs and program directors can request a Clinical Teaching Workshop To Go. Sessions include:
Effective Feedback in Clinical Settings (for CUIMC faculty)
Applying Inclusive Teaching Principles (for CUIMC faculty)
Learn asynchronously:
Effective Feedback in Clinical Settings
Online Resource
Applying Inclusive Teaching Principles To Clinical Education
Online Resource
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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