Student Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Niyati Shenoy, PhD Candidate in Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
In this spotlight, Niyati shares what she has learned as both a participant in the TDP as well as through her experience as a TDP Consultant, including the benefits of peer observation and how her disciplinary interests and research have influenced her teaching, and vice versa.
Student Spotlight: Miguel Ángel Garrido, PhD Candidate in Statistics
In this spotlight story, Miguel Ángel Garrido shares how his approach to teaching has changed as a result of attending CTL workshops, facilitating conversations about teaching with peers and colleagues in his department, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary cohort of Lead Teaching Fellows.
Student Spotlight: Michael Ginsberg, PhD Candidate in Earth and Environmental Engineering
In this spotlight story, Michael discusses his experience as a CIRTL fellow, including working with the CTL to establish a Teaching as Research (TAR) assessment program on campus as well as working with peers on cultivating a culture of evidence-based teaching and collaboration across disciplines at Columbia.
Student Spotlight: Franziska Landes, PhD Candidate in Earth and Environmental Science
In this Spotlight story, Franzisca Landes, Ph.D. candidate in Earth and Environmental Science, shares how co-facilitating workshops and engaging with the CTL through diverse fellowships have strengthened her own teaching practice, and offers teaching tips that new graduate student instructors might consider incorporating into their own practice.
Student Spotlight: Zachary Domach, PhD Candidate in Religion
In this Spotlight story, Domach shares his experience as a Pilot Participant in the Teaching Development Program. He discusses how the TDP has encouraged him to reflect on his teaching practices, and how his participation has prepared him to represent his teaching in the job market.
Student Spotlight: Allison DeWitt, Ph.D. Candidate in Italian and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
In this Spotlight story, Allison DeWitt, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Italian and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, shares how her experiences organizing the CTL’s Innovative Teaching Summer Institute and serving as a Senior Teaching Observation Fellow strengthened her own teaching practice. She also shares tips for engaging and motivating students, collecting feedback, and giving students more active roles in the classroom.
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