Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
The CTL provides comprehensive production and media support for the design, creation, and delivery of MOOCs using two partner organizations: edX and Coursera.
The Office of the Provost Teaching and Learning Grants for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) provide faculty with funds up to $25,000 and support from the CTL to develop online courses that stimulate curiosity and intellectual exploration, and make more visible the teaching and research activities of the University. Visit the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation website to learn more about this funding opportunity, the application process, and past recipients.
Recent MOOC releases:
Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice
Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, RN, Associate Professor, Mailman School of Public Health and Executive Director of the GATE Program
Maggie L. Schmitt, MPH, Associate Director, GATE Program
Caitlin L. Gruer, MPH, Program Manager, GATE Program
Recently, menstruation has attracted attention as an important public health issue, resulting in the proliferation of new research, programs, and policies aimed at tackling menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) challenges faced by girls, women, and others who menstruate. Advocates are directly combating ongoing menstrual stigma and calling for an end to period poverty. We will review cutting edge menstrual health and hygiene research, programming, and policies being implemented around the world.
See launch announcement.
Released: 11/17/2021
University Studies for Student Veterans (2021 Edition)
R.J. Jenkins, Curriculum Design Specialist, Center for Veteran Transition and Integration
Sara Remedios, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Academic and Learning Initiatives, School of General Studies
Josh Edwin, Associate Dean of Students, School of General Studies
This course will help you take the skills you learned in the military and apply them to succeed in college. Think of it as an academic tune-up. We know that the culture of higher education is different from the culture of the military in meaningful ways, and we also know that one of the keys to excelling in college–especially for student veterans–is learning to navigate these differences successfully, right from the very start. Revised for Fall 2021.
See announcement.
Released: 11/17/2021
Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Elsa Stamatopoulou, Director, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program, ISHR
Andrew J. Nathan, Professor, Political Science
Examine how Indigenous Peoples have been contesting norms, institutions and global debates in the past 50 years, and how they have been re-shaping and gradually decolonizing these systems at international and national levels.
See launch announcement.
Released: 10/28/2020
Learning Success
R.J. Jenkins, Curriculum Design Specialist, Center for Veteran Transition and Integration
Sara Remedios, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Academic and Learning Initiatives, School of General Studies
Josh Edwin, Associate Dean of Students, School of General Studies
Learn successful strategies that will help you achieve your academic goals and allow you to make the most of your college education.
See launch announcement.
Released: 10/14/2020
Crisis Resource Management
Vivek K. Moitra, MD, Allen I. Hyman Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology
David O. Kessler, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine
Jessica Spellman, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Columbia University
Learn the skills critical for effective teamwork in a crisis situation with focus on preparation, decision-making, and reflection across multidisciplinary teams.
See launch announcement.
Released: 10/7/2020
The Civil War and Reconstruction - XSeries
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University
Civil War and Reconstruction three-part series introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. This XSeries will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. (Updated Fall 2020.)
Protection of Children in Humanitarian Settings
Hanna-Tina Fischer, Instructor in the Program on Forced Migration and Health
Mark Canavera, Co-director of the Care and Protection of Children (CPC) Learning Network
Mike Wessells, Professor in the Program on Forced Migration and Health
Course Image by Unni Krishnan, Save the Children
Strengthen your approach to protecting and promoting the wellbeing of children in humanitarian settings using the latest evidence on childhood adversity and drawing on experiences from child protection practitioners.
See launch announcement.
Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom
Amanda Jungels, Former Senior Assistant Director, Faculty Programs and Services, CTL
Chandani Patel, Former Senior Assistant Director, Faculty Programs and Services, CTL
Amanda Irvin, Director, Faculty Programs and Services, CTL
Inclusive teaching has received increased attention on college campuses around the country and around the world. Understanding how course climate impacts students and their learning is increasingly important to faculty and administrators alike across a wide range of educational contexts. Yet creating equitable learning environments that support all students’ learning can be a challenge, especially when one considers that course climate consists of a variety of factors (e.g., student-student interactions, faculty-student interactions, course content and policies).
See launch announcement.
Released: 6/26/2019
Indian & Tibetan River of Buddhism
Robert A.F. Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies
Explore an overview of the history and philosophy of Buddhism throughout India, South and Southeast Asia, Tibet, and Central Asia, featuring the basics of the Buddhist view of reality and its educational principles of sciences, mind and social ethics.
See launch announcement.
Attaining Higher Education
Beth E. Morgan, Director of Higher Education Transition and Partnerships, CVTI
Prepare to transition to college using intentional decision-making. In this course, aimed at active duty service members and veterans, you will learn about the college admissions process—including financial aid—to help you choose a right-fit college.
See launch announcement.
Corporate Finance Professional Certificate Program
Daniel Wolfenzon, Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
This four-week course is based on the Corporate Finance course for first-year MBA students at Columbia Business School. It introduced students to real world transactions and case studies, exercises in Excel modeling, and explored the theoretical principles of finance. First released September 2017 on edX.
Women Have Always Worked - XSeries
Alice Kessler-Harris, R. Gordon Hoxie Professor American History Emerita
This four-part, self-paced course series explores the history of women in America and introduces students to historians’ work to uncover the place of women and gender in America’s past. XSeries available on edX.org.
- Seeking Women’s Rights: Colonial Period to the Civil War
- Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920
- Negotiating a Changing World: 1920-1950
- Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018
See release announcement.
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