Spring 2018 Speakers, Programs and Services at the Center for Teaching and Learning
Dear fellow members of the Columbia Community:
We invite you to take advantage of the resources of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and to join the University community at the upcoming Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium.
The Center for Teaching and Learning’s offerings for faculty include focused workshops, “Workshops To Go” customized for departmental teaching needs and interests, and confidential, individualized teaching observations. In addition to the resources listed below, the Center for Teaching and Learning welcomes faculty to reach out for a consultation at any time by emailing [email protected].
Columbia faculty, students, and staff are invited to Low Library for the Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium on Thursday, February 22. The annual Symposium celebrates the innovative efforts of Columbia faculty and graduate students, and provides a forum to share effective practices and to inspire new ideas. The Symposium will feature keynote speaker Cathy N. Davidson, educator and author of The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux. Learn more about the Symposium and register at https://events.columbia.edu/go/2018cotl.
We look forward to working with you this semester to advance excellence in teaching and learning at Columbia.
John H. Coatsworth
Provost
Soulaymane Kachani
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Spring 2018 Offerings for Faculty
CTL workshops allow Columbia faculty to drop in to explore teaching tools and approaches. In upcoming workshops, faculty can explore pedagogical strategies to motivate students, address microaggressions and implicit bias, and build engaging courses with CourseWorks (Canvas), among other timely topics. Visit the CTL website to browse and register for upcoming events.
The CTL offers “Workshops To Go,” an on-demand service for departments that want to host a short on-site workshop for their faculty. Department chairs and program directors may select a workshop, some as brief as 15 minutes, from the following list of topics:
- Teaching Large Classes: Engagement, Management, and Integrity
- Learning Through Discussion: Three Steps to Effective Facilitation
- Inclusive Teaching: Small Changes to Maximize Equity in the Classroom
Chairs and program directors work with CTL staff to customize the workshop to meet the specific needs of their faculty members. Faculty will receive tailored resources, strategies, and practices that can help them address common challenges in their classrooms, all without leaving their department. Contact [email protected] to explore workshops for your department.
Faculty can request a teaching observation to receive confidential, individualized feedback on their teaching. CTL teaching observations are confidential and evidence-based, developed to support instructors in their teaching practices. The CTL’s trained consultants can help faculty think through their course goals, teaching observation experience, and future teaching. The CTL also works with schools, programs, and departments seeking to refine their peer teaching observation practices. To arrange for a teaching observation, faculty should submit the online request form.
Faculty who are interested in more opportunities to support and inspire their teaching can sign up for the CTL mailing list.