LC2: Learning Through Non-traditional Modalities

CTLgrads Learning Community – Beyond the Lecture-Essay Model: Learning Through Non-traditional Modalities (Session 2) – for graduate students

Through the course of their academic, professional, and personal life, students will be exposed to a range of different modalities through which they learn about the world. Pedagogical research supports learning through a diversity of modalities, as it engages different learning types and has been proven to be an effective method for active learning. Non-traditional modalities include podcasts, field trips, creative writing, art projects, and more. In this two part learning community, we will discuss both the benefits and challenges of incorporating non-traditional modalities in teaching and how to assess non-traditional learning. Moreover, we will provide educators with the chance to reflect on and plan for the use of non-traditional learning modalities in their own teaching practice. Our aim is to equip educators with a range of tools by which to improve learning outcomes in the classroom for diverse learners.

This two-part Learning Community is in-person and will be co-facilitated by Tahlia Pajaczkowska-Russell and Garima Raheja, Senior Lead Teaching Fellows at the Center for Teaching and Learning. Participants should register for and attend both sessions of this LC. Registration for Session 1 on Monday 2/3, 11:40am–12:55pm, is available here. Each session of this LC counts as a Pedagogy Workshop for the Teaching Development Program (TDP). See the TDP FAQs for more information about obtaining credit for this and other graduate student-led events through the CTL.

Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu or 212.854.1692 for accommodations.

This event may be photographed. For concerns, contact ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.