CTL

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We invite any Columbia graduate student with questions about teaching online or in-person to join us for office hours via Zoom, no appointment necessary. We also welcome questions about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (bit.ly/ctl-tdp). Visit us anytime today from 2 – 4 pm at https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/my/ctlgrads If you can’t make live office hours but want support, schedule an individual consultation at http://bit.ly/ctl-gradconsult or email us at CTLgrads@columbia.edu.

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

Are you looking to design a new course, or change the design of an existing course? Do you want to get a jumpstart on course planning for an upcoming semester?

Register here.

Join the CTL and Columbia faculty colleagues for a guided, community experience of the course design process. For this hybrid offering, you will be expected to:

Engage in a virtual kickoff session on April 23 that will orient you to the asynchronous components of this offering and get you started planning your course.
Complete the modules in the CTL’s Course Design Essentials self-paced course in CourseWorks (between April 23 and 30).
Bring a draft syllabus (that includes course objectives, and assessments and engagement activities that align) to share and workshop with colleagues during a virtual session on April 30.
Through this offering, you will:

Apply backward design principles to design (or redesign) a course
Articulate clear learning objectives for your course
Identify ways to assess student learning that align with the course objectives
Plan class activities and materials to maximize student learning and motivation
All faculty with Columbia teaching contexts are welcome to participate.

Please complete the application by April 19, 2021.

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

This event may be photographed. Note, if this is an online event, CTL staff may take screenshots. For concerns, contact ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.

Have you enacted anti-racist practices in your teaching? Are you looking for resources and support for engaging in anti-racist pedgagogical theory and practice? Join the CTL and peer instructors committed to learning more about and incorporating anti-racist pedagogy and practice. Each month, participants will engage in a discussion around a shared text, as well as use the time and space to reflect on their own practice and classrooms.

Register here.

Spring 2021 Semester Meeting Dates:
– Wednesday, January 27 10:30-11:45am
– Wednesday, February 24 10:30-11:45am
– Thursday, March 25 3:00-4:15pm
– Thursday, April 22 3:00-4:15pm

Please feel welcome to participate in as many gathering dates as your schedule allows; separate registration is required for each event.

By the end of each session, participants should be able to:
– Reflect on their teaching practices
– Translate the community dialogue and shared texts into action
– Enact anti-racist pedagogical practices in their classrooms

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

This event may be photographed. Note, if this is an online event, CTL staff may take screenshots. For concerns, contact ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.