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Teachers’ Lounge | Lessons from a Pandemic: Productive Participation

Given the conditions of learning during a pandemic, how have we been redefining class participation so that it is meaningful, relevant, and tailored to the needs of our students? How are we giving feedback to students about the quality of their participation? Join us for a practical discussion of how to inspire and assess student participation in online or HyFlex classes–and to think about what might map over and enrich in-person instruction.

Teachers’ Lounges are a series of informal discussions for graduate students about teaching practices and the culture of learning at Columbia. Since many classes have shifted online this semester, Teachers’ Lounges are linking theories and models of online instruction to insights derived from working in digital learning spaces with Columbia students.

Join us to share tactics and gain inspiration. This session is facilitated by Mark Phillipson and Chris Chen from the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu for accommodations. This event may be photographed. For concerns, contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu

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Essentials of Teaching and Learning: Designing Learning Objectives

Learn about and engage with backward design: a scalable, end-in-mind approach to instruction that will help you effectively plan an activity, a class session, or an entire course. In this workshop for graduate students, we will discuss how to use previously-determined and described learning objectives as part of the backward design approach to drive assignments, feedback, and in-class activities for students.

Prior to this session, participants are expected to have completed a 20-minute module on Canvas. Register here. To get started on the module, self-enroll in the Essentials Canvas site here: https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/enroll/CBT7BT.

***Registration will close the night before the live session.***

By the end of this session, participants should be able to:

– Describe the Backward Design process and how to use this approach in their own teaching practice.
– Develop learning objectives for their students.
– Explain the connection between learning objectives, assessments, and assignments.

The Essentials of Teaching and Learning workshop series for graduate students is focused on giving you tools as a new or developing instructor to better facilitate student learning and improve your teaching practice. These workshops are best experienced sequentially.

This is the second of 4 sessions being held at the same time on the following dates:
– Inclusive Teaching: Creating an Inclusive Course Climate, 1/19
– Designing Learning Objectives, 1/26
– Active Learning, 2/2
– Assessment and Feedback for Learning, 2/9

For more information and registration links for these additional sessions, see: https://ctl.columbia.edu/graduate-instructors/programs-for-graduate-students/workshops-for-graduate-students/essentials/.

Attending this workshop and posting reflections satisfies a Foundational Track requirement for participants in the Teaching Development Program (TDP). See bit.ly/ctl-tdp for details.

*Please note that this is not a Zoom training session. If you would like an overview of Zoom and its features, you can attend a CUIT live training session, held Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:00pm-1:00pm, or view a recorded training session. More information about Zoom support is available at: https://cuit.columbia.edu/zoom#/text-13566.

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

This event may be recorded and CTL staff may take screenshots. If you have any concerns, contact ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.

Event Contact Information:
Center for Teaching and Learning
CTLgrads@columbia.edu

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Engaging Students in Online Discussions (For Faculty)

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How do I get students talking online? How can I keep the conversation going between class sessions? In this workshop, we will address these questions by exploring a three-step process as well as strategies to ensure that students engage in and learn from synchronous and asynchronous discussions, and leave class with clear takeaways. With intentional planning and facilitation, faculty can maximize student learning from online classroom conversations.

Please note that this session takes place via Zoom and is NOT a Zoom training session. Before you attend this session, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with Zoom. You can access CUIT’s zoom training sessions on their Zoom training page.

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

Please note that CTL staff may take screenshots to photograph this online event. For concerns, contact ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu.

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