“But it is not enough to stand on the opposite river bank, shouting questions, challenging patriarchal, white conventions. A counterstance locks one into a duel of oppressor and oppressed; locked in mortal combat, like the cop and the criminal, both are reduced to a common denominator of violence. The counterstance refutes the dominant culture’s views…Continue…Continue Reading Stepping into the River: A meditation on Anzaldúa and flashpoints in the classroom
Love, Hate & Active Learning at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Getting out of the classroom can help to create especially strong memories of learning, partly because people tend to remember novelty. If you think back on your own education, learning experiences outside of the classroom may stand out in your memory as well. Museum visits can also nurture a sense of community among the students especially if activities are structured to provide opportunities for them to share ideas about the artwork they are seeing….Continue Reading Love, Hate & Active Learning at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
A Visit with Carl Wieman, Part 2: Bringing DBERs Together
Nobel prize-winning physicist and educator Carl Wieman brings people together. Specifically, he brings DBERs together. But this requires an explanation. …Continue Reading A Visit with Carl Wieman, Part 2: Bringing DBERs Together
A Visit with Carl Wieman, Part 1: On Active Learning
Even at Cornell, it’s not every day a Nobel Prize winner comes to campus to talk about teaching. But, last month, arrive one did, in the form of Carl Wieman. …Continue Reading A Visit with Carl Wieman, Part 1: On Active Learning
What’s New in Learning Technologies – Fall 2023
It can be hard keeping up with improvements made in Canvas and other learning technologies supported by the Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI). That’s why we’ve gathered information about the best recent changes – from new tools to updated features – in one place….Continue Reading What’s New in Learning Technologies – Fall 2023
A Journey ‘To the Moon’ and Back
You land on the moon.
The stars glitter above you; familiar constellations etch themselves across the night sky. But here, now, in this headset, the night sky is outer space, in all its strange magnificence. The night sky, outer space, is all around you.
And… there are dinosaurs in it….Continue Reading A Journey ‘To the Moon’ and Back
On Generative AI and Teaching
As the last months have made clear, Generative AI tools – such as ChatGPT – are here to stay, are certain to get more and more powerful, and will change the way we do many things….Continue Reading On Generative AI and Teaching
Welcome to the CTI Blog
This new blog for the Center for Teaching Innovation provides a platform for us to share ideas, resources, examples, and approaches that are more timely and exploratory than our regular resource pages. It allows us to share work that might be more relevant to specific disciplines than others. It lets us discuss emergent pedagogies that…Continue…Continue Reading Welcome to the CTI Blog