Summer Events & Important Updates

Even if you're not teaching in summer, this issue has a lot of helpful information you shouldn't miss! Mark your calendar for the upcoming summer programs which will help you continue to improve your teaching skills. Learn how to retrieve your end-of-course evaluations, read about the Outstanding TA Award and Provost Awards, and more!

Teaching Assistants

As a reminder, TAs should not be enrolled simultaneously in the course for which they are providing assistance. In certain cases, faculty may petition the Senior Vice Dean for Curriculum and Programs to hire a TA who is enrolled as a student in the course. In cases of simultaneous enrollment, TAs are strictly prohibited from assisting faculty with any course grading. Visit “Hiring and Utilizing Teaching Assistants” for more information and contact HR if you have questions about hiring a TA.

TA Roles in Canvas:

TAs are enrolled in Canvas courses by the division staff. As of May 11, there are now only two TA roles in Canvas: 

• Enhanced TA - used for all TAs who are not simultaneously enrolled as students in the course. Allows the TA to create/edit/grade assignments and quizzes.
• TA - used for TAs who are enrolled as students in the course. This role prohibits the user from creating, editing, and grading assignments and quizzes.

The CA and Enhanced CA roles are no longer necessary and therefore no longer available.

Outstanding TA Award

Thank you to the faculty who nominated TAs for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Congratulations to the spring 2023 award recipients:

• Jeremias Huber (PhD '24)
• Martin Huberman (MBA '23)
• Rahul Lamba (MBA '23)
• Ma Lang (MBA '23)
• Aldin Traljic (MSE '23)
• Roberto Truque (MBA '23)
• Danielle Wong (MBA '23)

Proctorio Update

Proctorio now offers extensions for these web browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave. ITG strongly recommends that Chrome be the browser used by CBS students and faculty, for Canvas quizzes/exams which use Proctorio. However, when Chrome is not an option, the user may try downloading a different browser extension. Students should contact ITG’s Student Support team for assistance with troubleshooting their device.

Updates from MMG

MultiMedia Group (MMG) shared these important updates regarding the classroom technology. Please email mmgroup@gsb.columbia.edu if you have questions. 

Fire Alarm Safety Message 

If there is a fire alarm while you’re in the classroom, the AV equipment will mute so everyone can hear the alarm and announcements. The control panels will freeze and look like this:

Even if the alarm is ringing in only one building, the AV equipment will freeze in both Kravis and Geffen Halls.

Academic Technology Refresh

To help refresh your memory, here are some guides for using the classroom technology (access via your Lionmail account (UNI@columbia.edu)):

• Classroom AV Quick Start Guide
• Classroom Lectern, Computer, and Touchpanel
• AirMedia

Class Recordings

Per Dean’s Office and University policies, all CBS courses are set to be recorded and available to enrolled students via Echo360 livestream unless an exception is granted. If there is a reason your course cannot be recorded - for example, you are an adjunct and your employer does not allow it - please complete the opt-out request form. In core courses, recordings must be available to students and are not considered for exemption. In elective courses, each class is recorded by default, but faculty can opt to share (make available/unavailable) recordings on a case-by-case basis. ​​​​​

Common MMG Help Desk Requests

If a monitor on the classroom podium is blank, usually it was accidentally turned off.  To turn the monitor back on, press the power button on the top left side of the wacom monitor.

There are spare batteries for lavalier mics in the podium drawer. If you need to dispose of used batteries, you may leave the loose batteries in the drawer or place them in one of the recycling bins that look like this: