We at the Samberg Institute are committed to helping you grow as an educator, strengthening teaching quality, building community, and increasing innovation in your curriculum. We invite you to explore some of our offerings below and share your exemplary moments of teaching excellence.

We look forward to continuing this great work with you in this new year!

Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

Each year, CBS faculty are selected to receive the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, in recognition of their demonstrated commitment to the highest standards in teaching and learning. Congratulations to the 2023 recipients and thank you for your contributions to teaching and learning at CBS!

• Adjunct: Brad Aspel, The Leader's Voice
• Core: Professor Vanessa Burbano, Strategy Formulation
• Elective: Professor Bruce Usher, Climate Finance
• Innovation in the Curriculum: Professor Daniel Ames and Adjunct Professor Dalton Gray, Immersive Teamwork

Provost Senior Faculty Teaching Scholars & Awards

In case you missed it, the Office of the Provost recently announced that CBS Professor Paul Ingram has been selected to participate in the 2023-24 cohort of the Provost’s Senior Faculty Teaching Scholars program, which strives to "enhance the culture of teaching and learning at Columbia with a specific focus on equitable, inclusive, and antiracist pedagogy.” Congratulations, Professor Ingram!

In addition, congratulations to the CBS faculty awardees of the 2023-24 Office of the Provost’s Teaching and Learning Grants!

• Innovative Course Module Design (Start Small!) Grants: Professors Ashli Carter, Kamel Jedidi, and Robert Morais
• Emerging Technologies Grant: Professor Michael Morris (with Zhou Yu, Associate Professor of Computer Science)
• Science of Learning Research Initiative (SOLER) Grant: Professor Ashli Carter

You're Invited!

Please join us for a virtual lunch and learn on the topic of active learning. During this session, Dr. Kerry O'Grady, Samberg's new Director of Teaching Excellence, will discuss the instructional and student learning benefits of implementation and share actionable ideas to use in your classrooms.

All faculty received an Outlook invitation from Samberg. Please RSVP to the Outlook invite by Friday, January 12.

Schedule Your Syllabus Coaching Session or Teaching Observation

Teaching is an exercise in continuous improvement, and ongoing training and development is key to its success. Whether you want help to craft measurable learning objectives, meaningful assessments, or implementing feedback from previous evaluations, the Samberg team would love to connect.

New Ed Tech Projects

The Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence is here to support you in selecting the most appropriate technologies that complement your teaching strategies. Whether you're considering the adoption of a new software application, educational platform, or hardware device, the institute's experts can guide you through the selection process. We will help you identify technologies that best align with your specific teaching goals and learning outcomes, ensuring that you get the most out of these tools.

If you’re considering a new ed tech solution, you will need to go through the formal approval process before Columbia’s Financial Planning Office will approve the purchase. The process takes an average of 4-6 months. Click below to get started.

Moments of Teaching Excellence

Did you demonstrate teaching excellence this term? Or are you planning something amazing for next term? We want to hear from you!

In partnership with CBS marketing, we are looking to showcase exemplary moments that made a difference in student learning. Examples include:

• Exciting active learning activities
• Team or individual summative assessments designed for applied practice
• Exceptional guest speakers
• Practicum projects that make a difference to a real-world organization
• Simulation or role play engagements

Please send your moment to us for the opportunity to be featured (note: we will contact you if selected). Include a short description, and if applicable, a link to aligning materials and/or a video recording (indicate the time stamp we should review).