Center for Engaged Pedagogy

At the Center for Engaged Pedagogy, we believe that teaching and learning is a transformative process. Both students and teachers engage in meaningful teaching and learning practices that foster mutual growth and facilitate the collaborative cultivation of knowledge. We are committed to supporting and striving towards inclusive and innovative pedagogical practices that acknowledge diverse ways of knowing, forms of expertise, and academic pathways.

For this session, we are honored to feature Monica Miller (Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies) and Alice Reagan (Professor of Professional Practice and Chair of the Department of Theater). Prof. Miller and Prof. Reagan will share their approaches to teaching Zora Neale Hurston and each will demonstrate a lesson firsthand. Following their demos, we will move into an open discussion about how these creative methods might resonate in your own teaching context.

We welcome faculty, students, and staff from Columbia University, Barnard College, Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, and Jewish Theological Seminary.

This workshop will take place in-person in the South Tower, Helene L. Kaplan Suite on Thursday, March 12 from 12-1:30pm. Lunch will be provided. Please register below to ensure we cater appropriately.

The Curiosity Initiative asks: What are the conditions that shape our desires to know, learn, and explore today? How are those desires experienced alongside other people, in particular places, and at specific times? What are the relationships between learning, inquiry, and action? Launched by the Center for Engaged Pedagogy and the Office of the Provost with generous support from a gift by Jane Jelenko (BC ‘70), the initiative includes a range of programs and opportunities. We’ll be exploring curiosity (and its complexity) from several disciplinary perspectives and across many different practices.

The Learning, Engagement, and Assessment Fellows (LEAFs) are Barnard students are trained in student-faculty pedagogical partnership, assessment/feedback, and facilitation. The LEAF program is based on the model of pedagogical partnership, which brings students and faculty together in mutually-rewarding collaboration on faculty's teaching questions. You can learn more about the program by selecting the "Pedagogical Partnership" tab on our site and read more about our fellows by clicking the link below.  

The day featured a keynote lecture and moderated Q&A with Kathleen McKeown, Henry and Gertrude Rothschild Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of Columbia's Data Science Institute, Columbia University; an alumnae panel highlighting the application of AI in diverse fields and research domains; and an interactive showcase featuring research and projects from across campus. Participants had opportunities to engage in discussions, explore hands-on demonstrations, and contribute to envisioning the future of AI literacy in the liberal arts.