Alexandra Watson (Writer and Lecturer, First Year Writing) spoke to Joscelyn Jurich about incorporating meditation into her courses, the relationship between contemplative practices in pedagogy and memory, and her seminar, Resisting the Single Story. This interview is part of the CEP's Materiality and Embodiment Series, for which we spoke to various members of the Barnard community about materiality and embodiment in the digital space.
Sandra Goldmark (Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre, Director of Campus Sustainability and Climate Action) spoke to Joscelyn Jurich about hand intelligence, the ecological concerns of digital waste and using the online collaborative tool Miro in her courses. This interview is part of the CEP's Materiality and Embodiment Series, for which we spoke to various members of the Barnard community about materiality and embodiment in the digital space.
Alicia Peaker (Associate Director of the Digital Humanities Center) spoke to Joscelyn Jurich about Black feminist approaches to the ecological impacts of the digital, the materiality of the internet and the importance of recognizing technology's subjectivities. This interview is part of the CEP's Materiality and Embodiment Series, for which we spoke to various members of the Barnard community about materiality and embodiment in the digital space.
Vani Natarajan (Writer, Research & Instruction Librarian in the Humanities and Global Studies) spoke to Hana Rivers about the role of the page, ceramics, indexing and annotation, poetry, gesture, cooking, and knitting. This interview is part of the CEP's Materiality and Embodiment Series, for which we spoke to various members of the Barnard community about materiality and embodiment in the digital space.
Allie Costa (BC '19, Movement Lab Post-Baccalaureate Fellow) spoke to Hana Rivers about space and place in the digital, the body and embodiment, labor and replication in the virtual, abstraction and glitch feminism, the screen, and virtual teaching and learning. This interview is part of the CEP's Materiality and Embodiment Series, for which we spoke to various members of the Barnard community about materiality and embodiment in the digital space.
The Center for Engaged Pedagogy is very honored to receive the inaugural Linda A. Bell Award for Collaborative Creativity and Excellence in Teaching, "given annually to the group whose teaching efforts most embody Provost Bell’s willingness to listen, experiment, and collaborate with others as well as her commitment to achieving academic excellence and innovation." Read more about our work and the Award here: https://barnard.edu/news/barnard-announces-linda-bell-award-collaborative-creativity-and-excellence-teaching
The Center for Engaged Pedagogy received the inaugural award for their tireless commitment to academic excellence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TDSI is a virtual, intensive institute for faculty that includes one-on-one consultations, training in digital tools for the classroom, workshops on integrating digital assignments into your syllabus, and more!
This year, over three sessions, students, faculty, and staff convene to consider how to foster a culture of care, challenge, and equity in Barnard’s classrooms.
Read about the latest grants earned by Barnard faculty and staff to support their research.
Joscelyn Jurich, Graduate Assistant at the Center for Engaged Pedagogy, spoke with a variety of Barnard first year professors about how the shift to online classes has impacted their students’ sense of community. How do we maintain close academic and personal relationships while working in an online space? Without access to embodiment, what alternate methods of teaching and learning solicit intellectual vulnerability in the digital classroom? Read on to learn more about how Barnard First Year Writing & First Year Speaking courses have adapted to these numerous changes, and managed to cultivate open, responsive, and inspiring class discussions.
We're recognizing Professor Lozano for her innovative and collaborative 'Radio Immigrante' project! We've also named three runner-ups - Meredith Benjamin, Wendy Schor-Haim, and Cecelia Lie-Spahn - for their work with the Zine library.
Read about the new accomplishments of Barnard scholars.
Sian Beilock, president of Barnard College and a psychologist who studies the science of why people choke under pressure, said burnout is “something we all experienced from time to time, and really, it's the lack of motivation and feeling of struggle around whatever you need to do.”
Beilock said that institutions asking their faculty members to do more must do more to support them. Barnard revised its curriculum this semester to better address issues related to COVID-19 and social justice and moved from a semester format to approximately eight-week units, which it believes are more conducive to online learning. All of that has required the faculty to innovate, and the institution’s teaching and learning, technology, and Center for Engaged Pedagogy staff members have been working hard to support them.
Because the need to make sense of urgent questions can’t wait, the College introduced a new course that puts first-years first.
Jennifer Rosales is the Executive Director of the Barnard Center for Engaged Pedagogy, which, along with the Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning, explores and helps to implement the vast array of possibilities for effective instruction. Senior Editor of The Blue and White Magazine Brooke McCormick spoke to Jennifer to get a sense of what another semester of remote learning will look like at Barnard and Columbia, and the challenges and opportunities this format poses.
Barnard’s new ThirdSpace@ co-curricular program creates an expansive virtual arena where convergent ideas can create solutions for some of the world’s thorniest challenges.
From 13-17 July 2020, the Center for Engaged Pedagogy hosted a virtual, intensive Summer Pedagogy Symposium, an opportunity for Barnard faculty and staff to participate in pedagogical exploration, collaboration, and innovation, with a focus on adapting to different possible teaching scenarios for the upcoming fall semester. The Symposium covered topics such as maintaining student engagement in online courses, addressing racism in the classroom, creating inclusive and accessible learning experiences, utilizing digital tools and more. If you would like to access the recordings from the Symposium, please email pedagogy@barnard.edu
The Center for Engaged Pedagogy, with support from IMATS and the Computational Science Center, hosted a four-day (June 15-18th) synchronous virtual intensive Curricular Design Institute for faculty to create Fall 2020 courses that critically engage with digital technologies and approaches. If you would like to access the recordings from the Institute, please email us.
On March 18th, I moved out of my dorm, Sulzberger 508, and it was the last time I went outside. Leaving Barnard, I not only left behind my freshmen year but my freedom as well.
By Aaisha Sajjad