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Using iClickers to Teach Mandarin Chinese with Shaoyan Qi and Chen Wu
Research in Mandarin Chinese phonology and pronunciation shows that adult learners of Chinese have the greatest difficulty with using four tones to differentiate otherwise homophonous syllables. The traditional pedagogical intervention (i.e. error correction) has been...
Sarah Hansen on Ensuring Student Success in Large Classrooms
Watch a video interview with Professor Sarah Hansen on her experience redesigning a general laboratory course. Sarah Hansen, Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry, faced a teaching challenge in her General Laboratory course. Every student came to class with...
New MOOC Professional Certificate Program Corporate Finance set to launch September 27
On September 27, 2017, the Columbia Business School and the Center for Teaching and Learning will launch a new MOOC (massive open online course) professional certificate program Corporate Finance on the edX platform. The courses are free and open to all with an...