Blog & News
A Teaching & Learning Blog
The CTI blog aims to offer a wide range of timely insights into evolving issues in higher education, from pedagogical approaches, and ideas for building an inclusive classroom to understanding established and emerging learning technologies. Join us for ongoing conversations about issues and trends in higher education.
Recent News
The Cornell Chronicle and others report on CTI's work supporting teaching and learning at Cornell.
CTI grants enable faculty to research how students think and learn, Cornell Chronicle (December 1, 2025)
New York wool goes to fashion school, Cornell Chronicle (October 29, 2025)
2025-2026 News
- Academic integrity and generative AI focus of PWGIA event, Cornell Chronicle (October 30, 2025)
- Faculty share creative, alternative approaches to assessment in new CTI case studies, Cornell Chronicle (October 7, 2025)
- Faculty innovate with, and avoid, AI in the classroom, Cornell Chronicle (October 1, 2025)
- Celebrating “What Works” in creating engaging learning experiences, Cornell Chronicle (September 29, 2025)
- Nanoscale facility thinks big on developing microchip workforce, Cornell Chronicle (August 18, 2025)
- Rethinking polymers – and how students learn them, Cornell Engineering (August 1, 2025)
- Carrying the torch forward: Ye family creates new award recognizing graduate teaching excellence, Cornell Chronicle (July 14, 2025)
2024-2025 News
- CTI announces 2025 winners of Ye Awards for graduate achievements in teaching, Cornell Chronicle (July 14, 2025)
- CTI explores “The Art of Teaching” in new series, Cornell Chronicle (February 14, 2025)
- Active Learning Initiative welcomes new director, says goodbye to longtime leader, Cornell Chronicle (September 17, 2024)
- Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation: Teaching the way people learn, Cornell Alumni (September 16, 2024)
2023-2024 News
- Cornell crafts multifaceted game studies program, Cornell Chronicle (July 17, 2024)
- CTI announces winners of the Cornelia Ye Award for excellence in graduate teaching, Cornell Chronicle (June 28, 2024)
- Alum Thanks His Chemistry Professor—40 Years Later, Cornellians (June 17, 2024)
- CTI's Thank a Professor program connects alum, professor 40 years later, Cornell Chronicle (June 6, 2024)
- ALI announces 2024-2027 postdoctoral fellowship recipients, Cornell Chronicle (May 30, 2024)
- Aristotle, AI and the Data Scientist, ILR School (May 21, 2024)
- Unbridled Admiration for This University, Cornellians (May 18, 2024)
- CTI grant recipients build student confidence, connection, Cornell Chronicle (April 17, 2024)
- ‘A completely different game’: Faculty, students harness AI in the classroom, Cornell Chronicle (March 27, 2024)
- Engaged Conversations Series to focus on community partnerships, Cornell Chronicle (February 5, 2024)
- By Graduate TAs, for Graduate TAs: Belonging at Cornell mini grant funds 2023 Advanced Graduate Teaching Cohort, Cornell Chronicle (January 22, 2024)
- Laurie Anderson Visit Offers a Glimpse of Her World, Cornell Chronicle (October 3, 2023)
- Nobel Prize winner to talk about science education research, Cornell Chronicle (September 18, 2023)
- Artist Laurie Anderson visits campus Sept. 26-27, Cornell Chronicle (September 12, 2023)
2022-2023 News
- Teaching the ethics of data science through immersive video, Cornell Chronicle (June 6, 2023)
- CTI announces 2023 Active Learning Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients, Cornell Chronicle (May 22, 2023)
- Cornelia Ye award celebrates outstanding graduate achievements in teaching, Cornell Chronicle (May 17, 2023)
- Innovation awards recipients look to the future of student learning, Cornell Chronicle (April 12, 2023)
- Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Connecting past to present with the "Any Person, Many Stories" digital exhibition, Cornell Chronicle (March 13, 2023)
- Public history project reveals stories of Cornell changemakers, Cornell Chronicle (February 20, 2023)
- Pollack lauds staff, announces mid-year bonuses, Cornell Chronicle (February 7, 2023)
- Students Visit Virtual World to learn research technique, Cornell Chronicle (November 22, 2022)
- Active Learning Initiative, at 10, elevates teaching and belonging, Cornell Chronicle (October 3, 2022)
- Rob Vanderlan to lead Center for Teaching Innovation, Cornell Chronicle (August 18, 2022)
2021-2022 News
- Cornelia Ye award winners engage students with interdisciplinary teaching, Cornell Chronicle (April 27, 2022)
- Active Learning Initiative awards 5 new grants, Cornell Chronicle (March 23, 2022)
- Field biology changes student perspectives, Cornell Chronicle (February 21, 2022)
- Innovative teaching prepares students for real engineering, Cornell Chronicle (February 8, 2022)
- Art exhibition teaches expression about social justice, Cornell Chronicle (January 26, 2022)
- Social annotation and peer review boost collaboration in the classroom, Cornell Chronicle (January 20, 2022)
- Reshaping student experiences through new innovations in teaching, Cornell Chronicle (October 20, 2021)
- With 'Teaching Gradually,' grads mentor their peers, Cornell Chronicle (August 26, 2021)