Join the Center for Teaching Innovation for an afternoon of inspiration and connection at “What Works: Creating Engaging Learning Experiences.” 

This showcase of teaching innovation will feature faculty presentations and poster sessions demonstrating successful strategies for engaged learning. We’ll also celebrate and recognize faculty whose use of Canvas has positively impacted the student learning experience, as part of our Canvas Course Spotlight program. 

Whether you're looking to spark new ideas, connect with colleagues, or celebrate teaching innovation, join us for a rich opportunity to engage with colleagues in the Cornell teaching community.

Audience

This event welcomes all Cornell faculty, teaching staff, and postdocs interested in learning from the real-world teaching successes of their colleagues.

Event Details

When: October 1, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Come for one session, or stay for the afternoon!

Where: Biotechnology Building G10

Register for What Works: Creating Engaging Learning Experiences. Registration is recommended but not required.  

Presentations by Cornell Faculty

Learn from your Cornell colleagues in these dynamic presentation sessions. Four faculty members will share the real-world engaging activities they use in their courses. Each 35-minute session is designed for deep engagement, moving from a presentation to a Q&A, and concluding with time for discussion among colleagues, where you can explore how to adapt these ideas for your own teaching.

• 1:20 p.m. | Teaching AI Literacy — What AI Can’t Read: Ambiguities and Silences
  • Jan Burzlaff, Jewish Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
• 1:55 p.m. | Stepping Through the Screen: A VR Journey to Rikuzentakata
  • Eriko Akamatsu, Asian Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
• 2:30 p.m. | From Student to Designer: An Experiential Classroom Project
  • Rhonda Gilmore, Human Centered Design, College of Human Ecology
• 3:05 p.m. | Making Science Relatable: A Physics Experience for Non-Majors
  • Natasha Holmes, Physics, College of Arts & Sciences

Canvas Course Spotlight Recognitions

At 3:40 p.m., celebrate your fellow faculty as we honor the inaugural group of instructors recognized by the Canvas Course Spotlight program. This new distinction highlights standout Canvas course design based on student nominations and feedback. 

Poster Showcase

Explore our poster showcase of engaging learning activities incorporated into courses at Cornell. Developed by CTI instructional designers in partnership with Cornell faculty, each poster presents a real-world case study and offers practical strategies for implementation. 

Browse the posters at your leisure until our program kicks off at 1:15 p.m. — or join us at 4:00 p.m. when instructional designers and many of the contributing faculty will be available to discuss their work and answer your questions.

Poster topics include:

• Engaging the Community: An Applied Approach to Digital Storytelling in Dietetics
  • Kelly Quinn, Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Ecology
• Fostering Student Inquiry: A Scaffolded Approach to Developing Research Skills in Viticulture and Enology
  • Kathleen Arnink, Food Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • Ria D'Aversa, Viticulture, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Group Project Accountability in Retail Buying and Merchandising Course
  • Jaleesa Reed, Human Centered Design, College of Human Ecology
• Collective Discovery: Group Problem-Solving Using Student-Generated Data
  • Melissa Smith, Statistics & Data Science, Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing & Information Science
• Culturally Immersive Field Trips to Japan with Virtual Reality
  • Naomi Larson, Asian Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
• From Theory to Table: A Capstone Experience in Food Service Management
  • Emily Wilcox Gier, Nutritional Science, College of Human Ecology