Innovative Course Module Design
The Innovative Course Module Design RFP is formerly known as the Start Small! Mini Grant. The list of awardees and courses can be found below. Additional RFPs will be issued in the next academic year. We look forward to continuing to support Columbia faculty as they develop new and exciting enhancements of teaching and learning at the University, and showcase our outstanding faculty and curriculum to a global audience.
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Spring 2023 Innovative Course Module Design RFP Awardees and Courses
Meghan Reading Turchioe, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Nurses (GAIN)
Course l Research Synthesis Through the Visualization of Health Data and Information
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Suzanne Bakken, Alumni Professor of the School of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Nurses (GAIN)
Course l Research Synthesis Through the Visualization of Health Data and Information
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Sergey Kisselev, Data Manager
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Nurses (GAIN)
Course l Research Synthesis Through the Visualization of Health Data and Information
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Tyra M. Banks, Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
Modular Integration of Anti-Racist Pedagogy into Foundational Occupational Therapy Coursework Through Active Learning
Course l Occupations: Science and Practice
Semester l Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Audience l Graduate Students
Kamel Jedidi, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of Global Business
Applying AI to Teaching Market Intelligence
Course l Marketing Intelligence: The Art and the Science
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Robert Morais, Lecturer in Business
Applying AI to Teaching Market Intelligence
Course l Marketing Intelligence: The Art and the Science
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Guadalupe Ruiz Fajardo, Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Samples of Service Encounter Interactions for Elementary Spanish I
Course l Elementary Spanish I
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Ashli Carter, Lecturer in the Discipline of Management
Collaborative Art & Play as Inclusive Practice: Redesigning the Leading Teams Course Module with AI-generated Art
Course l Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Kirkwood Adams, Lecturer in the Discipline of English and Comparative Literature
Incorporating Generative A.I. into University Writing Teaching Digital Literacy, Genre Awareness, & Close Reading
Course l University Writing
Semester l Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Talha Siddiqui, Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry Jumpstart Project
Course l Organic Chemistry
Semester l Fall 2023
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Spring 2022 Innovative Course Module Design RFP Awardees and Courses
Heather Butts, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Public Health Law, Ethics, and Regulations Module for Students and Community Members
Course l Public Health Law, Ethics, and Regulations Module for Students and Community Members
Semester l Spring 2023
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Ashley Graham-Perel, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Colloquium for Nursing History and Anti-Racism Affirmation
Course l Colloquium for Nursing History and Anti-Racism Affirmation
Semester l Fall 2022
Audience l Graduate Students
Kristie Schlauraff, Lecturer in the Discipline of English & Comparative Literature
Writing as Curation: Enhancing Undergraduate Research with Museum Objects
Course l Writing as Curation: Enhancing Undergraduate Research with Museum Objects
Semester l Fall 2022
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Ovita Williams, Lecturer in the Discipline of Social Work
An Informed Perspective: Awareness and Allyship for Disability Justice
Course l An Informed Perspective: Awareness and Allyship for Disability Justice
Semester l Spring 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Susan Witte, Professor of Social Work
An Informed Perspective: Awareness and Allyship for Disability Justice
Course l An Informed Perspective: Awareness and Allyship for Disability Justice
Semester l Spring 2023
Audience l Graduate Students
Spring 2021 Innovative Course Module Design RFP Awardees and Courses
Kathleen Mullen, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Interactive Learning of Trauma Informed Postpartum Assessment
Course l Nursing Practice of Childbearing Families
Semester l Fall 2021
Audience l Graduate Students
Dara Steinberg, Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology
Training the Future Front Line A Module to teach Medical & Psychology Students Teamwork to Promote Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Care of Pediatric Patients
Course l Pediatric Oncology Inpatient Clinical Rotation
Semester l Fall 2021
Audience l Graduate Students
Babi Kruchin, Lecturer in Language
Improving International Students Writing Skills through Reviews and Teacher Feedback in an Academic Writing Course
Course l Academic Writing for International Students
Semester l Spring 2022
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Robert Jenkins, Curriculum Designer
#TappedPotential: Narrative History as a Tool for Building Persistence Among Student Veterans
Semester l Spring 2022
Audience l Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Shaoyan Qi, Lecturer in Chinese
Exploring Task-based Language Testing in Introductory Chinese Course
Course l Introductory Chinese A
Semester l Spring 2022
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Catherine McManus, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Unveiling the Hidden Curriculum: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Professionalism in the Operating Room during the Medical Student Surgery Clerkship
Course l Medical Student Surgery Clerkship
Semester l Spring 2022
Audience l Graduate Students
Spring 2020 Innovative Course Module Design RFP Awardees and Courses
Victoria Malaney-Brown, Director of Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity Pre-Arrival Tutorial
Course l Wearing the Crown with Honor: Academic Integrity Expectations at Columbia College & Columbia Engineering
Semester l Summer 2021
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Guadalupe Ruiz-Fajardo, Senior Lecturer
The Columbia Corpus of Spanish Conversations: 7 New Clips
Course l Elementary Spanish II
Semester l Spring 2021
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Sara Kross, Senior Lecturer
Conservation in the City: Exploring topics in conservation biology through problem-based learning in New York City Parks
Course l Graduate Seminar in Conservation Biology
Semester l Spring 2021
Audience l Graduate Students
Zhongqi Shi, Senior Lecturer in Chinese
Exploring the Impact of Academic Podcasting on Foreign Language Learning
Course l Third Year Chinese
Semester l Fall 2020
Audience l Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Beth Hochman, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Applications of Point of Care Ultrasound Course for Medical Students on Surgery Clerkship
Course l Medical Student Surgery Clerkship
Semester l Spring 2021
Audience l Graduate Students
Helen de Pinho, Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health
Digital Instruction for Public Health Opinion Writing in the MPH Core Curriculum
Course l Integrated Assignment that Spans the MPH Core Curriculum
Semester l Fall 2020
Audience l Graduate Students
Natalie Voigt, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Increasing Student Critical Thinking through Case-Based Learning Modules in Medical Surgical Nursing Education
Course l The Science of Nursing Practice with Adults II
Semester l Fall 2020
Audience l Graduate Students
Spring 2019 Start-Small! Mini-Grant Awardees
Keri Bertino, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Polyphonic Teaching for Polyphonic Texts
Course l Polyphonic Novels
Semester l Spring 2020
Audience l Graduate Students
Scott Banta, Professor of Chemical Engineering
Development of a Case & ARS Question Database for Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Course l Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Semester l Fall 2019
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Christopher Chen, Assistant Director, Graduate Student Programs and Services
Development of a Case & ARS Question Database for Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Course l Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Semester l Fall 2019
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Helen de Pinho, Assistant Professor
Digital Instruction for Public Health Policy Advocacy
Course l Integration of Science and Practice
Semester l Fall 2019
Audience l Graduate Students
Vicky Evangelidis- Sakellson, Professor of Dental Medicine
Moving Beyond Lectures: Active Strategies for Transforming an Interdisciplinary Case-Based Review Course
Course l Integrated Disciplines and Case-Based Review
Semester l Spring 2020
Audience l Graduate Students
Ana Kelly, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Implementing Case-based Learning through Technology into Medical-Surgical Nursing Education
Course l The Science of Nursing Practice with Adults
Semester l Fall 2019
Audience l Graduate Students
Caroline Marvin, Director of Academic Affairs, Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology
Learning Skills and Content through a Case Studies Approach to Team-Based Learning
Course l Methods & Issues in the Study of Brain & Behavior
Semester l Spring 2020
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Spring 2018 Start-Small! Mini-Grant Awardees
Maria Abascal, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Learning Experimental Methods Through Hands-On Data Collection
Course l Experimental Methods for Social Research
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Graduate Students
Bill Bower, Special Lecturer in Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Game-based Program Planning & Logic Model learning experience
Course l Mailman School Core Curriculum: Public Health Interventions Studio; Program Planning & Evaluation Module
Semester l Fall 2018
Audience l Graduate Students
Samantha Garbers, Special Lecturer in Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Game-based Program Planning & Logic Model learning experience
Course l Mailman School Core Curriculum: Public Health Interventions Studio; Program Planning & Evaluation Module
Semester l Fall 2018
Audience l Graduate Students
Logan Brenner, Lecturer in the Discipline of Earth and Environmental Science
Development and Implementation of Brain and Behavior Case-Based Learning Experience to Enhance Scientific Habits of Mind in the Columbia College Core Curriculum
Course l Frontiers of Science
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Ellen Crapster-Pregont, Lecturer in the Discipline of Earth and Environmental Science
Development and Implementation of Brain and Behavior Case-Based Learning Experience to Enhance Scientific Habits of Mind in the Columbia College Core Curriculum
Course l Frontiers of Science
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Undergraduate Students
Daniel Esposito, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Evaluation and Assessment Tools for a Course-based Crowdsourcing Activity
Course l Solar Fuels
Semester l Fall 2018
Audience l Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Alice Heicklen, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences
Developing probing questions for original research article class discussions
Course l Developmental Biology
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Denise Milstein, Lecturer in the Discipline of Sociology
Dispatches from the Field: Social Observation in Print
Course l Thesis Seminar I and II
Semester l Fall 2018
Audience l Graduate Students
Amy Starecheski, Director of the Oral History Master of Arts Program
Curating Oral Histories: Audience Engagement, Evaluation, and Student Learning
Course l Curating Oral Histories
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Graduate Students
Elsa Stéphan, Lecturer in the Discipline of French
Creative use of digital tools in the language classroom
Course l Elementary French II
Semester l Spring 2019
Audience l Undergraduate Students