DFI collaborates with Teachers College faculty to create and support the creation of media for use in pedagogy and research. Together we produce original podcasts and video series, support multimodal research, and provide trainings and resources to help faculty grow their use of media.
Podcast Series
DFI partners with Teachers College podcasters through the co-production of original series, partnership and training with campus collaborators, and access to audio production space and equipment at our Macy Studios podcasting station. Below are podcasts either co-produced or supported by DFI.
How's School
The truth is, we care about our young people, dare we say, even worry about them. But staying connected to their world and all the complexity they navigate can be a real challenge. The issues we look at include education, health, and psychology, but at the core is their well-being. And our ability to face things that impact them without losing heart.
(Re)Search for Solutions
Season 1 of the (Re)Search for Solutions podcast is a limited series focusing on unexpected and creative ways that researchers are looking at solutions to the persistence of gun violence. To develop these stories, we collaborate with the experts (professors, community members, doctors, activists, teachers, and more) to understand the stories surrounding their work.
Pop and Play
Pop and Play is a podcast from Teachers College, Columbia University about play and pop culture. Professors Haeny Yoon and Nathan Holbert take play seriously. They talk with educators, parents and kids about how they play in their work and their lives, and why play matters.
IUME
Currents: A IUME Podcast
Video Series
MODES
MODES examines the innovative approaches scholars use to connect research, practice, and audience through their creative dissertations. It highlights alternative forms of scholarly expression, showcasing diverse methods of data collection and response in a digital and multimodal world. This exploration includes the insights and methodologies of five scholars affiliated with Teachers College (TC), who share their unique perspectives and approaches in their dissertation research.
AI in the Classroom Video Series
View the interview series from the Digital Futures Institute on the way Teachers College students and faculty have begun taking up AI tools in their courses, research and beyond.
Just One Thing
In Just One Thing five Teachers College faculty reflect on one thing from all that we’ve learned and experienced since March 2020 that they want to make sure we don’t forget. The responses range in topic and tone, but they share a common theme of learning to better connect and care for one another.