Student Media Resources

Media and Social Change Lab (MASCLab) supports media creation intended to spark social change, and the critical curation of and engagement with media through the lens of its impact on society.  Our research and scholarship interrogates how media and society influence each other, multimedia-based research methodologies, and the development of pedagogy that uses media to foster civic engagement.

The Snow Day Learning Lab’s objective is to understand how people make sense of their world through play. To that end, we make and study games, toys, tools and technologies that offer opportunities to experience and explore things of personal and communal value, and further our understanding of how people think, learn, and play.

The TLTL Lab conducts rigorous research and partners with practitioners and policy makers in school systems worldwide to advance and scale STEM education that is Constructionist, Student-Centered, Equitable, and Inclusive. There are multiple opportunities to get involved, including open research positions, educator fellowships, and formal organizational alliances.

Through an understanding of play, the CMLTD Games Research Lab seeks to gain knowledge of human cognition, collaboration, media effects, modern culture, creativity, improvisation and other factors within games that have implications for education. Faculty and students involved with the Games Research Lab have broad-ranging interests, and the lab has resources allowing the study of video games, traditional board and card games, role-playing games, games for teaching and learning, "serious" games, media literacy, the psychology of games, and related topics.

The Black Paint Curriculum Lab is a research and design space housed within the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College. We host a vibrant weekly meeting for dialogue and cultural outings with a rotating group of participants, including current TC students, faculty, and alumni. Our activities center around investigative prompts to spark curiosity about knowledge that lives in emotions, memory, embodiment, senses, and spaces. We consider what might be learned from these provocations to inform teaching and learning. We wander, walk, map, and make as creative experiences that connect curriculum theorizing to actual curriculum-making practices for diverse populations in a wide range of learning contexts.

The best way to learn is to do. Whether interested in digital humanities, open science, podcasting, and publishing, integrating digital methods into your research or teaching, or enhancing your computational skills, using Digital Scholarship in Butler Library can help!

Have questions about scholarly publishing, digital humanities, research impact and metrics, open access, podcasting, research computing, integrating digital methods in the classroom, or crafting a professional presence online? Email us at digitalscholarship@library.columbia.edu.

Accessibility First will help support the rollout of a new Digital Accessibility Policy, educate the community about digital accessibility and ensure that access is considered from the beginning of all Teachers College (TC) related work, academics, activities and initiatives.

Explore resources regarding captioning media (videos, podcasts, audio), and creating accessible media, documents, and canvas courses. Resources include up-to-date training live training and videos on how to create accessible content in addition to an extensive list of tools and guidelines to support your understanding of digital accessibility.

Whether we're vetting a new educational technology tool or teaching students web design, we weave digital accessibility into our work at IMATS. Below, some additional ways we support digital accessibility at Barnard. 

Explore:

- Making Course Materials More Accessible
- Trainings & Workshops
- Guides & Tutorials
- Consultations: IMATS is happy to meet with faculty, instructors, and TAs to provide guidance on digital accessibility. To set up a 45-min. consultation, please email us at courseworks@barnard.edu.

The Center for Teaching and Learning provides instructors with an overview of accessibility in teaching and learning and general “getting started” strategies for making learning resources, tools, experiences, and opportunities accessible to all learners. Creating an accessible learning environment for your students is part of an inclusive practice.

Explore Columbia's resources  and services available to students and faculty to create an inclusive learning environment for all. 

Scholarly Media exists in and across multiple mediums, including video, audio, immersive, and experimental forms. These genres organize Scholarly Media by purpose and audience, creating ease for explorers and demonstrating how media can be used to share or create conversation around findings and ideas.

Examples included are either created or curated by the Digital Futures Institute.

It can be challenging (and sometimes lonely!) to embark on a multimodal research project. The following resources were created by the DFI team and affiliates to help navigate the process of producing multimodal scholarship.

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.