Digital Futures Institute (DFI)

Digital Futures Institute

Building the future of learning

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Research

Multimodal Projects

DFI's research interests in media and technology support scholarship in; the future of play, the future of teaching, and the future of learning.

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Research

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The Handbook of Learning Analytics 2022
open educational resource designed to meet the needs of a new and growing field.
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Collaboration with the Black Education Research Collective (BERC)
Collaborate with the Black Education Research Collective (BERC) to support their efforts in developing an interdisciplinary K-12 Black studies curriculum
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Collaborative Research in Theory and Practice - The Poetics of Letting Go
This book, by DFI's Lalitha Vasudevan, invites the reader to think about collaborative research differently.
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Making Canvas Courses More Accessible
Teachers College is beginning to implement the Ally tool to help make Canvas courses more accessible.
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NYC Play Consortium
The NYC Play Consortium is an exploration of the possibilities of play
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Future of Teaching
An ongoing effort that grows out of a set of reflections about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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play x research
The play x research space of DFI redefines the traditional boundaries of research, integrating the creative acts of play
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Explore

Digital Futures

Explore the technologies and practices being developed in collaboration with the TC community.

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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.
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Pop and Play Podcast
From Professors Nathan Holbert and Haeny Yoon, Pop and Play is a podcast that asks educators, researchers, parents and kids to take play seriously.
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Teaching and Learning Technology
Check out and request to use a wide range of technologies that are licensed and supported by the College.
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Pedagogical Innovation Fellows Program
The program provides consultation, development, and design support for faculty to develop and implement a pedagogical innovation in their courses
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Learn

Resources & Workshops

Learning opportunities including workshops and accessible self-paced resources are provided by DFI staff for all TC supported digital tools for those pursuing excellence in teaching and research. 

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Multimodal Teaching Strategies and Tools
In this workshop series, we will support faculty to develop instructional practices that incorporate new technologies and approaches with a variety of practical strategies and TC supported digital tools.
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Hybrid Teaching Practice Sessions
Sign up for one of the sessions to learn and practice using in-classroom technology for hybrid teaching
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Zoom Basics for Faculty
This self-paced course will walk you through Zoom's most essential features for online teaching
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Design Visually Engaging Canvas Site with TC Course Template
In this on-demand workshop, we will walk you through some essential processes to set up your Canvas course using the TC course template.
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