Alumni Relations

Ellie Krieger (MA '95) refuses to believe that anyone has to choose between food that's good for you and food that tastes good. "I want to help people realize they can enjoy the meals they love in a healthier way," says the TV chef, registered dietitian, and former model. She tackles some of America's most cherished - and traditionally indulgent - comfort foods in her new cookbook, Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy.

IBM is a leader in metrics and uses learning analytics to gauge learning effectiveness, drive learning recommendations, and aid in decision making. Join TC alumnus (and adjunct faculty member) Nabeel Ahmad (EdD '09) and current student Michael Ticknor as they demonstrate IBM's learning analytics system. Learn how they collect various metrics to help analyze, measure, and report data about improving learning and the context it takes place in. You will leave with the knowledge to implement learning analytics in your environment.

John Merrow's keynote presentation from Thinkbank 2.0, Academic Festival at Teachers College, Columbia University

Sharon Lynn Kagan is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy and Co-Director of the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Professor Adjunct at Yale University's Child Study Center.