{"id":1008,"date":"2023-07-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:32:37","slug":"dr-ali-arya-named-2023-carleton-university-chair-in-teaching-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/2023\/dr-ali-arya-named-2023-carleton-university-chair-in-teaching-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ali Arya Named 2023 Carleton University Chair in Teaching Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Dr. Ali Arya Named 2023 Carleton University Chair in Teaching Innovation\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">July 12th, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"News 20230712 - Dr. Ali Arya Named 2023 Carleton University Chair in Teaching Innovation\" class=\"wp-image-1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/04\/News-20230712-Dr.-Ali-Arya-Named-2023-Carleton-University-Chair-in-Teaching-Innovation.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to announce that Professors Ali Arya (Carleton School of Information Technology) and Manuel A. B\u00e1ez (Azrieli School of Architecture &amp; Urbanism) have been named 2023 Carleton University Chairs in Teaching Innovation for their commitment to teaching innovation and advancing inclusive learning approaches in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ali Arya will use the grant to investigate the potential of virtual reality (VR) in transformative teaching and learning practices, focusing on ways in which instructors can make VR learning experiences more accessible and inclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His three-year project seeks to provide instructors across disciplines with guidelines, practices, software tools, and assets to help them incorporate VR into their courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gf2gD4as\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 12th, 2023 We are proud to announce that Professors Ali Arya (Carleton School of Information Technology) and Manuel A. 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