Archives: Instructors

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Video playback issues – Kaltura/Mediaspace

Kaltura/Mediaspace, the platform that supports the playback of video inside of cuLearn, as well as the platform that instructors and TAs use to upload video content to cuLearn experienced a system wide outage at 4:55 pm. This outage impacted all users and institutions in North America. This outage was fixed at 5:31 pm. It... More

Monday, August 17, 2020

cuLearn Upgrade and Outage from August 29th at 12:00 PM to August 30th at 4:00 PM

cuLearn will be unavailable to all instructors, students and staff from Saturday, August 29 at noon until Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m. This outage is required to enhance cuLearn performance ahead of the fall term, with the goal of improving reliability and responsiveness. The upgrade will bring some enhancements to the forum tool as well... More

Monday, March 16, 2020

Help to Keep on Teaching

Starting Wednesday, March 18 and for the remainder of the Winter term, Carleton courses will be delivered online and by other alternative modes of delivery. Specific methods and approaches will vary across programs and courses. Our current focus is on supporting the move to online delivery. Preparations are underway for final exams and additional... More

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

cuLearn Upgrade This Weekend

Carleton will be upgrading our learning management system, cuLearn, from version 3.1.12 to 3.6.3 this weekend. The upgrade will create a clean, modern interface with many useful improvements to the existing functionality. While we complete this upgrade, cuLearn will be unavailable starting at noon on Friday, May 3 until 7 a.m. on Monday, May... More

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Nominate a Carleton professor for a Capital Educators’ Award

 Do you know an outstanding educator at Carleton University? Nominate them for a Capital Educators’ Award! The award is given out to individuals who have displayed excellence in teaching and made a significant impact on the lives of their students by acting as a positive role model. For more information and to complete the... More

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

cuLearn training still available through the EDC – sign up today!

With WebCT coming to the end of its life cycle, the transition to cuLearn, Carleton’s new learning management system, is well underway.  Now is the time to join the hundreds of instructors and faculty who have already participated in the EDC’s training programs. Group Training Sessions There are still group training sessions available in... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

What are some additional cuLearn resources for instructors?

See the cuLearn Support Site for Instructors to find additional cuLearn resources for... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

How do I logout of cuLearn

To logout of cuLearn you simply click... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

How do I set up my cuLearn account?

The login for your cuLearn account is the same username and password that is used for MyCarleton Portal as well as the Carleton Email System. Once your  network account for your MyCarleton has been set up, use that login to access cuLearn. Content may take up to 24 hours to appear on your cuLearn... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

How do I create announcements for upcoming events?

You can make announcements to students about upcoming events in one of three ways: Through news forum: In the main topic box, click the news forum icon. Click add a new topic. fill in the subject and the message to be posted. Click post to forum.   Calendar Block The Calendar block need to... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

What browser can I use?

For the current version of cuLearn, all browsers can view your courses, but we recommend Mozilla Firefox. You can download it from the Mozilla firefox site. A list of supported browsers is available from:... More

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

How do I back up content from my courses?

Fortunately, Computing and Communication Services (CCS) makes frequent backups to all cuLearn courses, at least once per day.  If you experience any outages or losses of information, CCS can be contacted for an archived backup.  However, if you would like to make a backup for extra assurance, you can certainly do so: From the... More

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