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Friday, April 15, 2016

Teaching and Learning Symposium – Active Engagement: Success in the Classroom and Beyond

When: May 10, 2016 Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: River Building atrium and conference rooms Active learning is founded on the idea that students must actively engage with new content and skills in order to internalize and make sense of it in a meaningful and lasting way. The question with which instructors, staff... More

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Nominate an outstanding Carleton educator for a Capital Educators’ Awards

Do you know an outstanding educator at Carleton who deserves recognition? Offer your support by nominating them for a 2016 Capital Educators’ Award. Visit www.edugala.ca for more information and to complete the nomination form. The nomination deadline is Monday, Feb. 29 at 4 p.m. The award is open to all educators who have classroom... More

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Important message about Scantron processing in December

Exam season has arrived at Carleton, which means there will be a large volume of Scantrons that require processing at the EDC. Instructors using Scantrons are asked to drop off their sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done. This is to ensure that... More

Friday, September 18, 2015

cuLearn outage – September 20

On Sunday, Sept. 20, clients will experience disruptions to cuLearn services as CCS performs hardware upgrades. Please note that there are two separate outages planned for cuLearn on this day: 6 – 7 AM and 5 – 6 PM Full service will be restored by 6... More

Monday, August 10, 2015

cuLearn outage August 14

On Friday, August 14, cuLearn will be unavailable between 6 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. as CCS performs a software upgrade. For any questions about the outage, please contact CCS at 613-520-3700, ccs.service.desk@carleton.ca. Full service will be restored by 6:15... More

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Tracking attendance and events

Quite often in classes, it's difficult to keep track of who is doing what, when. Different events take place over the course of a semester that instructors need to keep track of, however, it can be a logistical nightmare trying to keep everything straight. Thanks to two new tools that have recently been introduced, this... More

Monday, May 4, 2015

cuLearn has been upgraded

Over the weekend cuLearn received its annual upgrade, going from Moodle version 2.6.2 to version 2.8.3. The annual upgrades are a means of continually improving the system. The overall look and feel is very similar to the previous version, however there are significant improvements to the gradebook and the overall system performance, including:... More

Friday, May 1, 2015

Brace yourselves, gradebook changes are coming!

Yes, you read that right. This weekend (May 2, from 6am to 2pm), cuLearn will undergo its annual upgrade and this year a number of improvements to the gradebook will refine the user interface and enhance system capabilities. As a sneak peak to what is being improved, some of the most significant changes that... More

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Nominate a teaching assistant for an Outstanding TA Award!

If you've been taught by or worked with a great TA this year (Fall 2014 – Winter 2015), why not take a moment to acknowledge their hard work by nominating them for a TA Award? On top of the various awards that many departments offer, the EDC also offers up to give university-wide award... More

Monday, February 2, 2015

Nominate an outstanding Carleton educator for a Capital Educators’ Award

Do you know an outstanding educator at Carleton who deserves recognition? Offer your support by nominating them for a 2015 Capital Educators’ Award. Visit www.edugala.ca for more information and to complete the nomination form. The nomination deadline is Friday, Feb. 27. The award is open to all educators who have classroom teaching... More

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Notice about PDF assignment submission type

Recently, there have been a number of issues surrounding the 'PDF submission' type within the 'Assignment' activity in cuLearn. We would like to advise against using this type of assignment submission, and instead, only use 'File submission' type. Students can still upload PDFs with the regular file submission type, so there will be no... More

Monday, December 15, 2014

Scantron processing in December

Exam season has arrived at Carleton. Due to the large volume of exams this month, it is imperative that any instructors using Scantron drop off their exam sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done so that they can be processed in a timely... More

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