Thursday, February 21, 2019

Illuminate Lightboard Basics

Illuminate “Lightboard” is a new student engagement tool that allows instructors using Carleton’s studio to notate and write on a transparent lightboard. The technology is particularly effective in courses that demonstrate processes, equations and sequences. See how the Illuminate Lightboard works. Join us on March 6 from 9:30 a.m. - noon... More

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Blog: Embedding change as a principle in our pedagogy

By Morgan Rooney, Educational Development Coordinator, EDC Change is hard. It can be hard to see when it’s necessary, or to envision concretely what it might look like, or to actually implement it. When it comes to teaching, there are a lot of factors working against change: our workload, our perceptions of ourselves and... More

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

2019 Carleton University Teaching Awards call for applications

Are you interested in pursuing a 2019 Carleton University Teaching Award? Or do you know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition? Teaching and Learning Services is currently accepting applications for four awards: Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award: recognizes faculty and contract instructors dedicated to sustained excellence in... More

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles Information Session

The Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles are an online resource that enable instructors to incorporate Indigenous voices in their classroom to help students better understand Indigenous perspectives, history, and politics in Canada. The bundles are one aspect of Carleton’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s... More

Friday, February 15, 2019

Capture – An Introduction to Creating Course Videos

Whether you want to record a PowerPoint presentation, show your students how to use an application, use a document camera or tablet to solve problems, flip your classroom or explore a more blended approach to your course, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for... More

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Top 10 tips for becoming an organized professor

By Matthew Curtis, Fourth-Year Journalism, Carleton University From course outlines to lecture slides and all sorts of assessments in between, instructors have a lot to keep track of. Rachelle Thibodeau (Centre for Initiatives in Education) recently facilitated a Welcome to My Classroom session on The Organized Professor and she’s helped us... More

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Illuminate your teaching with Lightboard

Illuminate “Lightboard” is a new student engagement tool that allows instructors using Carleton’s studio to notate and write on a transparent lightboard. The technology is particularly effective in courses that demonstrate processes, equations and sequences. See how the Illuminate Lightboard works. Join us on Feb. 20 from 1:30-4 p.m. for a... More

Monday, February 11, 2019

Sarah Todd awarded 3M National Teaching Fellowship

Sarah Todd, a faculty member in Carleton University’s School of Social Work, has been named a 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow. The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in post-secondary teaching in Canada. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies the highest ideals of teaching... More

Friday, February 8, 2019

Learning Effectively with Multimedia

How we learn is shaped by how the human mind works. As a consequence, we need to carefully utilize a variety of teaching and learning media – words, pictures, sounds – to promote effective learning. Join us on Feb. 19 from 1-4 p.m. for a workshop that will introduce the basics of the cognitive... More

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Congratulations to this year’s Achievement Award winners

Congratulations to the faculty members, contract instructors and librarians who have been honoured with 2019 Carleton Achievement Awards. Together, the recipients have shown passion for their work and dedication to making a significant impact on Carleton students, as well as contributing to the community. Read the full story... More

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Community-Engaged Teaching: Sharing Successes and Challenges

On Feb. 12, join members of Carleton's Committee for Community-Engaged Pedagogy (CCEP) for a brown bag lunch-and-learn session on community-engaged teaching. Come ready to informally share what you consider to be your greatest success in this regard (or, sit back and hear from others!). And bring any challenges you are facing, so that we can... More

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Teaching with Your Mouth Shut: Incorporating Activities into (Smaller) Lecture Classes

If you teach smaller classes (under ~60 students) and are looking for ways to engage your students in the learning process that go beyond the standard lecture, then this is the workshop for you! Join us at the Educational Development Centre on Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. - noon for a session that will... More

Monday, February 4, 2019

Welcome to My Classroom: Learning from High School Teachers

If you teach first year (and beyond) and are ever curious about what goes on in high school, then join Tonya Davidson (Sociology and Anthropology) at the EDC on Feb. 15 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for a lively discussion! Two local high school teachers (one in the social sciences, one in the... More

Friday, February 1, 2019

Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles Information Session

The Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles are an online resource that enable instructors to incorporate Indigenous voices in their classroom to help students better understand Indigenous perspectives, history, and politics in Canada. The bundles are one aspect of Carleton’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s... More

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Top 10 things to consider if you’re using cuPortfolio in your course

By Nathan White, First-Year Masters of Journalism, Carleton University Instructors say the dynamic online multimedia space is a great way to make connections between assignments. Students say it helps them see their accomplishments and growth across the semester. It’s no wonder cuPortfolio use has doubled since 2014, with nearly 4,000 total... More

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Assessment fundamentals workshop

Assessment is often one of the most dreaded parts of teaching and learning. But as challenging as it can be, designing sound assessments is critical to the success of your course. Join us on Feb. 5 from 1-4 p.m. for a workshop that will enable you to: Distinguish between various types of assessment on... More

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Blog: Adding interactivity to your course with H5P

By Allie Davidson, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, EDC Are you looking for a new way to add interactivity to your cuLearn course? Are you curious about how to improve the look and feel your cuLearn course activities to increase student engagement? H5P may be the tool for you! H5P is a new cuLearn plugin... More

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Celebrating Teaching Excellence at Carleton

Carleton University has a rich history of teaching excellence. Teaching and Learning Services is inviting the Carleton community to join us on Feb. 14 from 2-4 p.m. as we recognize our teaching award winners, as well as those who have been nominated by students to receive a Raving Raven. In addition to celebrating these... More

Monday, January 28, 2019

Tools of the trade: Technology and the classroom

By Matthew Curtis, Fourth-Year Journalism, Carleton University Digital tools can make you laugh, cry, wonder at the marvels of human ingenuity, and want to control alt delete their existence, but love them or hate them they’re in the classroom and, in most cases, here to stay. The following Carleton instructors recently facilitated a Welcome... More

Monday, January 28, 2019

Adding Interactive Web Experiences to cuLearn with H5P

Are you looking for a new way to add interactivity to your content or assignments? If so, it’s time you discovered H5P! H5P empowers everyone to create rich, interactive web experiences, either embedded within cuLearn or as a web tool. With almost 40 different activity types available, you are sure to find options to... More

Thursday, January 24, 2019

cuLearn Assignments and Rubrics

cuLearn offers a variety of assignment configuration settings to help you control every aspect of assignment submissions, including release and end dates, access restrictions, and other options. Join us on Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. - noon for a hands-on workshop that will give you the opportunity to explore different types of assignments and... More

Monday, January 21, 2019

“What Are They Thinking?”: Collecting Feedback from Your Students

When students don’t do so well on part of an assignment or struggle with a concept, we often wonder in exasperation, “What are they thinking, anyway?” Understanding our students’ confusion and misunderstandings, however, doesn’t require the power of divination or any other magical art. All we need to do is simply ask them. Join... More

Friday, January 18, 2019

Follow @CU_Teaching on Twitter

Looking for another way to stay up-to-date on the latest teaching and learning news, innovations and resources at Carleton and beyond? Teaching and Learning Services has officially launched a new Twitter account to help you do just that! Follow @CU_Teaching for the latest information on workshops, teaching tips, award and grant opportunities, LMS... More

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Welcome to My Classroom – New Year, New You: The Organized Instructor

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by everything you have to keep track of as an instructor? There’s so much to organize – course outlines, lecture slides, exams, assignments, and TA contracts, not to mention cuLearn. Are you happy with your system? Do you find yourself wondering if there’s an easier way? Whether you lean... More

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Designing Learning from Scratch

When we begin designing a learning experience, sometimes we are uncertain how to start and the task quickly appears to be a more complex challenge then we anticipated. Join us on Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. - noon and we'll introduce you to a teaching framework and pedagogical strategies that will help you design... More

Monday, January 14, 2019

Putting Your Course “on the Map”: Designing Courses that Align with Your Program’s Learning Outcomes

Too often, the course design process can be a solitary, isolated experience. This is especially true if you’re relatively new to a department or a contract instructor: it is not always easy to infer what precisely your department hopes a course will achieve or how it relates to the larger program. The good news,... More

Friday, January 11, 2019

Learning Outcomes: Blueprints for Course Design

Most simply defined, learning outcomes describe what learners are supposed to know, be able to do, or value at the end of a course or module. In the same way that we tell students that their papers should have an argument or thesis statement that guides what they write, effective learning outcomes should guide... More

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund: Deadline is almost here

The deadline to apply for the first round of funding for the Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF) is Jan. 14. The Provost established the fund to: Increase the number of experiential learning opportunities for Carleton students Enhance existing experiential learning opportunities Build awareness of experiential learning at... More

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Illuminate Lightboard Basics

Illuminate “Lightboard” is a new student engagement tool that allows instructors using Carleton’s studio to notate and write on a transparent lightboard. The technology is particularly effective in courses that demonstrate processes, equations and sequences. Join us on Jan. 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. for a hands-on experience with Lightboard.... More

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Train the Trainers: Learn how to design and deliver workshops

Do you have to design and deliver a workshop, but don’t know where to start? The EDC can help! Train the Trainers is a 12-hour, hands-on program designed for Carleton’s staff to help provide you with deeper knowledge of workshop design and greater confidence in the training options you develop and lead. The objectives... More

Monday, January 7, 2019

Student Success in First-Year Online Classes: Lowering DFWs by Raising the Bar

Many post-secondary institutions use DFW rates — the proportion of D’s, F’s and withdrawals in a given course or program — as a measure of student engagement and a bellwether of longer-term retention and success. Join us at the EDC on Jan. 10 from 10 a.m. - noon as Bruce Tsuji (Department of Psychology)... More

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Big Blue Button – Online Classes and Virtual Office Hours

BigBlueButton is a web conferencing tool that makes synchronous teaching and learning at a distance possible. It provides a great opportunity for teachers and researchers to try out a whole new style of hybrid teaching, whether or not you have experience teaching online or would just like to hold online office hours, have an... More

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

cuLearn course design drop-in sessions this month

The EDC is hosting two cuLearn course design drop-in sessions this month to help you take your course to the next level: Jan. 4, 1-3 p.m., 422 Dunton Tower Jan. 9, 1-3 p.m., 422 Dunton Tower Come and work on your course with us! We will have educational technologists and instructional designers on hand... More

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Poll Everywhere – Student Response Systems and Real-Time Testing

Looking for ways to assess students’ understanding, survey opinions on controversial topics or engage students during a lecture? Student response systems (SRS) can help you do just that! With SRS you can create planned or spontaneous surveys and immediately visualize student responses. SRS can also be used to enhance or guide discussions, track... More

Monday, December 17, 2018

Blog: Even basic skills can be forgotten with disuse

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics A recent article in The Globe and Mail had the following headline: “One in four Ontario postsecondary students lacks basic literacy, numeracy skills, studies say.”  The reports for the actual studies can be found on the HECQO website. The authors of the studies... More

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