Tuesday, May 23, 2017

High-Impact Practices at Carleton: Join the Conversation May 25

Don’t miss your chance to join the conversation about some of the “wicked issues” facing our campus community with the Teaching and Learning Council (TLC). Join the TLC’s Action Teams on May 25 from 8:30 a.m. - noon for interactive presentations on: Experiential Learning Student Engagement and Satisfaction Careers and Skills Pedagogy,... More

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Get your introduction to cuPortfolio

Join us on May 30 from 12-1:30 p.m. for your introduction to Carleton’s electronic portfolio technology, cuPortfolio. This session will provide an overview of ePortfolios, review how they can be used to deepen and enrich learning and assessment, and provide a hands-on introduction to cuPortfolio. During the hands-on portion of the session,... More

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Blog: The power of images in the classroom

By Kim Loenhart, Educational Technology Support, EDC Well-chosen images offer powerful teaching potential. Perhaps nothing gets people talking more than a compelling image or a visual mystery. Consider the viral online discussion surrounding the white and gold dress (or blue and black dress, if you’re one of those people).  This simple image of... More

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Basic image editing workshop

Did you know that when you use images and content together in your teaching, student comprehension increases? Images add interest and appeal to your courses and lectures, but they can also add another layer of meaning and understanding to your content. If you are interested in integrating images into your courses and lectures, join... More

Thursday, May 11, 2017

A special invitation to the Carleton community

High-Impact Practices at Carleton: Conversations with the Teaching and Learning Council Thursday, May 25, 2017 8:30 a.m. – noon 270 Residence Commons Are you passionate about creating an engaging university experience for students? Or helping them understand how the skills they’ve learned at Carleton will apply to their future careers? Maybe... More

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Blog: Learn at your own pace as long as you pay

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) began to take traction in 2011, there was much fanfare about how higher education could be democratized. The possibility of opening up courses offered at top universities for the masses led some to believe that the gap between the... More

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Capture – An Introduction to Creating Course Videos

Whether you want to record a PowerPoint presentation, show your students how to use an application, or use a document camera to solve problems, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that is free to the Carleton community. Join us at the EDC on May 17 from 1-2:30 p.m. for a... More

Monday, May 8, 2017

Creating effective multiple-choice assessments

Which of the following is a sign that you’re NOT young anymore? You choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy. You play connect the dots on your liver spots. Getting the mail is one of the highlights of your day. You sprinkle tenderizer on your applesauce. You look both ways before crossing... More

Monday, May 8, 2017

Simulating industry within the classroom: Engineering capstone projects

By Emily Cook, TLS Staff Writer There are only so many things professors can teach students before they need real-life experiences. That’s where capstone projects come in, bringing industry to the classroom. A capstone project is an experiential type of assignment that students complete over the course of their final year. While some capstone... More

Friday, May 5, 2017

Carleton’s Outstanding TA Award recipients honoured at luncheon

  On April 20, 2017, the recipients of the Outstanding TA Awards for 2016-17 were honoured at an awards luncheon at Baker's. In attendance were the award recipients: Justin Berquist (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Matthew Conte (Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies), Melissa Conte (Department of... More

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Teaching with PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is an essential pedagogical tool that encourages student learning. Join us on May 10 for an introductory session that will provide a hands-on experience for instructors to create more effective PowerPoint slides for classroom and online use. Considering both pedagogical and technological aspects, we will focus on creating more... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Blog: 10 things you can do to rev up your course

By: Elspeth McCulloch, EDC Educational Technology Development Coordinator Why not spend a few minutes getting your course ready for the summer or fall term with an EDC course tune up? Sign up to work with an educational technologist to tweak, edit and rethink how you use cuLearn so that you and your students get... More

Monday, May 1, 2017

High-Impact Practices at Carleton: Conversations with the Teaching and Learning Council

Thursday, May 25, 2017 8:30 a.m. – noon 270 Residence Commons Carleton’s Teaching and Learning Council (TLC) has been hard at work grappling with some of the “wicked issues” facing our teaching and learning community. Now, after three years of deliberation and research, the TLC’s Action Teams invite you to join their conversations. The... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Take a look back at the academic year with Reflections

It’s time to take a look back at the academic year with Teaching and Learning Services. Check out the latest issue of Reflections, an annual magazine that features some of the best TLS stories, tips and blogs of the year. Inside, you’ll find stories on everything from using trigger warnings in academia to incorporating research in... More

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Optimizing the instructor-instructional designer relationship for online courses

The design and development of an online course places instructors and instructional designers in a relationship that we rarely talk about. It’s a complicated relationship that can significantly influence the nature of our courses. Join us on May 4 for a session where presenters will share their experiences, from both the instructional design and... More

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Blog: The 2017 Horizon Report – Higher Education

By: Elspeth McCulloch, EDC Educational Technology Development Coordinator Discover how experts rank educational technology trends, challenges and developments for the next year…or three years…or more. When it comes to describing trends and discussing common strengths, opportunities and threats, the New Media Consortium (NMC) team of experts... More

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Fostering Creativity in Ourselves and in Our Classrooms (The Creative Press)

What role does the environment play in supporting or inhibiting creativity? Join us on April 26 and find out! This workshop will explore how to create a climate that supports and fosters creativity. Get ready to get in touch with your own creativity and leave with strategies to use in your classroom. The session... More

Friday, April 7, 2017

Registration is now open for the inaugural Digital Humanities Summer Institute: Technologies East

DHSITE – Digital Humanities Summer Institute: Technologies East – is a University of Ottawa and Carleton University joint initiative. DHSITE 2017 is a four-day bilingual event that runs from May 17-20 and introduces new computing technologies and their uses in education and research. It addresses topics such as digitizing, disseminating and... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Blog: How do we avoid saying the wrong thing?

By Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science I generally find teaching stimulating, invigorating and frequently fun, on one hand, and often emotionally draining, on the other. Part of this is my tendency to obsess and self-doubt, which sit atop my general confidence and assertiveness. Thinking about the skill set required... More

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Open call for instructor course show and tell

Have you been trying out new tools in your classroom or using old tools in interesting ways? Would you like to share your experiences with other instructors? The EDC is looking to host learning seminars where instructors share their approaches to teaching with technology with other educators. Your first-hand experience using technology in your... More

Friday, March 31, 2017

Announcing the 2016-17 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients and honourable mentions

The EDC is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2016-17 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their work in... More

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

cuLearn sessions in April

With the winter term coming to an end, the EDC will be hosting a number of cuLearn sessions this April to help you with your gradebook and to get you set up for a new term. Setting up Your cuLearn Course Drop-In April 13 and April 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., 422 Dunton Tower... More

Monday, March 27, 2017

Experiential learning: Journalism grad students take New York

By Lauren Sproule, TLS Freelance Writer They call it ‘bootcamp,’ and for good reason. The mandatory reporting skills course for all new Master of Journalism students at Carleton is a gruelling crash course in the fundamentals of being a news reporter. Practicing everything from interviews to news writing, the students meet for eight hours... More

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Take the fast track Certificate in University Teaching this summer

This summer, faculty and contract instructors have the chance to take advantage of a fast track version of our popular Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program. Over four weeks, you'll get the chance to develop your teaching skills and connect with colleagues from across campus. Facilitated by 3M teaching fellow, Dr. Anthony Marini, CUT... More

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Blog: The cost of free


By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics Recently, UC Berkeley started removing roughly 20,000 free videos from public access. One reason given for the action was the prohibitive cost of retroactively making the videos comply with accessibility laws in the U.S. The action by Berkeley ignited a firestorm of... More

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Celebrating Carleton’s outstanding TAs

Congratulations to all of the Teaching Assistants (TAs) who were nominated for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Awards and many departmental TA awards. We received approximately 300 nominations for almost 140 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The nomination deadline for Carleton University Teaching Awards is almost here

The nomination deadline for the 2017 Carleton University Teaching Awards is only a few weeks away. If you are interested in pursuing an award or know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition, then be sure to get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 16. There are four awards currently open... More

Friday, March 17, 2017

Welcome to My Classroom: Can I Have an A?

Requests from students for higher grades are an all too common occurrence in the classroom. How do we handle such queries and judge their merit? How do we encourage students to focus on learning as opposed to merely grades? On March 31, join us in a discussion to explore the motivations behind these requests... More

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Powerful and to the Point – Tips for Designing Effective Lecture Slides

Ever wonder if your slides look good to learners? Bored with slides full of plain text? Want to create course slides that learners will love? Well-designed lecture slides will deliver a great learner experience and lead to successful learning outcomes. Join us on Marc 30 for a workshop that will explore the principles of designing/formatting... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

OCUFA teaching awards call for applications

The Carleton University Teaching Awards Committee (CUTAC) is looking to nominate Carleton faculty for the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards, presented annually in recognition of outstanding teachers in Ontario universities. The OCUFA teaching awards recognize teaching at all levels of instruction – graduate and undergraduate... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Blog: How can we get students to do the readings?

By Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science We often like to think that students value the readings we assign out of a sheer love of learning. But, like us, students have many competing demands on their time, and course requirements inevitably get prioritized according to incentives. For any given student, studying for... More

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Making Connections for Community-Based Projects

Are you looking for community-based project ideas for your students, so they can apply their skills to ‘real-world’ challenges? Are you looking to make connections for your own community-based research projects? Join us on March 27 to learn more about a new Carleton web portal – Carleton Connects – and what it can do... More

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Healthy Workplace faculty focus group

As you may know, Carleton’s Healthy Workplace initiative is an exciting program that is bringing workplace health to all Carleton staff and faculty. This initiative is working to help you enjoy a better balance between your responsibilities at home and work by offering you the opportunity to get involved in healthy activities that will... More

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Fostering Creativity in Ourselves and in Our Classrooms – The Creative Product

Can we judge creativity in a product, service or idea? It is possible. On March 23, come and find out how. Get ready to get in touch with your own creativity and leave with strategies to use in your classroom. The session runs from 12-1:30 p.m. in room 422 Dunton Tower. Space is limited,... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Blog: What’s an A+?

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics About 10 years ago during a lunch conversation that drifted into a discussion on student grades, a colleague asked, "What is an A+?" The question was of course rhetorical. My colleague simply used it to point out the deficiency of the letter-grade system when it... More

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