Monday, July 22, 2019

Registration for the Fall 2019 Cohort of “Preparing to Teach” Is Now Open!

Registration for the Fall 2019 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... More

Monday, July 23, 2018

Registration for the Fall 2018 Cohort of the EDC’s “Preparing to Teach” Certificate Program is Now Open!

Registration for the Fall 2018 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... More

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Become a TA for the EDC!

Deadline Has Been Extended! The EDC is looking to hire a Teaching Assistant (130 hours / term) in a service role for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms. The position will involve providing support for the EDC’s TA-related initiatives, including TA Training and the TA Mentor Program. The candidate will help the EDC to... More

Friday, May 4, 2018

Announcing the EDC’s 2017-2018 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 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 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

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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 more than 450 nominations for approximately 230 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... More

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Blog: Motivating Students through Online Engagement

By: Uriel Marantz, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs There are two common perspectives on what it means to be a teaching assistant (TA). The first point of view – “doing the bare minimum” – stipulates that TAs are solely responsible for doing what they get paid to do: running tutorials, grading essays and... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Blog: Get Ahead of the Game – Effective Implementation of Game-Based Learning to Boost Motivation in the French Department’s Support Services

By: Nicolas Corbeil, Department of French As a TA in the French department's support services, my colleagues and I have a unique role in students' language learning. We offer written and oral support to students that comprises part of their grades. We have the opportunity to interact with students in a classroom setting only... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Blog: Perspectives on Student Success – At the Student, Along the Path, At the Educator

By: Sarah Walton, Department of Biology Educators must work with their students to highlight how they will motivate and engage each other to achieve academic success. Students want to apply expertise to a career of choice, whereas educators must promote a socially and intellectually stimulating environment so their students can apply and connect... More

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Blog: TAs and Student Motivation & Engagement

By: Emma McLarens, Institute of Cognitive Science In a time when five years of secondary education (Grade 13) no longer exists and it seems like an undergraduate degree is the minimum education requirement to apply for any job, adolescents are entering university without always knowing what they want or are interested in studying. This... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Blog: Engaging Students Through Group Work — Making the Boring Stuff, Not so Boring

By: Jesse Lewis, Norman Paterson School of Public Policy and Administration By the time they reach university, students have long since identified their interests and how to integrate those interests into their work. When given the option of choosing a topic for an academic paper, or a research assignment, or a thesis, students understand... More

Friday, February 2, 2018

Blog: Facilitating Intrinsic Motivation for Disengaged Students — Knowing Our Audience and Challenging Our Students

By: Michelle MacQueen, Department of Music There are strong links between motivation, autonomy, and competence (Ryan & Deci 2000a, 2000b). However, a motivated, autonomous, and competent learning experience cannot occur if students do not feel engaged in the learning materials. Motivation for students can be divided into two categories: (1)... More

Friday, December 22, 2017

Winter 2018 TA Workshop Schedule Now Available!

The EDC’s Winter 2018 schedule for TA Training workshops is now available, and registration for all sessions is open on Carleton Central. The final programme for the EDC’s Fall TA Training Day (Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, 3rd floor of Richcraft Hall) is also available on our website, and registration via Carleton Central for all TA... More

Monday, December 18, 2017

Registration for the Winter 2018 TA Training Day Is Now Open!

The full programme for the EDC's Winter 2018 TA Training Day is now available here, and registration for all sessions is now open on Carleton Central. TA Training Day is on Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, and it consists of two sets of concurrent workshops (eight in total) and two keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members.... More

Friday, October 27, 2017

Nominate a Teaching Assistant for a 2017-2018 Outstanding TA Award!

If you’ve been taught by or worked with a great TA this year (Fall 2017 – Winter 2018), why not take a few minutes to acknowledge their hard work by nominating them for an Outstanding TA Award? On top of the various awards that many departments offer, the EDC also offers up to five university-wide award per... More

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

EDC Wraps Up Another Successful TA Training Day!

The EDC’s Fall 2017 TA Training Day event on September 23 saw approximately 400 TAs take part in 11 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members Dr. Veronic Bezaire (Department of Chemistry / Food Sciences) and Dr. Nduka... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

New Workshop Added to TA Training Day Schedule!

Stuck on a waiting list for a session on TA Training Day? The EDC has you covered! We have just added a new (EDC-credited) workshop to the TA Training Day schedule. You can find the details about the day (including the full program) here, and you can register for the session on Carleton... More

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Registration for the Fall 2017 TA Training Day Is Now Open!

The full programme for the EDC's Fall 2017 TA Training Day is now available here, and registration for all sessions is now open on Carleton Central. TA Training Day is on Saturday, September 23rd, 10am-4pm, and it consists of two sets of concurrent workshops (nine in total) and two keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members.... More

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Fall 2017 TA Workshop Schedule Now Available!

The EDC's Fall 2017 schedule for TA Training workshops is now available, and registration for all sessions is also open on Carleton Central. The final programme for the EDC's Fall TA Training Day (Saturday, September 23rd, 10am-4pm, 2nd floor Tory Building and 1st floor Azrieli Theatre) will be available shortly, and registration via Carleton... More

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Registration for the Fall 2017 Cohort of the EDC’s “Preparing to Teach” Certificate Program is Now Open!

Registration for the Fall 2017 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... More

Monday, June 12, 2017

Become a TA for the EDC!

The EDC is looking to hire a Teaching Assistant (130 hours / term) in a service role for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms. The position will involve providing support for the EDC’s TA-related initiatives, including TA Training and the TA Mentor Program. The candidate will help the EDC to fulfill its obligation to... More

Thursday, May 4, 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

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Blog: Supporting Students with ADHD and Performance Anxiety

By: Lucas Jerusalimiec As teaching assistants (TAs), many of us have experience in assisting students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These students are often highly engaged in tutorials and demonstrate intelligence during class discussions. Those who are in the upper years of their undergraduate degrees are most likely aware... More

Friday, March 31, 2017

Announcing the EDC’s 2017-2018 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 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 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

Monday, March 20, 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

Monday, March 6, 2017

Blog: “Hey, you guys!”: Avoiding non-inclusive, gendered language in the classroom

By: Anita Grace As I wrapped up a TA workshop on participatory classroom activities, I was feeling positive about the energy in the classroom and the engagement from all the participants. Everything seemed to have gone so well. But when I reviewed the index cards that I had used to gather feedback, two responses... More

Friday, February 10, 2017

Blog: Learning at Play: Integrating Live Action Role-Playing into the Classroom

By: Noah Schwartz Children learn through play. As we grow into adulthood and are socialized through the school system, however, play becomes a smaller and smaller part of our educational training regime. In recent years, scholarship has continued to demonstrate that traditional styles of teaching, which emphasize lecturing and see students as... More

Thursday, January 26, 2017

EDC Wraps Up Another Successful TA Training Day!

The EDC’s Winter 2017 TA Training Day event on January 21 saw approximately 300 TAs take part in 10 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members Dr. David Dean (Department of History) and Dr. Michael Hildebrand... More

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Blog: The Choice is Theirs: Offering Students Choice as an Inclusive Teaching Practice

By: Jeff Carette Inclusive education refers to a method of teaching that advocates equal opportunity learning for all students, regardless of background or learning disabilities. Through the application of inclusive practices, we can avoid the kind of “ability labeling” that has been shown to stifle a learner’s capacity to achieve... More

Friday, December 23, 2016

Winter 2017 TA Training Offerings

The EDC's TA Training offerings for the Winter 2017 term are now fully viewable and open for registration! Our new Events page provides a complete overview of all our workshops and sessions, but you can view the list of regular workshops here (all in 422 DT) and the full program for our TA Training Day... More

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Blog: Nurturing an Environment for Engagement: Inclusive Teaching Practice and its Challenges for Teaching Assistants

By: Megan Graham “If a child can't learn the way we teach, perhaps we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada “Tell me and I’ll forget. Teach me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll learn.” - Ben Franklin Inclusive teaching practices are vital at every level of education. The above quotations speak... More

Friday, November 11, 2016

Become a TA for the EDC!

The EDC is looking to hire a Teaching Assistant (130 hours) in a service role for the Winter 2017 term. The position will involve providing support for the EDC’s TA-related initiatives, including TA Training and the TA Mentor Program. The candidate will help the EDC to fulfill its obligation to track attendance hours for... More

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Blog: Reassessing Assessment

By: Melissa Pullara After years of being students ourselves, many Teaching Assistants (TAs) have likely become well-acquainted with the fact that not all students learn the same way. Many of us, too, have likely been subject to various forms of categorization: my grade ten Careers class, for instance, required us to take an aptitude... More

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Registration now open for our Preparing to Teaching certificate program

Registration for the Winter 2017 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... More

Monday, October 3, 2016

EDC wraps up its most successful TA Training Day yet

The EDC’s Fall 2016 TA Training Day on Sept. 17 saw more than 600 TAs take part in 11 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development, which represents the largest number of participants for this event in its history. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members... More

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Fall 2016 TA Training Day

The full programme for the EDC's Fall 2016 TA Training Day is now available here, and registration for all sessions is now open on Carleton Central. TA Training Day is on Saturday, September 17th, 10am-4pm, and it consists of two sets of concurrent workshops (eight in total), two keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members,... More

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