Thursday, June 14, 2018

Let’s Talk Usability, Accessibility, Inclusivity and User-Experience in Course/Program Design

On June 26 from 1-3 p.m. join us at the EDC and take part in open discussions and a practical design activity that will help you discover the secrets behind inclusive course/program design for face-to-face and web-based instruction. This session will help you identify: The misunderstood nature of usability, accessibility, inclusivity and user... More

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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, or flip your classroom, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for lecture and screen capture for both Mac and... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

Evaluate and eliminate: Conquering physical barriers to learning

For some, it happens while preparing for exams. Others feel their attention slipping away while watching lecture videos. For this reporter, the hurdle occasionally assumes the form of writer’s block. Every student has faced the all-too-familiar struggle to concentrate. According to science, this inability to focus may be rooted in external... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

Psychological training, excellence, and how cuPortfolio brings it all together

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In a course about performance excellence, cuPortfolio brings perspective, reflection, and a dynamic workspace in which to express them both. In Prof. Matthew Sorley’s third-year course, Sport and Performance Psychology, students use cuPortfolio to design a psychological skills training plan. Over the course of the... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

Blog: Bundled Indigenous knowledge for the Carleton University classroom

By Kahente Horn-Miller, Assistant Professor, School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies In 2016, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada made several calls to action to address systemic racism in Canada’s language and culture, child welfare, health care, judicial, and education systems. In the recommendations for reconciliation specific... More

Thursday, June 7, 2018

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 June 19 from 9:30 a.m. –... More

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

To Cheat, or Not to Cheat – That is Not the Question: Preventing Plagiarism through Design

Are plagiarized student papers driving you to your wits’ end? Join us at the EDC on June 19 from 1-3 p.m. for an interactive workshop that will consider how we can use course design to reduce opportunities for plagiarized writing assignments. As Hamlet (never) said, “The design’s the thing / From which student plagiarism... More

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Recently funded educational projects – and how you can get funding too!

Teaching and Learning Services offers four internal grants to faculty members and contract instructors interested in both experimenting with new approaches to teaching and learning, and research about university teaching. The grant program enables instructors to develop and redesign their courses, conduct scholarly investigations of all aspects of... More

Monday, June 4, 2018

Top 10 rewards for staying on track

Staying focused on your academic goals is difficult. But giving yourself a reward can be a strong motivator to stay on target. Forget the idea of a spending spree or binge-watching TV. Instead, reward yourself in ways that enhance your learning! Pursue a form of exercise you enjoy While some students take pleasure in... More

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Let’s Talk about Open Educational Resources

Are you interested in Open Educational Resources (OERs) and want to learn more about them? Then join us on June 13 from 1-3 p.m. to talk all things OERs. We’ll discuss OERs and their use in teaching and learning, and share different resources that will help you find and use OERs in your courses.... More

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Reflections on Course Design: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Share horror stories, bask in the glories, and learn from the mistakes of others. Instructors are invited join us at the Educational Development Centre (EDC) on June 12 from 1-3:30 p.m. to learn from one another in a guided conversation focused on reducing risk in developing and delivering a course. This session is intended... More

Monday, May 28, 2018

The Internet of Things: What you need to know and how it affects your student life

The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a growing topic of discussion both on and off campus – and for good reason, too. As a phenomenon that not only has the potential to impact how we live, but also how we work, the IoT is something that every student needs to wrap their head... More

Monday, May 28, 2018

Writing a math eBook part 4 – A new beginning

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics “This isn’t working,” I said to myself after using VoiceOver on my MacBook Pro to read my math eBook for a few minutes. So I started to find out what was wrong. Minutes of searching turned into hours. Hours turned into days. Eventually, I... More

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Recently funded educational projects – and how you can get funding too!

Teaching and Learning Services offers four internal grants to faculty members and contract instructors interested in both experimenting with new approaches to teaching and learning, and research about university teaching. The grant program enables instructors to develop and redesign their courses, conduct scholarly investigations of all aspects of... More

Monday, May 21, 2018

How the online environment is changing education at Carleton

Carleton University OnLine is a hub of diverse and varied learning. It’s a place where academics and students spanning a myriad of disciplines intersect, where The Secret Lives of Poems meets Neuropharmacology, and where Ancient Science and Technology meets Planetary Astronomy. Some departments at Carleton have a growing online presence and it... More

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Welcome to My Classroom: Emotional Learners

We are emotional beings. We feel overwhelmed with our growing to-do list. We lose motivation when we don’t get the support and recognition we deserve. We get bored during meetings, complain about unrealistic expectations and ineffective plans, and hope for work-life balance. Our students have the same emotions and reactions. How can we see... More

Monday, May 14, 2018

TAO: Mental health support now available online at Carleton

With a growing need for mental health support across Canadian university campuses, Carleton University is giving students free access to an online self-help platform. TAO Self-Help provides educational modules and practice tools designed to help students with emotional well-being, coping skills development and resilience training. Michelle Baulch,... More

Monday, May 14, 2018

How cuPortfolio is taking students from university into jobs that are changing the world as we know it

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In a course about human-computer interaction, cuPortfolio is giving students the opportunity to exercise design thinking, and to realize their potential in a changing world. Bruce Tsuji’s graduate class, Fundamentals of Human Computer Interaction and Usability Testing, brings together students from over seven... More

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Spring/Summer 2018 Webcast Schedules

These are the schedules for the web channel, which replays lectures freely online at set times. Spring 2018 Webcast List by Course (pdf) Spring 2018 Webcast List by Day (pdf) Late Summer 2018 Webcast List by Course Late Summer 2018 Webcast List by... More

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

BigBlueButton – Online Classes and Virtual Office Hours

BigBlueButton is a web conferencing tool, allowing for sychronous teaching and learning at a distance. 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 exam... More

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Classroom Technology Support Summer Hours

Instructional Media Services would like to announce that the Classroom Technology Support office in D283 Loeb will be adjusting our hours over the summer months.  Starting Monday May 7th and continuing through until the end of August (while classes are in session), we will be open Monday to Thursday from 8am to 9pm.  Our... More

Monday, May 7, 2018

10 winning habits for online students

Make a weekly schedule for course work, like viewing lectures, doing readings and studying. You can divide it into short chunks or longer blocks – whatever you like as long as it is enough time. Find a set-up that works for you and stick to it. Make a longer term plan. Check your deadlines,... More

Monday, May 7, 2018

Writing a math eBook part 3 – 20 years of MathML

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics In my previous blog post, I mentioned the need for explorability when it comes to making long or complex math expressions accessible to readers with minimal or zero vision. Before getting into the specifics of exploring math expressions, let us take a step back and... More

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Announcing the 2017-18 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 2017-18 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 implementing... More

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Spring 2018 Webcast Schedules

These are the schedules for the web channel, which replays lectures freely online at set times. Spring 2018 Webcast List by Course (pdf) Spring 2018 Webcast List by Day (pdf) Spring 2018 Webcast Schedule – table format... More

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Non-Disposable Assignments: Examples and Instructors’ Perspectives

There is inherent value in the process of completing well-crafted assessments, but what happens after grading? What if the products of students’ assessments could have second lives as useful resources for other students or for the public? What additional skills do students develop when they create or improve public web content, and while... More

Monday, April 30, 2018

Summer and music go together

Winter term is done. Summer term hasn’t started yet. Whether you are starting a new job, planning a road trip, about to knuckle down and take a CUOL course this summer, or just want to take it easy for a change, summer is the perfect time for great tunes. Great CANADIAN tunes. And they’re... More

Monday, April 30, 2018

Blog: Writing a math eBook part 2 – Basic accessibility issues

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics I find it unfortunate that the word “eBook” is used to refer to a collection of electronic resources on a particular subject. Whenever I hear the word “book”, I can’t help thinking about a physical book. I don’t think I am alone in this... More

Friday, April 27, 2018

Discover the benefits of Poll Everywhere

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

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Video On Demand Pro-Rated Refund for Winter 2018

During the recent labour action at Carleton, access to streaming video was made freely available for a number of CUOL courses. In some cases, this was to ensure access to pre-recorded lectures. In others, it was for the convenience of students who found it difficult or preferred not to cross the picket lines. To... More

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Introduction to cuLearn Part 1 – The Basics

cuLearn is Carleton’s learning management system and is a great tool for extending your classroom to the online environment. With cuLearn, you can post lecture slides, create discussion groups, upload readings or videos, accept online assignment submissions, create self-marking quizzes, send announcements to students, and post student grades.... More

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Take the fast track Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) this summer

This July, Carleton’s faculty members 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 develop your teaching skills and connect with colleagues from across campus. Facilitated by 3M teaching fellow, Dr. Anthony... More

Monday, April 23, 2018

Learn with Lynda.com

A website that features a vast video library of top-quality courses taught by industry experts is now available to Carleton students, staff and faculty for free. Thanks to a new initiative through eCampusOntario, public colleges and universities across the province will have free access to Lynda.com, a website that offers online courses, classes,... More

Monday, April 23, 2018

Blog: Teaching for umami: Savoury learning experiences

By Tonya Davidson, Instructor II, Department of Sociology and Anthropology My first year teaching a third-year qualitative methods course at Carleton went all right. It was a small class and I assigned some challenging readings, attempting to pair theoretical and methodological how-to readings with demonstrations of those same qualitative methods... More

Friday, April 20, 2018

Get your introduction to cuPortfolio

On Apr. 26, join us at the EDC from 10 a.m. – noon 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... More

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