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Monday, October 13, 2014

Blog: Technology Giveth and Technology Taketh Away Part 2

By Nestor B. Querido, CUOL Supervisor This is the second in a three-part blog series about technology. Read part 1 here. With all its appeal and wizardry, there is a flip side to technology – it can spawn unwanted consequences. We don’t fully understand what limitations technology might bring, but we imagine that it... More

Monday, September 29, 2014

Blog: Technology Giveth and Technology Taketh Away

By Nestor B. Querido, CUOL Supervisor This is the first in a three-part blog series about technology In the popular TV show Star Trek, whenever Captain Kirk and the crew needed to be transported back to the Federation starship USS Enterprise, he would beacon his chief engineer Scott and would say, “Scotty, beam me... More

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Blog: EDU Start-up Weekend – Third Place and Three Takeaways

By Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Designer and Matt Di Giuseppe, EDC Computer Mediated Instructional Technologist On the weekend of July 25, we attended Startup Weekend EDU in Montreal and it was a 54-hour adventure. The aim was to develop tech solutions to fix what is broken in our education system. Here’s what goes down... More

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Blog: Using quick prototyping to develop online courses

By Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Designer 
 For the past few months, I have been working on a team to develop Carleton’s first instances of MOOCs (also known as Massive Open Online Courses). As a student who has taken courses in a classroom setting on top of working a 25-hour a week part-time job,... More

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Blog: Finding inspiration and support in the teaching and learning community

By Samah Sabra, EDC Educational Development Coordinator The first time I attended the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, I knew that it was more than the magic of being in Montreal that had me hooked. Right from the first pre-conference workshop, I was enthralled, my mind racing... More

Monday, June 16, 2014

Blog: Five tips on plain language for better instructional writing

By: Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Design Intern The use of plain language can benefit students and can increase online reading speed, comprehension, retention and student motivation. Plain language is language that everyone in your class can easily understand. To use plain language, we must pay attention to our vocabulary, grammatical... More

Monday, June 9, 2014

Blog: ePortfolios at Carleton

By: Allie Davidson, EDC ePortfolio Analyst Update: To learn more about ePortfolios at Carleton, visit the cuPortfolio information page. There are many strengths and advantages to a bachelor’s degree; however it does not come without some drawbacks. An inherent limitation of an undergraduate program lies in the fact that a student’s academic... More

Monday, May 19, 2014

Blog: Reflections on teaching; reflecting on reflecting

By: Arby T. Siraki, Teaching and Learning Support Analyst Reflecting on teaching is something instructors often do without thinking about it. Like many of those things we do unwittingly, however, it doesn’t hurt to think consciously about it. Of course, reflection can take on many forms. The most obvious is an instructor asking him/herself,... More

Monday, May 12, 2014

Blog: cuLearn’s new features

By: Kirk Davies, EDC Educational Technology Consultant  As you may have noticed, Carleton has recently upgraded cuLearn from Moodle 2.4 to 2.6. It managed to pass relatively smoothly through the tireless efforts of the team at CCS. This upgrade was undertaken as a part of the annual updates that we have committed to doing... More

Monday, April 28, 2014

Learning outcomes: They aren’t just for courses anymore

By: Ann Clarke-Okah, Learning Outcomes Consultant & Andy Thompson, Program Assessment Coordinator, Office of Quality Assurance (Academic Programs) Many of you are already familiar with the concept of course-level learning outcomes. Perhaps you already include these statements of expected skills and competencies students will demonstrate by the... More

Monday, March 31, 2014

Blog: Ready to rock teaching? EMCP Style

By: Nestor B. Querido, Supervisor, CUOL It’s Carleton University—EMCP style! Our Enrichment Mini-Courses Program, which began in 1981, is all about teaching high school students on campus. The one-week mini courses offer future undergraduates a valuable first glimpse into Carleton’s academic programs. Although it requires a lot of... More

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Glimpses into teaching and learning spaces on campus

By: Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning Carleton has about 150 classrooms, ranging in size from the KM Theatre in Southam with seating for 444, to breakout rooms in River Building, with seating for six. Many of our spaces are great learning spaces, with natural light, flexible and comfortable seating, excellent acoustics, great sight... More

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