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Thursday, September 17, 2020

LMS update: Getting ready to move to Brightspace

Work is well underway preparing Carleton’s new learning management system, Brightspace, for the Carleton community in May 2021. D2L has provisioned our new space, and ITS and TLS are working to configure and integrate various systems and tools into the platform. The integrations that are completed so far include single sign on (SSO) and... More

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Blog: Using cuPortfolio to Support Students and Build Course Resiliency

By Shawn O'Connor (Student, BPAPM) and John Cadham (Instructor, NPSIA)  I recall one of my first-year professors telling me the goal of higher education was to transform students from knowledge consumers to knowledge producers. In one sense, I suppose the undergraduate structure does support that goal, as students move from lectures to seminars... More

Monday, September 14, 2020

Teaching with technology support

TLS and ITS will be supporting faculty members, contract instructors and teaching assistants (teaching staff) teaching online in the fall term. To better support and accelerate responses to issues and requests for educational technology support, TLS has organized itself into three teams with specific expertise and knowledge: Zoom, Other... More

Friday, September 11, 2020

Access to teaching spaces on campus

The university strongly encourages all faculty members, contract instructors and teaching assistants (teaching staff) to continue to work from home. Recognizing that there may be individual circumstances for teaching staff to require an alternative location to teach online, TA, or prepare teaching materials, the university has established... More

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Instructor Check-In: September

As we continue with online teaching and learning this fall, we've put together some check-ins for instructors to use and reflect upon at specific points in the term. Each month we'll be sharing a new check-in with specific themes to focus on. Below you’ll find this month’s check-in, focusing on some early term considerations,... More

Monday, August 17, 2020

cuLearn Outage: August 29-30

cuLearn will be unavailable to all instructors, students and staff from Saturday, August 29 at noon until Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m. This outage is required to enhance cuLearn performance ahead of the fall term, with the goal of improving reliability and responsiveness. You can find out more about these changes here. ITS... More

Monday, August 10, 2020

FUSION project launch at Carleton

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) is pleased to announce the start of the Future Skills Innovation Network (FUSION) project at Carleton this fall to help students further develop academic and professional skills. FUSION is a cross-collaborative network of Canadian universities focused on exploring inclusive and... More

Friday, August 7, 2020

I-CUREUS: Now accepting applications for 2020-21

Carleton faculty members, do you have a student in mind you’d like to support in the I-CUREUS internship program? Applications are now being accepted for a limited number of spots for the fall/winter. The program will provide students with exposure to research scholarships, mentoring and the opportunity to develop research skills in their... More

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Carleton University Chair in Teaching Innovation

Carleton University is pleased to announce Professor James McGowan (School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music) has been named the 2020 Carleton University Chair in Teaching Innovation. “On behalf of Carleton University, I am pleased to acknowledge and congratulate James McGowan on this achievement,” said Provost and Vice-President... More

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Contract Instructor Orientation Fall 2020

If you’re a contract instructor who will be teaching an online or distance course this fall, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) is here to help you! Whether you’re getting ready to teach your first course at Carleton, or if you’re returning after a break, you undoubtedly have questions about policies and procedures, teaching tips,... More

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

New Online Learning Orientation for students

Carleton Online and the Centre for Student Academic Support have launched a new Online Learning Orientation for students. This short cuLearn course goes through the nuts and bolts of learning online to give students every advantage of starting strong and staying resilient in their online courses. The six short lessons cover the main features,... More

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Record your lectures in Carleton’s studio classrooms

While nothing is quite business as usual on campus, our Carleton Online (formerly CUOL) Technical Operators are here and ready to help you record your lectures in one of our studio classrooms. Leave the technology to us, so you can focus on teaching! If you'd like to record your course introduction, update a lecture... More

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