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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

CUES support for virtual and hybrid events

As the university continues to prepare for a fall term that will be mostly online, our Carleton University Event Support (CUES) team has expanded its scope of services to provide professional audio and video support for live streaming, virtual and hybrid events. CUES can help you set up and operate equipment, and can provide... More

Monday, July 13, 2020

Carleton Selects Brightspace as its New Learning Management System

Following extensive consultations and evaluations with its teaching and learning community, Carleton University has selected Brightspace by Desire2Learn as its new Learning Management System (LMS) to replace cuLearn in the spring 2021 term. D2L is headquartered in Waterloo, Ont. and its Brightspace platform is widely adopted across the province... More

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

More than 100 participants approved for late summer Students as Partners Program

In an effort to help instructors prepare for a fall term online, TLS recently announced a limited number of opportunities in the Students as Partners Program (SaPP). We are happy to announce that with broad support from the university, TLS will be supporting more than 100 instructors and students from all five faculties in... More

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Deadline for summer Students as Partners Program this Friday

Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) has a limited number of opportunities available for the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) this summer to help instructors prepare their online courses for the Fall term. Administered by the Discovery Centre and fully funded by TLS, the Students as Partners Program offers instructors and learning support... More

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Call for Applications: Shared Online Projects Initiative

Carleton has partnered with the University of Ottawa to establish the new Shared Online Projects Initiative (SOPI), which will allow online module and course development to be shared between the institutions for the Fall 2020 term. The initiative is being launched in response to the necessary shift to online teaching due to the current... More

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Carleton Launches Shared Online Projects Initiative with uOttawa

Carleton University and University of Ottawa are joining efforts to develop online modules and courses that can be shared and adapted between the institutions for the Fall 2020 term. In light of the shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the two universities have established the Shared Online Projects Initiative (SOPI). This... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Contract Instructor Orientation Summer 2020

If you’re a contract instructor who will be teaching an online or distance course this July/August, 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... More

Monday, June 8, 2020

New Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles available

The Carleton University Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles are an online teaching resource that enable instructors to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing into the classroom. Created and delivered by Indigenous experts, the Bundles provide a factual and theoretical basis to help instructors bridge the gap between their course content and... More

Friday, June 5, 2020

Tips for teaching with video recordings

The transition to online teaching has given instructors the opportunity to rethink when and how they deliver lectures and presentations. Video recordings are a great option for any class structure and expand the reach and impact of traditional, web-enhanced, hybrid, flipped, and fully online courses. We've pulled together a couple of blogs from... More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Additional summer SaPP spots available to prep for fall courses

Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) has a limited number of opportunities available for the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) this summer to help instructors prepare their online courses for the Fall term. Administered by the Discovery Centre and fully funded by TLS, the Students as Partners Program offers instructors and learning support... More

Friday, May 29, 2020

Announcing the 2019-2020 Outstanding TA Award Winners

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2019-2020 Outstanding TA 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, May 12, 2020

Course Planning and Design Support for Fall Term

Over the last eight weeks, our community has collectively adapted to successfully complete the winter term and begin a strong summer term with grace, resourcefulness and empathy. With the summer term now underway, we look ahead to the fall term as our next major milestone. As we look to September, we are conscious that... More

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