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Monday, March 9, 2015

Carleton professors find the performance in mathematics teaching

By Lesley LeRoux, TLS freelance writer While some might call a lesson in mathematics boring, others see it as a performance, capable of engaging an audience of undergraduates as if they were watching an engrossing film. Such is one of the discoveries from Carleton linguistics professors Natasha Artemeva and Janna Fox’s research on how... More

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Enhance your multiple-choice item writing skills before final exams

Which of the following is a sign that you’re NOT young anymore? You choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. You play connect the dots on your liver spots. Getting the mail is one of the highlights of your day. You sprinkle tenderizer on your applesauce. You look both ways before crossing... More

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

2015 Carleton University Teaching Awards call for nominations

Are you interested in pursuing a 2015 Carleton University Teaching Award? Or do you know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition? Get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 14. There are three awards currently open for nominations: Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award This award recognizes faculty and... More

Monday, March 2, 2015

Gregory MacIsaac talks ‘holistic’ reading and the joy of thinking

By Dario Balca, TLS staff writer Front to back, page by page, line by line—this is how Carleton humanities professor Gregory MacIsaac teaches his students some of the most challenging texts history has to offer. It’s all part of the award-winning professor’s unique approach to teaching what he calls “holistic” reading. This means... More

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Nominate a teaching assistant for an Outstanding TA Award!

If you've been taught by or worked with a great TA this year (Fall 2014 – Winter 2015), why not take a moment to acknowledge their hard work by nominating them for a TA Award? On top of the various awards that many departments offer, the EDC also offers up to give university-wide award... More

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Discover how two Carleton courses are engaging the community at our upcoming roundtable

On Friday, March 6, join the EDC and professors Ben Gianni and Adje van de Sande for a teaching roundtable as they highlight how they have been integrating Community Engaged Pedagogy (CEP) into their architecture and social work courses. CEP aims to develop students’ skills through a combination of community work and classroom learning,... More

Monday, February 23, 2015

Teaching from the coast to the capital: Spotlight on Kate Dupré

By Cassandra Hendry, TLS staff writer As a new professor at Carleton of just over a year, Kate Dupré has had to adapt to a whole different university and way of life—especially now that she’s no longer living on an island. “I taught at Memorial University in Newfoundland for 10 years,” she says. “The... More

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Make way for Melanie Adrian

The assignment: Multiculturalism and republicanism – draw and contrast. It’s a puzzle Melanie Adrian’s students at Carleton University are mulling over in small groups shortly after 5 p.m. on an already dark, mid-fall afternoon. It could be classic snooze-button time for any student grinding through the final hour of a three-hour lecture at... More

Monday, February 16, 2015

Triumphs and challenges of a first year at Carleton: Spotlight on Emily Heath

By Emily Cook, EDC staff writer Getting a new job and being in a new environment can be unsettling. But professor Emily Heath is taking it in stride, making new developments in her cancer research and challenging herself in teaching, all during her first year at Carleton. Heath joined the Physics department in winter... More

Monday, February 9, 2015

Smartphones in the classroom: Journalism course incorporates handheld devices

By Jordanna Tennebaum, TLS freelance writer  While smartphones are typically tucked away during lectures, Carleton journalism professor Paul Adams is overseeing a new instruction model that uses “the cameras in our pockets” to produce quality news pieces. Students registered in Adams’ third year Introduction to Video Journalism course are... More

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Carleton comes up big with funding for new Ontario Online courses

After submitting 27 proposals to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities' Ontario Online initiative, Carleton has been awarded funding to complete five online courses and three online modules. With eight approved proposals, Carleton was awarded the third highest number of courses of all 21 Ontario universities. Courses: Structural... More

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

February issue of Teaching and Learning News now available

Check out the Teaching and Learning Services e-newsletter for February. See how Carleton fared in the latest round of Ontario Online course proposals. Read about two professors’ experiences in flipped classrooms and get more information on awards that are open for nominations, exciting upcoming events and more! Read the February newsletter and... More

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