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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow

Blended and online education continues to expand and progress at an incredible rate. Catch up on the latest trends and see what’s in store for the future with Carleton University OnLine’s upcoming event, Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow. On August 28 in the River Building Atrium, you’ll have the chance to network with fellow... More

Monday, July 28, 2014

Planting a seed of learning: Spotlight on Claudia Buttera

By Cassandra Hendry Claudia Buttera’s classroom is a bit different than one might expect at a university. Instead of a large lecture hall, her teaching domain takes place among microscopes, chemicals and plants. And she couldn’t be happier about that. Buttera is a lab co-ordinator with the biology department and a newly minted award-winning... More

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Take advantage of the EDC’s certificate programs this fall

The EDC provides a number of avenues for you to develop as an educator. This fall, there are three great options for faculty, instructors and PhD candidates to take advantage of whether you’re looking for something new or tried and true. Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching Are you a faculty member or instructor... More

Monday, July 21, 2014

Teaching Online Courses for an Online World: Spotlight on Jacques Maurice

By Cassandra Hendry When business professor Jacques Maurice recorded his first ‘virtual’ lecture in 1999, students in his Certified Management Accountants of Ontario class would open their actual mailboxes every week and pull out . . . a VHS tape. “It was crazy. But you have to understand that technology has changed so much.... More

Thursday, July 3, 2014

A Mentor to Many: Spotlight on Kim Hellemans, Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award Winner

By Cassandra Hendry For a professor to win the Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award, one of Carleton’s most coveted teaching awards, they have to excel in numerous aspects of the university environment. Applications include teaching evaluations, letters from current and past students, and support from fellow faculty members; all in all, an... More

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Bringing Statistics into the Modern Age: Spotlight on Lise Paquet

By Cassandra Hendry A statistics course can sometimes seem dull; most people imagine sheets of loose-leaf paper, pencils and handheld calculators. It’s a commonly dropped class and professors struggle to find ways to keep their students engaged. That is, until Lise Paquet, a psychology professor at Carleton, turned her third-year statistics... More

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Save the date – Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow

Blended and online education continues to expand and progress at an incredible rate. Catch up on the latest trends and see what’s in store for the future with Carleton University OnLine’s upcoming event, Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow. On August 28 in the River Building Atrium, you’ll have the chance to network with fellow... More

Friday, June 6, 2014

Carleton Teaching Award winners honoured at luncheon

Dr. Peter Ricketts, Carleton's Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and Dr. Joy Mighty, Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), celebrated the 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners at a private luncheon at Baker’s Grill on Wednesday, June 4. Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award winners Kim Hellemans (Neuroscience),... More

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

TLS survey results are in

Recently, the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) asked the teaching and learning community at Carleton to complete three questionnaires: EDC programming survey TLS communications survey IMS electronic classroom survey Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the questionnaires. Your input will help guide us... More

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Announcing the 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce the eight outstanding educators who have been named 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners. Kim Hellemans (Neuroscience), Vincent Kazmierski (Law) and Wayne Horn (Math) all received the... More

Friday, May 23, 2014

Carleton educators honoured with 2014 Capital Educators’ Awards

Carleton University is proud to announce that three of its outstanding educators have been honoured with 2014 Capital Educators’ Awards. Claudia Buttera (Biology), Dan Patterson (Geography and Environmental Studies) and Kevin Cheung (Mathematics and Statistics) were among 18 winners who were celebrated at the 2014 EduGala ceremony on Thursday,... More

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Check out cuLearn’s new features

On Saturday, May 3, cuLearn was upgraded from Moodle version 2.4 to version 2.6.2. These annual upgrades are meant to continually improve the system, by addressing issues like speed, bug fixes and adding new features. The overall look and feel is very similar to version 2.4, only with a modernized look and a simplified,... More

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