Monday, December 1, 2025

Twelve Experiential Learning Projects Awarded Funding Through CUELF

Twelve projects have been awarded funding through the 2025-26 Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF). CUELF provides support for instructors to create and enhance experiential learning opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students across the university. Read the summaries below to learn about the exciting projects that... More

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Carleton Anchors International Collaboration Through South Africa-Canada Universities Network

Building on more than three decades of Canada-South Africa academic collaboration, Carleton University is helping formalize a new era of partnership — one that brings together universities, national research councils and researchers to advance shared priorities across both... More

Monday, November 17, 2025

Share Your Feedback on the Draft AI Framework

Carleton is seeking input on its draft AI Framework. The framework provides guidance on the use of AI at Carleton, ensuring academics, staff and students are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to use AI tools effectively, responsibly and ethically. All members of the Carleton community are encouraged to review the framework and... More

Friday, November 14, 2025

Scantron Grading for Final Exam Period

Instructors using Scantron during the final exam period are asked to drop off their Scantron sheets to Loeb D299 as soon as possible after their exam. Scantrons cannot be submitted through interoffice mail and will not be picked up at examination sites by TLS. Final exam drop-off hours in Loeb D299 will be as... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Help Your Students Develop Transferable Skills: Apply for the FUSION Skills Development Fund

Are you looking for ways to enhance student learning and professional growth? Then apply for the FUSION Skills Development Fund. Through funding from Employment and Social Development Canada, the fund provides $2,000 to support instructors in embedding one or more of FUSION’s newest modules into their winter 2026 courses. FUSION modules help... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Leverage Immersive Learning and Digital Storytelling: Apply for the 2026 Future Learning Innovation Fellowship

Are you looking to incorporate digital storytelling, mixed reality, simulations, 360-degree video or other forms of immersive learning into your teaching? Then apply for the Future Learning Innovation Fellowship before Dec. 7. This fellowship provides funding and support from the Experiential Learning Hub for instructors across all five faculties... More

Monday, November 3, 2025

November Spotlight on AI in Teaching and Learning

We’ve launched a semi-regular feature to keep you informed about how artificial intelligence (AI)—especially generative AI (GenAI)—is shaping teaching and learning at Carleton and beyond. This month we’re turning our attention to a new advancement in the technology: Agentic AI – From Assistance to Agency Agentic AI refers to systems that... More

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Join us for the South Africa-Canada Universities Network Joint Workshop and MoU Signing

South Africa-Canada research collaboration has developed and deepened over the past three decades, contributing significantly to post-apartheid research and innovation policy development.   The South Africa-Canada Universities Network (SACUN) was recently established to further strengthen research cooperation. As a next step, the National... More

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Call for Applications: Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund

The call for applications to the Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF) is now open. Instructors can apply for up to $2,500 to support course-level experiential learning activities.   Past CUELF projects include land-based learning in Indigenous environmental politics, immersive journalism collaborations and hands-on engineering... More

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Apply Now: 2026 Achievement Awards and the Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation

Applications are now open for both the 2026 Carleton University Achievement Awards and the CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation. Achievement Awards The Carleton University Achievement Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our faculty, contract instructors and librarians in research and... More

Friday, October 3, 2025

New Immersive Learning Tools for Your Classroom: Indigenous Virtual Learning Spaces

The Experiential Learning Hub is excited to introduce two new immersive experiences developed in collaboration with the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research and the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS). The Indigenous Virtual Learning Space is an innovative collection of immersive and virtual reality... More

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Apply for the Winter 2026 I-CUREUS and Students as Partners Programs

Help provide Carleton students with the opportunity to participate in undergraduate research or to partner on course design. Applications for I-CUREUS and the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) are now open for the winter term. I-CUREUS: Provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct paid research and gain hands-on experience in... More

Friday, September 26, 2025

AI in Teaching and Learning: Rethinking Assessments

We’re launching a new semi-regular feature to keep you informed about how artificial intelligence (AI)—especially generative AI (GenAI)—is shaping teaching and learning at Carleton and beyond. We’ll share practical strategies, instructor stories and timely developments that support thoughtful, intentional and student-centred pedagogy... More

Thursday, August 28, 2025

AI in Teaching and Learning: 1+ GenAI Activity

We’re launching a new semi-regular feature to keep you informed about how artificial intelligence (AI)—especially generative AI (GenAI)—is shaping teaching and learning at Carleton and beyond. We’ll share practical strategies, instructor stories and timely developments that support thoughtful, intentional and student-centred pedagogy... More

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Annual Report 2024-25

Read our 2024-25 Annual Report to learn more about the breadth of our initiatives and activities that contribute to student success, pedagogical innovation, teaching excellence, and welcoming and inclusive learning spaces. Over the past year we've made progress on initiatives that ensure Carleton remains at the cutting edge in Canadian higher... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TA Blog: Enhancing Engaged Learning Through Active Teaching Strategies

Author: Myar Mosleh (TA), BEng (Biomed and Mech)  Engaged learning transforms passive listeners into active participants, encouraging curiosity, collaboration, and deeper understanding. It goes beyond traditional teaching methods by actively involving students in their own learning journey. Engaged learning promotes active learning experiences,... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TA Blog: Engaging The Whole Student: Honouring Gender Identity In The Classroom

Author: Mar Pauls (TA), MA SLaLS As a trans student, it often has surprised me how little effort it seems my educators put into understanding, honouring, and affirming my identity. While I recognize identity affirmation does not fall solely on the educational system, I also note that the classroom spaces where my identity was... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TA Blog: Engaged Learning

Author: Carole Therrien (TA), PhD Anthropology As part of the requirements of the Carleton Teaching Assistant Certificate, this article addresses one of the key elements that has cemented my teaching philosophy: the fundamental principle that a fulsome engagement with students, met with compassion and openness, has an enormous and invaluable... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TA Blog: Engaged Learning: A Theoretical Exploration of the TA’s Role

Author: Alyssa Nolan (TA), MA Psychology Engaged learning is more than just showing up, it’s about students actively working with ideas, asking questions, and building knowledge together. It is a dynamic process rooted in the active co-construction of knowledge, influenced by both students’ intrinsic motivation and the socio-cultural context... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TA Blog: Engaged Learning in Higher Education

Author: Alexandra Zayden (TA), MA Sociology When university faculty and staff members open library doors, light up lecture theatres, and work to prepare other forms of resources for learning, it is hoped that students will make use of such resources to advance their learning (Coates & McCormick, 2014). To succeed, it is crucial that... More

Thursday, July 24, 2025

AI in Teaching and Learning: The AI Talk

We’ve launched a semi-regular feature to keep you informed about how artificial intelligence (AI)—especially generative AI (GenAI)—is shaping teaching and learning at Carleton and beyond. As we continue to explore our four-pronged approach to building an AI strategy for your course, this month’s focus is on prong No. 2: The AI talk. The AI... More

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Celebrating Student Innovation at CityStudio Ottawa’s HUBBUB 2025

On April 2, Carleton University students, staff and faculty joined Ottawa Deputy Mayor Marty Carr (Ward 18), city councillors Ariel Troster (Ward 14) and Laine Johnson (Ward 8), and other city employees at Algonquin College’s Nawapon Indigenous Learning Commons for the annual CityStudio Ottawa (CSO) HUBBUB event to showcase select student... More

Friday, July 18, 2025

Explore Carleton’s new AI Resource Hub

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work and learn. Carleton’s new AI Resource Hub can help instructors, researchers, staff and students navigate this rapidly evolving field. Explore innovative applications of AI and discover how it can empower you to achieve new heights. You’ll find a collection of resources and... More

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Announcing the 2025 Carleton University Teaching Awards Recipients

We are pleased to announce the outstanding educators receiving 2025 Carleton University Teaching Awards. Please join us in congratulating all 11 recipients! Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award This award recognizes faculty and contract instructors dedicated to sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship of teaching and the continual... More

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Fourteen experiential learning projects awarded funding through CUELF

Fourteen projects have been awarded funding through a special 2025 Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF) call. This call was made possible through funding from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). CUELF provides support to create and enhance experiential learning for both undergraduate and graduate students in courses... More

Thursday, July 3, 2025

AI in Teaching and Learning: Developing an AI Strategy

We’re launching a new semi-regular feature to keep you informed about how artificial intelligence (AI)—especially generative AI (GenAI)—is shaping teaching and learning at Carleton and beyond. We'll share practical strategies, instructor stories and timely developments that support thoughtful, intentional and student-centred pedagogy... More

Friday, June 13, 2025

Blog: How Educational Technology Empowers Educators to Design Sustainable Courses in a Time of Austerity

By Lindsay Richardson, Educational Technology Supervisor (TLS), Adjunct Professor of Psychology As both an instructor and the Educational Technology Manager at Carleton’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS), I have the unique privilege of seeing course design from two angles: the day-to-day realities of the classroom, and the broader... More

Friday, May 16, 2025

TLS by the Numbers Winter 2025

From creating opportunities with artificial intelligence to fostering collaboration between instructors and students, TLS has continued to make incredible progress on initiatives that ensure Carleton remains at the cutting edge in Canadian higher education. As we progress in the summer term, let’s take one last look back at winter 2025 and... More

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Explore AI in Teaching and Learning at the Hands-On AI Intensive

Join Teaching and Learning Services from May 5 to 8 for our Hands-On AI Intensive. This professional development experience is designed for instructors looking to explore the role of Generative AI in teaching and learning. We’ll guide participants through key concepts, ethical considerations, practical applications and policy development for AI... More

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Carleton Students Showcase Research and Collaborative Teaching Projects

The Carleton community came together on April 9 to celebrate student research and collaborative teaching projects at the 2025 I-CUREUS and SaPP Showcase. The annual event provides an opportunity for students who participated in the Internship-Carleton University Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (I-CUREUS) and Students as Partners... More

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Provost Scholar Award Recipients Announced

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) L. Pauline Rankin and Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic) David Hornsby, along with the Faculty Deans, presented five undergraduate Carleton students with Provost Scholar Awards on Thursday, April 10. Funded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and administered by... More

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Investing in the Future: Preparing Students for the AI Revolution

In a world where technology is rapidly evolving, artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere, transforming many aspects of our daily lives. From using smart thermostats or robot vacuums in our homes, to offering virtual reality simulations in university courses, to automating tasks in the workplace, AI is changing the way we live, learn... More

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Two Funding Opportunities Available to Support Experiential Learning and Student Skill Development

Are you looking for ways to enhance student learning and professional growth? Or are you interested in creating experiential learning opportunities for Carleton students? Thanks to funding from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Teaching and Learning Services is now accepting applications for two initiatives that can help you do just... More

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

TLS by the Numbers: Fall 2024

From creating opportunities with artificial intelligence to fostering collaboration between instructors and students, TLS has continued to make incredible progress on initiatives that ensure Carleton remains at the cutting edge in Canadian higher education. As we progress in the winter term, let’s take one last look back at fall 2024 and... More

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Announcing the 2024-25 Future Learning Innovation Fellowship Recipients

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-25 Future Learning Innovation Fellowship, a program designed to support instructors in implementing innovative teaching and learning practices. The recipients of this year’s fellowship are focused on leveraging artificial intelligence in teaching to enhance student... More

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