Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Get ready for the fall term with a last minute course tune-up!

If you’re getting ready to teach your first course at Carleton, or if you’re returning after a break, you may have questions about policies and procedures, teaching tips and educational technology. Join Teaching and Learning Services on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 4:30-9 p.m. for our fall 2018 Contract Instructor Orientation to get the answers... More

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Get your introduction to cuPortfolio

Join us at the EDC on Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. for your introduction to Carleton’s electronic portfolio technology, cuPortfolio. This session will provide an overview of ePortfolios, review how they can be used to deepen and enrich learning and assessment, and provide a hands-on introduction to cuPortfolio. During the hands-on... More

Monday, July 23, 2018

Registration for the Fall 2018 Cohort of the EDC’s “Preparing to Teach” Certificate Program is Now Open!

Registration for the Fall 2018 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... More

Thursday, July 19, 2018

New Faculty Orientation 2018

All new faculty members at Carleton are invited to join us for our New Faculty Orientation to teaching, learning and research. The comprehensive orientation will take place from August 15-17. This is a great opportunity to become more comfortable with your new position and familiar with the university community. The orientation will provide you... More

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Illuminate your teaching with Lightboard

Do you have a process or a sequence that you need to illustrate for your students? Lightboard might be the answer for you. Lightboard is a large sheet of glass powered by colourful LED lights. It can be used to create short, engaging videos that showcase the instructor drawing or annotating on the glass... More

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Develop your skills in writing multiple-choice assessments

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, July 10, 2018

Putting Your Course “on the Map”: Designing Courses that Align with Your Program’s Learning Outcomes

Too often, the course design process can be a solitary, isolated experience. This is especially true if you’re relatively new to a department or a contract instructor: it is not always easy to infer what precisely your department hopes a course will achieve or how it relates to the larger program. The good news,... More

Monday, July 9, 2018

Active learning spaces building a sense of community

By Lauren Sproule, TLS staff writer For student David Lawrence, there is “no escape” from the chairs one is likely to find in the stereotypical lecture hall. As someone who admits to fidgeting, Lawrence says he quickly loses focus in the traditional lecture setting because his time is spent trying to get comfortable rather... More

Friday, July 6, 2018

Announcing the recipients of the 2018 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant. This grant encourages scholarly activity about teaching and learning at Carleton and supports faculty-led efforts to better understand and improve teaching through systematic, evidence-based investigations. Dr.... More

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Assessment Fundamentals

Assessment is often one of the most dreaded parts of teaching and learning. But as challenging as it can be, designing sound assessments is critical to the success of your course. Join us at the EDC on July 18 from 10 a.m. - noon and get some refreshed ideas on a range of assessment... More

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Discovery Centre hosts B.Hum student research

The Discovery Centre is pleased to host Victoria Hawco, a fourth year student in the Bachelor of Humanities program at Carleton, who is working on her FASS Summer Research Internship Program at Carleton, under the supervision of Professor Micheline White. Victoria has been using the Discovery Centre Gaming Lab for her research concerning the... More

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Get your introduction to cuPortfolio

Join us at the EDC on July 18 from 1-3 p.m. for your introduction to Carleton’s electronic portfolio technology, cuPortfolio. The session will provide an overview of ePortfolios, review how they can be used to deepen and enrich learning and assessment, and provide a hands-on introduction to cuPortfolio. During the hands-on portion of the... More

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Blog: Math – Yours to discover

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics Now that the PC party has won majority in Ontario, one question that many Ontarians will be asking is whether Doug Ford will live up to his pre-election promise of repealing discovery math. Any discussion on the merits of discovery math is potentially contentious. There... More

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Lightboard – Illuminate your teaching

By Mathew Schatkowsky, Instructional Designer, EDC Do you have a process or a sequence that you need to illustrate for your students? Lightboard might be the answer for you. Lightboard is a large sheet of glass powered by colourful LED lights. It can be used to create short, engaging videos that showcase the instructor drawing or... More

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Learning Outcomes: Blueprints for Course Design

Most simply defined, learning outcomes describe what learners are supposed to know, be able to do, or value at the end of a course or module. They should direct your course, but they also guide students – they are written from the students’ perspective and include action verbs. They tell students what the course... More

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Oh What a Web We Weave! Teaching Students to Write Web-Based Class Projects

Learning to write in a variety of genres is challenging for students. Academic writing is not the same as writing for the web. Or is it? And, if it is, how can we teach students to write in a way that is scholarly and appropriate for web–based projects? Join us at the EDC on... More

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Basic Image Editing: Finding, Editing and Importing

Did you know that when you use images and content together in your teaching, student comprehension increases? Images add interest and appeal to your courses and lectures, but they can also add another layer of meaning and understanding to your content. If you are interested in integrating images into your courses and lectures, join... More

Monday, June 18, 2018

Reflections on a Choose Your Own Adventure-type experiential learning activity at the Museum of Nature

By Allie Davidson, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, and Tamara Vaughan, Educational Technology Development Coordinator In a 2011 interview, one of the founders of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series, R.A. Montgomery, had this to say about experiential learning:  “Experiential learning is the most powerful way for kids, or... More

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Let’s Talk Usability, Accessibility, Inclusivity and User-Experience in Course/Program Design

On June 26 from 1-3 p.m. join us at the EDC and take part in open discussions and a practical design activity that will help you discover the secrets behind inclusive course/program design for face-to-face and web-based instruction. This session will help you identify: The misunderstood nature of usability, accessibility, inclusivity and user... More

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Capture – An Introduction to Creating Course Videos

Whether you want to record a PowerPoint presentation, show your students how to use an application, use a document camera or tablet to solve problems, or flip your classroom, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for lecture and screen capture for both Mac and... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

Blog: Bundled Indigenous knowledge for the Carleton University classroom

By Kahente Horn-Miller, Assistant Professor, School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies In 2016, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada made several calls to action to address systemic racism in Canada’s language and culture, child welfare, health care, judicial, and education systems. In the recommendations for reconciliation specific... More

Monday, June 11, 2018

Psychological training, excellence, and how cuPortfolio brings it all together

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In a course about performance excellence, cuPortfolio brings perspective, reflection, and a dynamic workspace in which to express them both. In Prof. Matthew Sorley’s third-year course, Sport and Performance Psychology, students use cuPortfolio to design a psychological skills training plan. Over the course of the... More

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Illuminate Lightboard Basics

Illuminate “Lightboard” is a new student engagement tool that allows instructors using Carleton’s studio to notate and write on a transparent lightboard. The technology is particularly effective in courses that demonstrate processes, equations and sequences. See how the Illuminate Lightboard works. Join us on June 19 from 9:30 a.m. - noon... More

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Doors Open Ottawa

On June 2nd, 2018, the Discovery Centre opened its doors to the public during the Doors Open Ottawa weekend. We showcased our innovating learning space and state-of-the-art technology. This dynamic learning environment is outfitted with ergonomic, accessible and stylist furniture, complete with three Library Laboratories (Gaming, Learning,... More

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

To Cheat, or Not to Cheat – That is Not the Question: Preventing Plagiarism through Design

Are plagiarized student papers driving you to your wits’ end? Join us at the EDC on June 19 from 1-3 p.m. for an interactive workshop that will consider how we can use course design to reduce opportunities for plagiarized writing assignments. As Hamlet (never) said, “The design’s the thing / From which student plagiarism... More

Friday, June 1, 2018

Discovery Centre hosts Lisgar Collegiate students!

Students from Lisgar Collegiate Institute under the supervision of their teacher, Mr. Robert Tang, have created 3-D printer car designs. The Discovery Centre hosted them on May 30th where they raced their cars. Throughout the academic year, the Discovery Centre worked closely with Mr. Tang and printed all the 3D car designs for the... More

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Let’s Talk about Open Educational Resources

Are you interested in Open Educational Resources (OERs) and want to learn more about them? Then join us on June 13 from 1-3 p.m. to talk all things OERs. We’ll discuss OERs and their use in teaching and learning, and share different resources that will help you find and use OERs in your... More

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Reflections on Course Design: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Share horror stories, bask in the glories, and learn from the mistakes of others. Instructors are invited join us at the Educational Development Centre (EDC) on June 12 from 1-3:30 p.m. to learn from one another in a guided conversation focused on reducing risk in developing and delivering a course. This session is intended... More

Monday, May 28, 2018

Writing a math eBook part 4 – A new beginning

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics “This isn’t working,” I said to myself after using VoiceOver on my MacBook Pro to read my math eBook for a few minutes. So I started to find out what was wrong. Minutes of searching turned into hours. Hours turned into days. Eventually, I... More

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Recently funded educational projects – and how you can get funding too!

Teaching and Learning Services offers four internal grants to faculty members and contract instructors interested in both experimenting with new approaches to teaching and learning, and research about university teaching. The grant program enables instructors to develop and redesign their courses, conduct scholarly investigations of all aspects of... More

Monday, May 14, 2018

How cuPortfolio is taking students from university into jobs that are changing the world as we know it

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In a course about human-computer interaction, cuPortfolio is giving students the opportunity to exercise design thinking, and to realize their potential in a changing world. Bruce Tsuji’s graduate class, Fundamentals of Human Computer Interaction and Usability Testing, brings together students from over seven... More

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

BigBlueButton – Online Classes and Virtual Office Hours

BigBlueButton is a web conferencing tool, allowing for sychronous teaching and learning at a distance. It provides a great opportunity for teachers and researchers to try out a whole new style of hybrid teaching, whether or not you have experience teaching online or would just like to hold online office hours, have an exam... More

Monday, May 7, 2018

Writing a math eBook part 3 – 20 years of MathML

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics In my previous blog post, I mentioned the need for explorability when it comes to making long or complex math expressions accessible to readers with minimal or zero vision. Before getting into the specifics of exploring math expressions, let us take a step back and... More

Friday, May 4, 2018

Announcing the 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients and honourable mentions

The EDC is pleased to announce the five outstanding teaching assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 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 implementing... More

Friday, May 4, 2018

Announcing the EDC’s 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Recipients and Honourable Mentions

The EDC is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 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

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