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

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Non-Disposable Assignments: Examples and Instructors’ Perspectives

There is inherent value in the process of completing well-crafted assessments, but what happens after grading? What if the products of students’ assessments could have second lives as useful resources for other students or for the public? What additional skills do students develop when they create or improve public web content, and while... More

Monday, April 30, 2018

Blog: Writing a math eBook part 2 – Basic accessibility issues

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics I find it unfortunate that the word "eBook" is used to refer to a collection of electronic resources on a particular subject. Whenever I hear the word "book", I can't help thinking about a physical book. I don't think I am alone in this... More

Friday, April 27, 2018

Discover the benefits of Poll Everywhere

Looking for ways to assess students’ understanding, survey opinions on controversial topics, or engage students during a lecture? Student response systems (SRS) can help you do just that! With SRS you can create planned or spontaneous surveys and immediately visualize student responses. SRS can also be used to enhance or guide discussions, track... More

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Introduction to cuLearn Part 1 – The Basics

cuLearn is Carleton’s learning management system and is a great tool for extending your classroom to the online environment. With cuLearn, you can post lecture slides, create discussion groups, upload readings or videos, accept online assignment submissions, create self-marking quizzes, send announcements to students, and post student grades.... More

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Take the fast track Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) this summer

This July, Carleton's faculty members and contract instructors have the chance to take advantage of a fast track version of our popular Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program. Over four weeks, you'll develop your teaching skills and connect with colleagues from across campus. Facilitated by 3M teaching fellow, Dr. Anthony Marini, CUT... More

Monday, April 23, 2018

Blog: Teaching for umami: Savoury learning experiences

By Tonya Davidson, Instructor II, Department of Sociology and Anthropology My first year teaching a third-year qualitative methods course at Carleton went all right. It was a small class and I assigned some challenging readings, attempting to pair theoretical and methodological how-to readings with demonstrations of those same qualitative methods... More

Monday, April 23, 2018

Blog: Teaching for umami: Savoury learning experiences

By Tonya Davidson, Instructor II, Department of Sociology and Anthropology My first year teaching a third-year qualitative methods course at Carleton went all right. It was a small class and I assigned some challenging readings, attempting to pair theoretical and methodological how-to readings with demonstrations of those same qualitative methods... More

Friday, April 20, 2018

Get your introduction to cuPortfolio

On Apr. 26, join us at the EDC from 10 a.m. - noon 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 portion... More

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Get ready for the spring/summer 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 Tuesday, May 1 from 4:30-9 p.m. for our spring 2018 Contract Instructor Orientation to get the answers... More

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Celebrating Carleton’s Outstanding TAs

Congratulations to all of the Teaching Assistants (TAs) who were nominated for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Awards and many departmental TA awards. We received more than 450 nominations for approximately 230 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... More

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

2017-2018 Provost Scholar Awards

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), through the Discovery Centre for Undergraduate Research and Engagement, honours exemplary undergraduate students with the Provost Scholars Award each spring. The students are nominated by their faculties for excellence in one of the four pillars of the Discovery Centre: Undergraduate... More

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Classroom reminders for the new term

As we wrap up the winter 2018 term and prepare for the spring/summer, we want to remind instructors teaching in electronic classrooms about the following: Classroom equipment We ask classroom equipment users to be considerate to other instructors, staff and students by returning all devices to their respective charging bases, as well as ensuring... More

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

cuLearn Gradebook Session

Explore the power and flexibility of the cuLearn gradebook. Join us on April 26 from 1-3 p.m. for a session on all things gradebook. You'll setup your gradebook and explore gradebook options, including setting up categories, exporting/importing grades, setting default grades and communicating grades. Learn more and register... More

Monday, April 16, 2018

Blog: Writing a math eBook part 1 – Choosing an authoring tool

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics Having just completed an eCampusOntario-funded open eTextbook project with my collaborator, Mathieu Lemire, and the rest of the team members with expertise in editing, accessibility, instructional design, open learning, library services and finances, I would like to share... More

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Introduction to cuLearn Part 2 – Tools and Techniques

Interested in using cuLearn for more than just posting a course outline and showing students their grades? cuLearn offers tools for a range of course activity and assessment choices. Move beyond basic cuLearn navigation to explore and use more of what the tool has to offer. On Apr. 19 from 1-3 p.m., let us... More

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

cuLearn drop-ins this month

Stop by the EDC this month and work on your cuLearn course with an educational technology consultant nearby who can answer questions and help with course preparation. We'll be hosting two cuLearn drop-ins in April: April 17, 1-4 p.m. April 25, 1-4 p.m. No registration is required. Stay for the whole session or drop... More

Monday, April 9, 2018

Air Server: Improving wireless access

Air server is available in all electronic classrooms on campus. It allows those running Mac products to link their devices to the projector wirelessly. Please contact the CTS office if you would like access to this service. Note: This service will only be available for Mac devices. We are working on finding a way... More

Monday, April 9, 2018

Expanding understanding of the Middle Ages through a multimedia platform

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In a course on Medieval history, cuPortfolio is helping students use multimedia to understand how pop culture sees the Middle Ages. Second year students in Professor Marc Saurette’s class, Discovering the Medieval and Early Modern Past, explore pop culture conceptions of the Middle Ages. Saurette says the... More

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Blog: Motivating Students through Online Engagement

By: Uriel Marantz, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs There are two common perspectives on what it means to be a teaching assistant (TA). The first point of view – “doing the bare minimum” – stipulates that TAs are solely responsible for doing what they get paid to do: running tutorials, grading essays and... More

Friday, March 16, 2018

Carleton Students Present at Inquiry@Queens 2018

On March 8 and 9, 2018, the 12th annual Inquiry@Queens conference was held at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. Eight Carleton undergraduate students were selected to present their research. Normally considered the domain of postgraduate students, more and more undergraduate students are participating in research during their studies. To... More

Monday, March 12, 2018

cuPortfolio – A platform for reflection and showcasing student work

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In one psychology course at Carleton, cuPortfolio is teaching students the value of reflection, and giving them a platform to showcase their work to future employers. Professor Janet Mantler’s course, Transition from University to Career, gets students thinking about their overall degree, which she says prepares... More

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Resolved! – Camtasia Relay/Capture Server Outage

The Camtasia Relay/Capture Server outage has been resolved. As of 4 pm March 8, service has been fully restored. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to edtech@carleton.ca or call... More

Monday, March 5, 2018

EDC Labour Disruption Information

The Educational Development Centre will remain open during the strike, though some services may be reduced. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Events Workshops and events at the EDC may be postponed for the duration of the strike. Please check the EDC events page for updates. If you have registered for a workshop or... More

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