Monday, March 5, 2018

IMS Labour Disruption Information

Classroom Technology Support (CTS) Instructional Media Services (IMS) will provide classroom technology support during the labour disruption. If instructors experience a problem or issue with classroom technology, they should continue to reach IMS at ext. 3815 or email ims@carleton.ca. All electronic classrooms have phones which can be used to... More

Monday, March 5, 2018

Experiential learning: Shaking things up through Stories North

By Lauren Sproule, TLS staff writer Liam Harrap recalls gathering around the fire with his classmates, huddling close to the flames as the words of an elder named Harold drew them into the narrative of the North. He remembers sitting next to a cluster of old wooden buildings south of Whitehorse, Yukon as they... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Blog: Building trust between instructors and students

By Mathew Schatkowsky, Instructional Designer, EDC “Trust between teachers and students is the affective glue binding educational relationships together.” (Brookfield, 1990) Why build trust? There are positive outcomes for students when they are engaged in a course and when they feel they can speak to their instructors. Micari and Pazos (2012)... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Top 10 things to consider when designing assessments

By Bianca Chan, TLS staff writer Assessments are often the bane of many students. But they can be just as taxing for the instructors who are tasked with designing them. “Assessment is challenging for everyone – from novices to people with a lot of teaching experience. It’s always a challenge,” says Anthony Marini, senior... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Blog: Get Ahead of the Game – Effective Implementation of Game-Based Learning to Boost Motivation in the French Department’s Support Services

By: Nicolas Corbeil, Department of French As a TA in the French department's support services, my colleagues and I have a unique role in students' language learning. We offer written and oral support to students that comprises part of their grades. We have the opportunity to interact with students in a classroom setting only... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Blog: Perspectives on Student Success – At the Student, Along the Path, At the Educator

By: Sarah Walton, Department of Biology Educators must work with their students to highlight how they will motivate and engage each other to achieve academic success. Students want to apply expertise to a career of choice, whereas educators must promote a socially and intellectually stimulating environment so their students can apply and connect... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

cuLearn Assignments, Rubrics and Feedback

cuLearn offers a variety of assignment configuration settings to help you control every aspect of assignment submissions, including release and end dates, access restrictions and other options. Join us at the EDC on March 9 from 10 a.m. - noon for a hands-on workshop that will give you the opportunity to explore different types... More

Monday, February 26, 2018

How looking back creates stronger teachers

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer Carleton’s electronic portfolio system is creating new ways for students to reflect on their learning, and become better teachers as a result. School of Linguistics and Language Studies professor Eva Kartchava coordinates the Teaching English as a Second Language program at Carleton. She says she uses cuPortfolio... More

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Discover how to design learning from scratch

When we begin designing a course, sometimes we are uncertain how to start and the task quickly appears to be a more complex challenge than we anticipated. Join us at the EDC on March 8 from 9 a.m. - noon for a highly interactive workshop that will introduce you to a teaching framework and... More

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Tech talk in the classroom

By Bianca Chan, TLS staff writer While technology in the classroom has provided students and instructors seemingly endless channels to learn from, it also presents issues when it comes to retaining focus, weaning distraction, and even reliability. For Carleton University English professor Franny Nudelman, the answer to this dilemma was simple:... More

Friday, February 16, 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, flip your classroom or explore a more blended approach to your course, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for... More

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Open is an Invitation: Finding and Using Open Educational Resources for Your Teaching and Learning

Join us at the EDC on Feb. 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. and discover how to find and use open educational resources (OERs) in your teaching. In this 90-minute professional learning session, Jenni Hayman and Peg French, program managers for eCampusOntario, will provide an introductory-level workshop on what open educational resources are, where to begin to... More

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

FPA CUROP Summer 2018 applications now open!

As part of the Carleton University Research Opportunity Program (CUROP), the Faculty of Public Affairs is now accepting applications for summer 2018 undergraduate research internships. To be eligible students must have completed at least 2nd year of their undergraduate program and be taking a Major in the Faculty of Public Affairs. (If students... More

Tuesday, February 13, 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 for an introductory session on Feb. 20... More

Monday, February 12, 2018

FASS Undergraduate Research Internship (Summer 2018)

The FASS Undergraduate Summer Research Internship program is now accepting applications for summer 2018. This initiative invites students to submit a research project that they propose to work on during the summer of 2018 in collaboration with a faculty member in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. For more information and how-to-apply,... More

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Blog: TAs and Student Motivation & Engagement

By: Emma McLarens, Institute of Cognitive Science In a time when five years of secondary education (Grade 13) no longer exists and it seems like an undergraduate degree is the minimum education requirement to apply for any job, adolescents are entering university without always knowing what they want or are interested in studying. This... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Blog: Engaging Students Through Group Work — Making the Boring Stuff, Not so Boring

By: Jesse Lewis, Norman Paterson School of Public Policy and Administration By the time they reach university, students have long since identified their interests and how to integrate those interests into their work. When given the option of choosing a topic for an academic paper, or a research assignment, or a thesis, students understand... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Poll Everywhere – Student Response Systems and Real-Time Testing

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! The EDC centrally supports the use of Poll Everywhere, a web-based polling tool that allows students to use laptops, tablets or cell phones to participate in... More

Friday, February 2, 2018

Blog: Facilitating Intrinsic Motivation for Disengaged Students — Knowing Our Audience and Challenging Our Students

By: Michelle MacQueen, Department of Music There are strong links between motivation, autonomy, and competence (Ryan & Deci 2000a, 2000b). However, a motivated, autonomous, and competent learning experience cannot occur if students do not feel engaged in the learning materials. Motivation for students can be divided into two categories: (1)... More

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Top 5 things Carleton’s educators should know about copyright

By Bianca Chan, TLS Staff Writer For Carleton’s faculty members, contract instructors and staff, copyright is something you probably come into contact with every day. As both users and creators of copyrighted material, knowing the fundamental dos and don’ts – and the less obvious ones – is critical for a successful semester…at least one... More

Tuesday, January 30, 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. Join us at the EDC on Feb. 5 from 1-3 p.m. to move beyond basic cuLearn navigation and use more of what the tool has... More

Monday, January 29, 2018

Blog: Fostering resilience among university students

*This blog was later published in University Affairs. By Dr. Kim Hellemans, Department of Neuroscience The increase in mental health problems among university students over the last decade has received considerable attention as of late, both in the academic literature and in the media. Current statistics estimate that approximately one-fifth of... More

Friday, January 26, 2018

Explore assessment fundamentals at the EDC

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 Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. for a workshop that will provide you with refreshed ideas on a... More

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Discover how to develop clear and measurable learning outcomes

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. On Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. - noon, join us at the EDC for a workshop that will provide you with the tools for developing clear and measurable... More

Tuesday, January 23, 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

Monday, January 22, 2018

cuPortfolio opening doors for both learning and assessment

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer In his fourth-year engineering course, Professor Jeffrey Erochko says cuPortfolio is not only changing the way students learn, but also the way they are assessed. Erochko is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton. His course, High Performance Building Design, consists of an... More

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Join us for a cuLearn gradebook session

Explore the power and flexibility of the cuLearn gradebook. Join us at the EDC on Jan. 25 from 1-3 p.m. for an interactive session where you will setup your gradebook and explore gradebook options, including setting up categories, exporting/importing grades, setting default grades and communicating grades. Find out more about the session and... More

Monday, January 15, 2018

Blog: Should we retire the term “Multiple Intelligences”, as well?

By Maristela Petrovic-Dzerdz, Supervisor, Instructional Design In 2015, I wrote the blog “Should we retire the term ‘Learning Styles?’”. Many eminent academics and educators have written about this learning myth, and I have only tried to do my small part in generating some discussion around the topic. In that blog post, I quoted Howard... More

Thursday, January 11, 2018

TLS launches new internal grants dedicated to teaching and learning

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce that we have made four internal grants available to Carleton's faculty members and contract instructors dedicated to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant – supports scholarly investigations of all aspects of teaching and learning.... More

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Designing Learning from Scratch

On Jan. 24, join us at the EDC for an interactive workshop where you’ll be introduced to a teaching framework and pedagogical strategies aimed to help you design learning modules from scratch. Working in groups, you’ll immediately put your new knowledge and skills in practice. The session runs from 9 a.m. - noon in... More

Monday, January 8, 2018

Mira Sucharov: From unconventional educator to pedagogical acclaim

By Bianca Chan, TLS staff writer For Mira Sucharov, becoming a teacher was not always on her radar. Pedagogy was just one step towards her goal. “It didn’t start with a career goal of going into teaching, per se,” Sucharov says. “It was a clear goal of wanting to be a PhD.” But her... More

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Blog: Simple changes you can make in your classroom and cuLearn for the New Year

By Elspeth McCulloch, EDC Manager of eLearning The longer I work in higher education, the more attracted I am to those small things we can do to make teaching and learning more effective. Recently, an article came into my Twitter feed that had some useful and timely ideas I wanted to share with you.... More

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

AMX passcode removed

Access to classroom equipment is now easier! In order to better serve instructors, IMS has decided to remove the AMX passcode from classrooms. This will allow instructors to launch AMX touch panels, and turn on projectors, without the need of the four-digit passcode previously required. This new change, which is effective as of this... More

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

3M National Student Fellowship

The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time students at Canadian post-secondary institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives, at their post-secondary institution. These students embrace a vision of education that enhances their academic experience and beyond. Packages should be submitted... More

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Discover the benefits of using BigBlueButton in your course

Connect with your students in real time using BigBlueButton, whether you hold online office hours, have an exam review or host a guest speaker. On Jan. 16 from 1-3 p.m., join the EDC for an online workshop on BigBlueButton. Learn how to set up a session, share content and facilitate high quality online... More

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