Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Alan Steele awarded 3M National Teaching Fellowship

Alan Steele, director of the Discovery Centre and faculty member in Carleton University’s Department of Electronics, has been named a 2017 3M National Teaching Fellow. The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in post-secondary teaching in Canada. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Upcoming cuLearn gradebook drop-in

Do you need assistance with setting up or using the gradebook in cuLearn? If so, we’re here to help! Join us on Feb. 16 for a drop-in session that is designed to answer questions and support instructors in using the cuLearn gradebook. From simply accessing the gradebook, to importing/exporting grades, we’ve got you covered!... More

Thursday, February 2, 2017

2017 Carleton University Teaching Awards call for nominations

Are you interested in pursuing a 2017 Carleton University Teaching Award? Or do you know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition? Get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 16, 2017. There are four awards currently open for nominations: Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award This award recognizes faculty and... More

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Designing accessible online content for all learners

Carleton University is dedicated to developing courses and programs that meet the teaching and learning needs of diverse learners. Instructional practices across programs and courses should focus on providing learning experiences that promote inclusive learning environments. On Feb. 9, join us for a hands-on session that will provide you with... More

Thursday, January 26, 2017

EDC Wraps Up Another Successful TA Training Day!

The EDC’s Winter 2017 TA Training Day event on January 21 saw approximately 300 TAs take part in 10 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members Dr. David Dean (Department of History) and Dr. Michael Hildebrand... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Supporting students with mental health disabilities

Mental health disabilities is the fastest growing category among students with disabilities at Carleton University. On Feb. 2, join our colleagues from the Paul Menton Centre to discuss issues of mental health and the resulting barriers to student learning and engagement. We will examine these issues from the perspective of instructors, and in the... More

Monday, January 23, 2017

Raving Ravens for teaching excellence

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the official launch of our Raving Ravens initiative. With the recent cancellation of the Capital Educators' Awards, TLS wanted to provide another avenue for students to recognize educators who have made an impact on their experience at Carleton. Beginning this term, students can send a digital... More

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Blog: The Choice is Theirs: Offering Students Choice as an Inclusive Teaching Practice

By: Jeff Carette Inclusive education refers to a method of teaching that advocates equal opportunity learning for all students, regardless of background or learning disabilities. Through the application of inclusive practices, we can avoid the kind of “ability labeling” that has been shown to stifle a learner’s capacity to achieve... More

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Blog: Teaching: Who has the power?

By Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science I’m getting ready to start a new term teaching a particularly controversial topic — the politics of Israel-Palestine. When I share with colleagues my trepidation, they sometimes like to remind me that, however difficult the task may be, it is the instructor, after all, who... More

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Become a more productive academic writer

On Jan. 27, join us at the EDC for the first Welcome to My Classroom session of the year as Merridee Bujaki (Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business and Director, Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work) shares some of her hard-won insights on how to be a more productive academic writer.... More

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Blog: The authentic teacher

By Kim Hellemans, Undergraduate Chair, Department of Neuroscience My first experience teaching university students was in the first year of my PhD in 1999.  I had been chosen to take over teaching labs for a third-year neuroscience course (Introduction to Behavioural Neuroscience) from a senior PhD student who was graduating. After one semester... More

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Fostering Creativity in Ourselves and in Our Classrooms (The Creative Person)

We are ALL creative, even if you can’t draw. Join us on Jan. 25 for a workshop that will explore the traits of creative people and how to foster them in ourselves and in our classrooms. Get ready to get in touch with your own creativity and leave with strategies to use in your... More

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Blog: Who is teaching whom?

By Claudia Buttera, Lab Coordinator, Department of Biology In the nearly 29 years that I’ve been a lab coordinator in the biology department, more than 6,000 students have sat, worked and learned in my labs. I have learned everyone’s name, gotten to know most of them, and for many years afterward, can even remember... More

Monday, December 26, 2016

Student perspectives on learning spaces at Carleton

By Lauren Sproule, TLS Freelance Writer For the students of Carleton University, it comes down to subject matter. All classroom set-ups serve a purpose, whether they are lecture style or an informal in-the-round tutorial. Conducting a lecture with little class participation in a large hall introduces students to an idea, but for fourth-year civil... More

Friday, December 23, 2016

Winter 2017 TA Training Offerings

The EDC's TA Training offerings for the Winter 2017 term are now fully viewable and open for registration! Our new Events page provides a complete overview of all our workshops and sessions, but you can view the list of regular workshops here (all in 422 DT) and the full program for our TA Training Day... More

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Blog: Educators outside of the classroom

By Stephanie Vennard, Residence Manager – Russell, Grenville, and Prescott Houses When we think about educators, most people automatically think about teachers or professors - people who do formal classroom teaching. They impart academic knowledge onto our students and help them achieve their career aspirations. That being said, we often forget... More

Monday, December 19, 2016

Reminder: Scantron processing this month

Exam season has arrived at Carleton, which means there will be a large volume of Scantrons that require processing at the EDC. Instructors using Scantrons are asked to drop off their sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done. This is to ensure that... More

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Blog: End-of-term cuLearn checklist

By Tamara Vaughan, Educational Technology Assistant, EDC The end of the term is always busy: you’re calculating, finalizing and submitting grades, meeting with your TAs one last time and making grade changes when necessary. After the course ends, however, what happens to your course on cuLearn? From a technological perspective, how do you... More

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Winter 2017 Contract Instructor Orientation

Please note: This event has been cancelled. If you are teaching at Carleton for the first time, please contact us at edc@carleton.ca to schedule a consultation. The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (OAVPTL) invites all contract instructors to an orientation to the university on Thursday, January 5. Whether you are a... More

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Important message about Scantron processing in December

Exam season has arrived at Carleton, which means there will be a large volume of Scantrons that require processing at the EDC. Instructors using Scantrons are asked to drop off their sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done. This is to ensure that... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Blog: Professors and mental health: An untapped resource

By Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science With general increasing awareness around mental health issues, professors may have more of a role to play than they realize. While we may not be therapists or physicians, we may be well positioned to support our students not only intellectually, but emotionally too. Since the... More

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Blog: Nurturing an Environment for Engagement: Inclusive Teaching Practice and its Challenges for Teaching Assistants

By: Megan Graham “If a child can't learn the way we teach, perhaps we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada “Tell me and I’ll forget. Teach me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll learn.” - Ben Franklin Inclusive teaching practices are vital at every level of education. The above quotations speak... More

Monday, December 5, 2016

Mini-Conference on Community Engagement in Research and Teaching

Carleton’s Committee on Community Engaged Pedagogy, with the support of the EDC and the Discovery Centre, will be hosting a Mini-Conference on Community Engagement in Research and Teaching on Thursday, Dec. 15. Carleton researchers and students work with organizations in communities both near and far to help solve real-world problems. Community... More

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Taking Stock…again: Transforming teaching and learning in higher education

On Thursday, Dec. 8, join keynote speaker Dr. Joy Mighty, Associate Vice-President (Teaching & Learning), for a teaching colloquium and poster session. Dr. Mighty's presentation will reflect on the context in which universities exist in the 21st century and identify some of the pressures for change that currently face them. These include the... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Blog: Stupid is as stupid does – Critically considering tests of intelligence on reality television is a pedagogical win

By Rebecca Bromwich, Instructor, Department of Law and Legal Studies No, I’m not “Canada’s Smartest Person,” as measured by the tests offered on reality TV, and the demonstration of that on national network television offers a wonderful teachable moment. This fall, I was nominated to go on CBC’s reality TV gameshow Canada’s Smartest... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Capture down due to network issues

Capture is down due to the network issues experienced at Carleton today. At this time, we don't have an estimate of when the service will be back up and running. We will provide any updates as they become... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Blog: Stupid is as stupid does – Critically considering tests of intelligence on reality television is a pedagogical win

By Rebecca Bromwich, Instructor, Department of Law and Legal Studies No, I’m not “Canada’s Smartest Person,” as measured by the tests offered on reality TV, and the demonstration of that on national network television offers a wonderful teachable moment. This fall, I was nominated to go on CBC’s reality TV gameshow Canada’s Smartest... More

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Classroom computers remain operational despite network issues

Network issues are currently impacting a number of services at Carleton, including access to network drives and email. However, as of now, classroom computers remain unaffected and are fully operational. Classrooms are functioning as normal. We will provide any further updates as they come... More

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

If you could build the ideal science lab TA, what would they be like?

In an undergraduate science lab, teaching assistants are the direct point of contact for learning support for students, and as such they can have an immediate and significant impact on the student learning experience. If you could build the ideal science laboratory TA, what qualities and skills would they have? How and where could... More

Friday, November 25, 2016

Windows 10 rollout to electronic classrooms

IMS, in tandem with CCS, will begin migrating electronic classroom computers from the Windows 7 platform to Windows 10 after classes end in December. If you are teaching in an electronic classroom in the new year, there will be a slight change to the desktop environment residing on the computers inside the teaching consoles.... More

Friday, November 25, 2016

Call for proposals: Community-Academic Expo (75th anniversary)

Carleton Connects: Building and Celebrating Community Partnerships is a three day community-academic expo celebrating the 75th anniversary of Carleton University by showcasing our rich history of community partnerships. The expo program committee invites proposals for discussion panels, presentations, workshops, exhibitions, performances, and/or... More

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Blog: To lecture is to inspire

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics These days, “lecturing” has been receiving a bad rap; a lecturer who lectures in the traditional sense is often referred to as a “sage on the stage.” The standard argument against the traditional lecture is that it is an outdated mode for information transfer.... More

Monday, November 21, 2016

Take advantage of cuLearn drop-in sessions this December

With exams and the winter term right around the corner, now is the time to drop by the EDC to learn some cuLearn basics or for a refresher. We'll be holding four cuLearn drop-ins throughout the month of December to help you do just that! No registration is required and people will be helped on... More

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Blog: Using BigBlueButton to engage your students is easier and more powerful than ever

By Elspeth McCulloch, EDC Educational Technology Development Coordinator Have you thought about incorporating BigBlueButton (BBB) into your course? BigBlueButton is a synchronous web conferencing tool that allows instructors and TAs to host live online presentations, seminars, office hours and meetings from cuLearn. The technology is feature... More

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