Monday, May 2, 2016

2015-2016 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

Monday, May 2, 2016

Putting ease back into the equation: cuPortfolio in engineering and physics courses

By Cassandra Hendry, TLS staff writer For numbers and equation-based courses such as engineering, physics or math, handing in printed sheets of paper with page after page of computer-drawn graphs or equations is not always the best use of time and resources. For the ease of both student and instructors, many have turned towards... More

Friday, April 29, 2016

Discover how to foster active engagement at our upcoming teaching and learning symposium

Date: Tuesday, May 10 Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: River Building atrium and conference rooms Register here Discover how to create educational experiences that not only promote, but foster active engagement at our upcoming teaching and learning symposium. Carleton instructors, students and staff will share their teaching and learning... More

Friday, April 29, 2016

Discover how to foster active engagement at our upcoming teaching and learning symposium

Date: Tuesday, May 10 Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: River Building atrium and conference rooms Register here Discover how to create educational experiences that not only promote, but foster active engagement at our upcoming teaching and learning symposium. Carleton instructors, students and staff will share their teaching and learning... More

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Active Learning Classrooms coming to Carleton

By Emma Brown, TLS staff writer It was 8:35 a.m. Anne Bowker’s first-year psychology seminar had just begun. The first several minutes were spent reorganizing students into groups for discussion. Chairs were awkwardly formed around unmoveable desks until something like “groups” emerged. It was not ideal. That’s one of the reasons why... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Blog: Beginning exams

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics About midway through the first time I taught MATH 3801, Linear Programming, I found out that many of my students did not remember what the rank of a matrix was. The rank of a matrix is a basic concept covered in first-year linear algebra.... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Blog: Beginning exams

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics About midway through the first time I taught MATH 3801, Linear Programming, I found out that many of my students did not remember what the rank of a matrix was. The rank of a matrix is a basic concept covered in first-year linear algebra.... More

Monday, April 25, 2016

PASS workshops helping students succeed

By Alison Sandstrom, TLS staff writer Students struggle more with some courses than others. First year classes in particular can be difficult as students adjust to the academic expectations of university. Professor Bob Burke teaches General Chemistry, a challenging course for many first-year students. “Some high school chemistry is roughly... More

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Blog: Beyond PowerPoint: EdTech and the active learning experience

By Michele Hall, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, EDC The EDC’s Teaching and Learning Symposium is fast upon us, and this year’s theme—Active Engagement: Success in the Classroom and Beyond—has me reflecting on how my own teaching practice has evolved over the years, from passive to interactive, and how it continues to... More

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

An introduction to CTS’ new acting supervisor

By Nina Karhu, acting supervisor, Classroom Technology Support Starting in January 2016 I moved into an office (with windows!) in Loeb D283 as acting supervisor of Classroom Technology Support, filling in for Troy Bernard who is taking paternity leave. Coincidentally, my previous office (located underneath the Kailash Mital Theatre – no windows)... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Take a look back at the academic year with TLS

It’s time to take a look back at the academic year with Teaching and Learning Services. Check out the latest issue of Reflections, an annual magazine that features TLS’ best stories, tips and blogs of the year. Inside, you’ll find stories on everything from chalkboard teaching to dealing with controversial topics in the classroom, as... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Carleton’s Outstanding TA Award recipients honoured at luncheon

Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte (President and Vice-Chancellor), Dr. Peter Ricketts (Provost and Vice-President [Academic]), Dr. Joy Mighty (Associate Vice-President [Teaching and Learning]), and other members of Teaching and Learning Services celebrated the 2015-16 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients at a private luncheon at Baker’s... More

Monday, April 18, 2016

Carleton prof tracking music on the American campaign trail

By Alison Sandstrom, TLS staff writer For years James Deaville has studied how music is used in advertising. Now the Carleton music professor is applying his analysis to whole new kind of marketing: political campaigning. “Music can be manipulative and you might not even notice it’s there. It’s the ultimate hidden persuader,” he says.... More

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Celebrating Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research is alive and well at Carleton and growing steadily each year! The Discovery Centre was pleased to host an undergraduate conference on March 30th to celebrate the work completed by participants of the Centre's I-CUREUS and Badar Travel Award programs. The students concise presentations were well received, by an audience of... More

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Teaching and Learning Symposium – Active Engagement: Success in the Classroom and Beyond

When: May 10, 2016 Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: River Building atrium and conference rooms Active learning is founded on the idea that students must actively engage with new content and skills in order to internalize and make sense of it in a meaningful and lasting way. The question with which instructors,... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Let’s be active! New classrooms on campus

Teaching and Learning Services is excited to announce the development of two new Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs), both housed in the Tory Building. While these rooms are still under construction, the ALCs should be ready for visitors later this month and are expected to be available for classes in the Fall 2016 term. If you... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Blog: The DIY syllabus

By Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Part of the job of higher education is getting students to shift from being consumers of knowledge to producers of it. The syllabus, or course outline, is one way in which we provide students with information and perspectives we expect them to master. But what... More

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Carleton educators named finalists for 2016 Capital Educators’ Awards

Congratulations to the six Carleton educators who have been named finalists for the 2016 Capital Educators’ Awards. Laura Banducci (College of the Humanities - Greek and Roman Studies), Jeff Dawson (Department of Biology), Christopher Dieni (Institute of Biochemistry), Martin Geiger (Department of Political Science), Kelly Lauzon (Institute of... More

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Fostering student success: An introduction to motivational interviewing

The Centre for Initiatives in Education invites you to join Professor Jonathan Lee from the University of Cincinnati to learn about the role that Motivational Interviewing (MI) can play within higher education. Advisors, academic coaches, peer educators and faculty can use MI to help uncover the values and motivations of students as they work... More

Monday, April 11, 2016

Easing into the profession: Benefits and challenges of studio-based learning

By Cassandra Hendry, TLS Staff Writer There’s a joke at most schools that have an exceptional architecture program, such as Carleton: if you see a student walking around looking tired and up at all hours of the night, they’re most likely an architecture student. While that stereotype doesn’t always apply, for many architecture students... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Blog: The rise of AI in education

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics AlphaGo’s recent victory over 18-time world champion Lee Sedol at the game of Go in the Google DeepMind Challenge Match stunned the world. AlphaGo is a Go-playing computer program developed by Google subsidiary DeepMind. Its victory was a big deal because many people... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The nomination deadline for Carleton University Teaching Awards is almost here

The nomination deadline for the 2016 Carleton University Teaching Awards is only a few weeks away. If you are interested in pursuing an award or know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition, then be sure to get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 17. There are four awards currently open... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Blog: The rise of AI in education

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics AlphaGo's recent victory over 18-time world champion Lee Sedol at the game of Go in the Google DeepMind Challenge Match stunned the world. AlphaGo is a Go-playing computer program developed by Google subsidiary DeepMind. Its victory was a big deal because many people... More

Monday, April 4, 2016

Bringing a classroom experience online: Spotlight on Anne Trépanier

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer When exploring the possibility of online learning, some people are concerned that the online environment lacks the social interaction and engaging atmosphere of a classroom experience. But professor Anne Trépanier is proving that online courses can be engaging, interactive and hands on. Trépanier began teaching in... More

Friday, April 1, 2016

Upcoming cuLearn gradebook drop-in sessions

Do you need assistance with setting up or using the gradebook in cuLearn? If so, we're here to help! The EDC is holding a series of drop-in sessions throughout the months of April and May to answer questions and support faculty in using the cuLearn gradebook. From simply accessing the gradebook, to importing/exporting grades,... More

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Announcing the EDC’s 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 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, March 29, 2016

Blog: Teaching Narratives of the Sea in the Classroom: Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy and the Shipwreck

By: Michelle K. Barron Preparing lessons on shipwreck excavations and underwater cultural heritage discoveries can be a daunting task, primarily because of the numerous intersections of disciplines. Each area of study—be it maritime archaeology, oceanic anthropology, diasporic and migration literature, international law of the sea, or heritage... More

Monday, March 28, 2016

Pushing the envelope: Controversial issues in class

By Emma Brown, TLS staff writer It was the last day of class. The students had questions. They wanted to know what their animal rights professor, Craig McFarlane, personally thought about the issues he had been presenting to them for the last 12 weeks. Before he answered their questions, he made them guess what... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Blog: Learning to Read Before You Can Discuss: Critical Reading in First-Year and Peer-Led Tutorials

By: Victoria Bisnauth Critical reading and thinking are skills that students applying to university, especially to programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and public affairs, are often told they will develop over the course of their post-secondary education and that are easily transferable and highly regarded in the job market. While... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Teaching and learning symposium call for proposals

Active Engagement: Success in the Classroom and Beyond Date: May 10 Time: 9 am – 3:15 p.m. Location: River Building atrium and conference rooms Student engagement, a key to successful undergraduate education, can be achieved through encouraging active learning, which has long been considered a principle of good practice in undergraduate... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Blog: Who might be at risk in online courses?

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics It has been asserted (see, for example, Tony Bates’ e-book, Teaching in a digital age) that a properly designed online course covering a topic that can be taught online can work as well as a face-to-face course. Such an assertion is backed by the... More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Undergraduate Research Conference Schedule

Join us from 2-4pm in the Discovery Centre   Our conference will feature an "IKEA-walk" through our student exhibitors. Follow the tape on the floor to wander through a forest of posters. In parallel, individual students will present their work in a 5-minute presentation in tandem. Listen to their experience and ask them questions about... More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Supervisor Feedback

Thank you to all who have participated in I-CUREUS over the past year. As a fund matching program, I-CUREUS would not be possible without the supervisors who take student research assistants under their wings. Whether you've supported an I-CUREUS student just once or in consecutive past years please provide us with your feedback. To... More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Discovery! Day – THANK-YOU

On the afternoon Wednesday, March 16, the Discovery Centre was filled with a wide range of craftspeople, hobbyists, technologists and our very own 3D Print Club.  It was a wonderful mash up of artisan crafts, visual artists, technology.   We have so much to be thankful for, in the way that our community came... More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Contract Instructor Orientation Spring 2016

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (OAVPTL) invites all contract instructors to an orientation to the university on Tuesday, April 19 from 5:30-9 p.m. in room 422 Dunton Tower. Whether you are a new contract instructor looking for a first-time orientation or a returning contract instructor looking for a refresher on... More

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