Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Check out the revamped IMS website and the all-new room search tool

IMS is happy to announce several changes to our website. Not only have we restructured our homepage to make it easier to find the information you’re looking for, we also improved the quality and quantity of resources available to our visitors. We’ve created a My Classroom page that houses detailed information on the various... More

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Blog: EDU Start-up Weekend – Third Place and Three Takeaways

By Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Designer and Matt Di Giuseppe, EDC Computer Mediated Instructional Technologist On the weekend of July 25, we attended Startup Weekend EDU in Montreal and it was a 54-hour adventure. The aim was to develop tech solutions to fix what is broken in our education system. Here’s what goes down... More

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Blog: Using quick prototyping to develop online courses

By Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Designer 
 For the past few months, I have been working on a team to develop Carleton’s first instances of MOOCs (also known as Massive Open Online Courses). As a student who has taken courses in a classroom setting on top of working a 25-hour a week part-time job,... More

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Professors and portfolios: Telling career stories with Carleton’s new ePortfolio platform

Join the EDC and journalism professor Kanina Holmes on Oct. 3 for a pizza lunch and an in-depth discussion about cuPortfolio, the newest addition to Carleton’s blended and online learning environment. cuPortfolio is a web-based application that allows students to collect artifacts (text, multimedia, assignments, presentations, etc.) to showcase... More

Friday, August 29, 2014

TA and Grad Student Programming

There are a number of opportunities for TAs and grad students to develop their skills at the EDC this fall. From the TA Mentor Program to the Certificate in Teaching Assistant Skills to the Preparing to Teach Certificate, we’ve got something for you! TA Training Schedule The EDC’s full schedule for TA Training is... More

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

When hip-hop and legal studies collide: Spotlight on Melanie Adrian

By Cassandra Hendry Picture this: It’s the first day of class. There is no syllabus, grades or requirements. This doesn’t mean they aren’t available yet; they actually don’t exist. When the third-year students shuffle into their seats, the professor asks a surprising question to her class: “So, what do you want to learn?” Welcome... More

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow

Blended and online education continues to expand and progress at an incredible rate. Catch up on the latest trends and see what’s in store for the future with Carleton University OnLine’s upcoming event, Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow. On August 28 in the River Building Atrium, you’ll have the chance to network with fellow... More

Monday, July 28, 2014

Planting a seed of learning: Spotlight on Claudia Buttera

By Cassandra Hendry Claudia Buttera’s classroom is a bit different than one might expect at a university. Instead of a large lecture hall, her teaching domain takes place among microscopes, chemicals and plants. And she couldn’t be happier about that. Buttera is a lab co-ordinator with the biology department and a newly minted award-winning... More

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Take advantage of the EDC’s certificate programs this fall

The EDC provides a number of avenues for you to develop as an educator. This fall, there are three great options for faculty, instructors and PhD candidates to take advantage of whether you’re looking for something new or tried and true. Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching Are you a faculty member or instructor... More

Monday, July 21, 2014

Teaching Online Courses for an Online World: Spotlight on Jacques Maurice

By Cassandra Hendry When business professor Jacques Maurice recorded his first ‘virtual’ lecture in 1999, students in his Certified Management Accountants of Ontario class would open their actual mailboxes every week and pull out . . . a VHS tape. “It was crazy. But you have to understand that technology has changed so much.... More

Thursday, July 3, 2014

A Mentor to Many: Spotlight on Kim Hellemans, Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award Winner

By Cassandra Hendry For a professor to win the Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award, one of Carleton’s most coveted teaching awards, they have to excel in numerous aspects of the university environment. Applications include teaching evaluations, letters from current and past students, and support from fellow faculty members; all in all, an... More

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Blog: Finding inspiration and support in the teaching and learning community

By Samah Sabra, EDC Educational Development Coordinator The first time I attended the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, I knew that it was more than the magic of being in Montreal that had me hooked. Right from the first pre-conference workshop, I was enthralled, my mind racing... More

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Profile: Neuroscience I-CUREUS Participant

Natalie Prowse, a third year Neuroscience student shares her I-CUREUS experience. Please outline your role as an I-CUREUS participant (what research support were you providing?) I was tasked with finishing and documenting a program which uses a suite of software called EEGLab for the Neuroscience of Imagination Cognition and Emotion Research... More

Monday, June 16, 2014

Blog: Five tips on plain language for better instructional writing

By: Haidee Thanda, EDC Instructional Design Intern The use of plain language can benefit students and can increase online reading speed, comprehension, retention and student motivation. Plain language is language that everyone in your class can easily understand. To use plain language, we must pay attention to our vocabulary, grammatical... More

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Bringing Statistics into the Modern Age: Spotlight on Lise Paquet

By Cassandra Hendry A statistics course can sometimes seem dull; most people imagine sheets of loose-leaf paper, pencils and handheld calculators. It’s a commonly dropped class and professors struggle to find ways to keep their students engaged. That is, until Lise Paquet, a psychology professor at Carleton, turned her third-year statistics... More

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Save the date – Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow

Blended and online education continues to expand and progress at an incredible rate. Catch up on the latest trends and see what’s in store for the future with Carleton University OnLine’s upcoming event, Online Learning: Today and Tomorrow. On August 28 in the River Building Atrium, you’ll have the chance to network with fellow... More

Monday, June 9, 2014

Blog: ePortfolios at Carleton

By: Allie Davidson, EDC ePortfolio Analyst Update: To learn more about ePortfolios at Carleton, visit the cuPortfolio information page. There are many strengths and advantages to a bachelor’s degree; however it does not come without some drawbacks. An inherent limitation of an undergraduate program lies in the fact that a student’s academic... More

Friday, June 6, 2014

Carleton Teaching Award winners honoured at luncheon

Dr. Peter Ricketts, Carleton's Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and Dr. Joy Mighty, Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), celebrated the 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners at a private luncheon at Baker’s Grill on Wednesday, June 4. Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award winners Kim Hellemans (Neuroscience),... More

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

TLS survey results are in

Recently, the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) asked the teaching and learning community at Carleton to complete three questionnaires: EDC programming survey TLS communications survey IMS electronic classroom survey Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the questionnaires. Your input will help guide us... More

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Khadija Ahmed, BA Law and Gender Studies, USA

I am a fourth year student of Law and Women and Gender Studies with a concentration in Law, Policy and Government. During the winter semester of 2014, I went to Washington, D.C to partake in the Washington Center’s internship program. The most valuable lesson I learned while studying abroad, which I could not have... More

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Elizabeth Taylor, BA Law, USA and France

I am currently a third year student at Carleton University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Law. This past academic year I was able to participate in two exchange programs. I spent the fall of 2013 in the United States taking courses in Legal studies at Ithaca College through the Killam Fellowship program at... More

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Cheyenne Cowley, Bachelor of International Business, Spain

I am currently finishing my third year of International Business at Carleton University. For the past 10 months I have been in Valencia, Spain. Throughout the year I took a variety of business courses, from marketing, to sales, to finance. I learned many things about culture and people, especially not to judge a culture... More

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Molly Damiani, BA Political Science, Italy

My name is Molly Damiani. I am a fourth year student majoring in Political Science with a minor in French and Italian. I have been studying in Trento, Italy at L’università Degli Studi di Trento since September 2013 as part of the “Bilateral Agreement” exchange program. This experience has made me understand that university... More

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Announcing the 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce the eight outstanding educators who have been named 2014 Carleton University Teaching Award winners. Kim Hellemans (Neuroscience), Vincent Kazmierski (Law) and Wayne Horn (Math) all received the... More

Friday, May 23, 2014

Carleton educators honoured with 2014 Capital Educators’ Awards

Carleton University is proud to announce that three of its outstanding educators have been honoured with 2014 Capital Educators’ Awards. Claudia Buttera (Biology), Dan Patterson (Geography and Environmental Studies) and Kevin Cheung (Mathematics and Statistics) were among 18 winners who were celebrated at the 2014 EduGala ceremony on Thursday,... More

Monday, May 19, 2014

Blog: Reflections on teaching; reflecting on reflecting

By: Arby T. Siraki, Teaching and Learning Support Analyst Reflecting on teaching is something instructors often do without thinking about it. Like many of those things we do unwittingly, however, it doesn’t hurt to think consciously about it. Of course, reflection can take on many forms. The most obvious is an instructor asking him/herself,... More

Thursday, May 15, 2014

What’s New?

Don't have a lot of time and just want to get updates regarding things related TA Training quickly? Then this is the spot for you! The news is separated out into broad categories, with an update date in parentheses at the end. What's the latest information... More

Monday, May 12, 2014

Blog: cuLearn’s new features

By: Kirk Davies, EDC Educational Technology Consultant  As you may have noticed, Carleton has recently upgraded cuLearn from Moodle 2.4 to 2.6. It managed to pass relatively smoothly through the tireless efforts of the team at CCS. This upgrade was undertaken as a part of the annual updates that we have committed to doing... More

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Check out cuLearn’s new features

On Saturday, May 3, cuLearn was upgraded from Moodle version 2.4 to version 2.6.2. These annual upgrades are meant to continually improve the system, by addressing issues like speed, bug fixes and adding new features. The overall look and feel is very similar to version 2.4, only with a modernized look and a simplified,... More

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Profile: Pyschology I-CUREUS Testimonial

Sarah Gardiner, a third-year Honours Psychology student shares her thoughts with you about her research with children. As an I-CUREUS participant I have helped support the research of Dr. Robert Coplan, who is interested in the activities children do both at and outside of school. I do this through helping prepare packages for participants... More

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Profile: Child Studies I-CUREUS Participant

I-CUREUS participant Betül Alaca, a third-year Psychology student, shares about her experience with the Kids in Places Initiative, associated with the Child Studies department. I completed my I-CUREUS internship with The Kids in Places Initiative. As a research assistant, I was specifically involved in a cultural exchange between children in... More

Monday, April 28, 2014

Learning outcomes: They aren’t just for courses anymore

By: Ann Clarke-Okah, Learning Outcomes Consultant & Andy Thompson, Program Assessment Coordinator, Office of Quality Assurance (Academic Programs) Many of you are already familiar with the concept of course-level learning outcomes. Perhaps you already include these statements of expected skills and competencies students will demonstrate by the... More

Monday, April 28, 2014

Creating the ‘A-ha!’ moment: Business professor reflects on decades of teaching

By: Samantha Wright Allen On the wall hang several plaques. Some are in recognition of research, some congratulate his years in professional service, and others, including a Capital Educators’ Award and a Graduate Mentorship Award, focus on teaching excellence. “I like history,” says Nicolas Papadopoulos from his office at Carleton’s... More

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Tips from a graduate: Internationalize your Degree

Khadija Ga'al, a Carleton alumni with a Bachelors in Public Affairs and Policy Management who recently returned from a six month internship in South Africa shares a few tips with you about internationalizing your degree! Check them out below: 1. Study Abroad Many universities in Ontario have exchange partners in countries in Europe, Africa,... More

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Take a look back at the academic year with TLS

With another term coming to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the academic year with Teaching and Learning Services. Flip through the inaugural 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 innovation and creativity... More

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