Friday, March 14, 2014

Profile: Cognitive Science and Psychology I-CUREUS participant

NAME: Shelby Thompson FIELD OF STUDY: Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology with a Minor in Neuroscience, 3rd year SUPERVISOR: Professor Deepthi Kamawar (Cognitive Science and Psychology) 1. What have you been doing with your I-CUREUS research? I have been helping out a PhD student and I am almost done supporting a second big study.... More

Friday, March 14, 2014

Increasing Engagement in Large Classes

By: Angel Mackenzie Student engagement is an important and necessary component of effective learning. Without being engaged, students will lack the intrinsic motivation that will allow them to connect with and invest in the material in order to optimize their learning. This is particularly important for first and second year students as this early... More

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Daily teaching tip

As our Tips for Teaching Month comes to an end, we're happy to share the 31 days worth of tips we've collected from Carleton's teaching and learning community. Take a look and see if there are any ideas you can incorporate into your own teaching. Thank you all for your submissions. The winners of... More

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Innovative work spaces: connecting, creating and collaborating @ the HUB

Head to the Discovery Centre's Multimedia Room on Mar. 20 for a discussion about ways to take advantage of innovative workspaces, such as HUB Ottawa. The HUB is a coworking community optimized for people, projects and organizations bettering the world. During this talk, you'll learn about co-working as an alternative or supplement to the... More

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Share your tips for teaching

As we move through different stages in our careers, we meet mentors and colleagues who guide us and provide different perspectives and ideas. We also develop our own personal techniques that help us feel more confident in our abilities. This month, we want you to share your advice with your colleagues. What teaching techniques... More

Monday, March 10, 2014

Mastering Music in the Technological World: Spotlight on James McGowan

By: Cassandra Hendry For James McGowan, music is life. The award-winning pianist, composer and songwriter has taught music at Laurentian University, McMaster University and James Madison University in the United States. And now, as a music professor at Carleton, he’s using his experience to help students in an innovative way with a combination... More

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Discover how the brain learns and remembers at this Friday’s Lunch & Learn session

Head to the Discovery Centre’s Multimedia Room in the MacOdrum Library on Friday, Mar. 7 from 12-12:45 p.m. for the first in a series of Lunch & Learn sessions on how the brain learns and remembers. As part of the Informed2Learn initiative at Carleton, professor Matthew Holahan, a 2014 Research Achievement Award winner, will... More

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Glimpses into teaching and learning spaces on campus

By: Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning Carleton has about 150 classrooms, ranging in size from the KM Theatre in Southam with seating for 444, to breakout rooms in River Building, with seating for six. Many of our spaces are great learning spaces, with natural light, flexible and comfortable seating, excellent acoustics, great sight... More

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Get your applications and nominations in for the 2014 Carleton Teaching Awards

Are you interested in pursuing a Carleton Teaching Award? Or do you know an outstanding educator who deserves recognition? Get your nomination or application in before the deadline on April 4. There are three awards currently open for nominations. Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award  This award recognizes faculty and contract instructors... More

Monday, March 3, 2014

New media meets old-fashioned understanding: Spotlight on Mary Francoli

By: Samantha Wright Allen A blend of real-world experiences, new media in the classroom and old-fashioned understanding sums up Mary Francoli’s teaching philosophy. “I treat (students) like people,” says Francoli, a communications professor at Carleton since 2005. “Which seems really silly and it sounds really basic, but understanding that... More

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Congratulations to our Service Excellence Award winners and nominees

Teaching and Learning Services is proud to congratulate staff from the Media Production Centre who were honoured with a 2013 Service Excellence Award on Thursday, Feb. 27. The MPC received six nominations in total, all praising the team's professionalism, creativity and friendliness. One nomination stated "They are without a doubt some of the most... More

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Check out the Creativity and Design Thinking Series first Lunch & Learn session this Friday

Head to the Discovery Centre’s Multimedia Room in the MacOdrum Library on Friday, Feb. 28 from 12-12:45 p.m. for the first in a series of Lunch & Learn sessions as part of Carleton’s Informed2Learn Initiative. Professor Jim Davies will lead the session entitled Enhancing Creative Imagination, which will explore what can be done to... More

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Don’t miss your chance to take part in an Accessible Learning workshop this winter

If you haven’t participated in an Accessible Learning workshop yet, now is the time to take advantage of this great professional development opportunity. There are two workshops left for the winter 2014 term – February 27 from 1-3:30 p.m. and March 19 from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Presented by the Educational Development Centre... More

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Get your Capital Educators’ Award nominations in before the end of the week!

Do you know an outstanding professor at Carleton University? Nominate them for a 2014 Capital Educators’ Award before the deadline on Friday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. The award is open to all educators who have classroom teaching responsibilities, including faculty, instructors and contract instructors. It is presented to individuals who have displayed... More

Monday, February 24, 2014

Blog: Invigilating distance students – LOP update

By: Nestor B. Querido, Supervisor, CUOL It’s no secret that the demand for online courses is on the rise, affecting the overall educational landscape. At the same time, it is also affecting the technology in the academic world. The large number of online courses is creating a learning experience that is open, accessible and... More

Monday, February 24, 2014

Pedagogy and Curing the Procrastination Nation: Spotlight on Tim Pychyl

By: Cassandra Hendry Tim Pychyl’s office looks like any other professor’s at Carleton: stacks of paper on the desk, research books scattered throughout, a laptop perched in the middle of all of it. Nothing is out of the ordinary, except for three multi-coloured juggling balls. Pychyl picks them up and begins to juggle, all... More

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The nomination deadline for Capital Educators’ Awards is quickly approaching

Do you know an outstanding educator at Carleton University? Nominate them for a 2014 Capital Educators’ Award before the deadline on Friday, Feb. 28. The award is given out to individuals who have displayed excellence in teaching and made a significant impact on the lives of their students by acting as a positive role... More

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Blog: Reflection on Richard Nimijean’s roundtable on the flipped classroom

By: Maristela Petrovic-Dzerdz, EDC Instructional Designer What Prof. Nimijean presented at the last EDC roundtable is a very interesting example of applying two different instructional approaches and getting a possible "Goldilocks dilemma” where things might end up "just right" using a third, mixed approach. In the first version of the course,... More

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Blog: Learning to Teach in New Spaces

By: Samah Sabra, Teaching Development Coordinator, EDC As my tour of the new Discover Centre on the fourth floor of Carleton’s MacOdrum Library ended, my head was spinning – in the best way possible. If you don’t already know this about me, part of my interdisciplinary social science graduate education was in cultural geography.... More

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Help TLS find the best and worst spaces to teach on campus

The spaces where we teach can impact a lot of things, from the in-class activities we choose to the way we interact with people in the classroom. This month, Teaching and Learning Services is challenging Carleton educators to let us know where you think are the best and worst places to teach on campus. Email your locations... More

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Nominate an outstanding teaching assistant for a 2014 TA Award

If you've been taught by or worked with a great TA this year (Fall 2013 – Winter 2014), why not take a moment to acknowledge their hard work by nominating them for a TA Award? On top of the various awards that many departments offer, the EDC also offers up to five university-wide awards... More

Friday, February 7, 2014

Learner-Centred Paradigm and Plagiarism

By: Hoda Khalil  “Scientific observation has established that education is not what the teacher gives,” Maria Montessori argued almost 70 years ago; “education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences in the environment” (Montessori, 1946, p.2).... More

Monday, February 3, 2014

Teaching on the flip side: Reflections on Richard Nimijean’s experience in a flipped classroom

By: Cassandra Hendry In thousands of classrooms across Canada, students sit in bolted-down chairs, periodically nodding off as a professor drones on for three hours straight. In these classes, a lecture truly lives up to its name. It’s not always pretty. And then there’s Richard Nimijean’s classes. Nimijean, a professor of Canadian Studies... More

Monday, February 3, 2014

February issue of Teaching and Learning News now available

Check out the Teaching and Learning Services e-newsletter for February. Read about Adam Barrows unexpected journey to teaching as he went from pre-med to ranch hand to English professor at Carleton. And get details on our February challenge to find the best and worst places to teach on campus. You’ll also find information on... More

Friday, January 31, 2014

Missed Sir John Daniel’s presentation on online learning? Catch up here!

On January 22, 2014, Sir John Daniel, world authority on open, distance and online learning, came to Carleton to present a special briefing on the future of online learning. Part of Contact North | Contact Nord's Emerging Technologies Training Program, the briefing covered a variety of topics, including the changing nature of the student... More

Friday, January 31, 2014

EDC wraps up another successful TA Teaching Event

The EDC’s winter TA Teaching Event on January 18 was a huge success, with almost 300 new and continuing TAs gathering to take part in 14 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. The TAs were also privileged to two keynote addresses from faculty members Dr. Mira Sucharov from the Department... More

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Carleton grad shares about her internship in South Africa

B.P.A.P.M graduate, Khadija Ga’al (’12) recently returned from her six month internship in Cape Town, South Africa, where she participated in a public health research internship through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development. She was placed at Health Systems Trust (HST), a public health research non-profit, where she... More

Monday, January 27, 2014

From pre-med to ranch hand to English professor: An award winner’s unexpected journey to teaching – Spotlight on Adam Barrows

By: Samantha Wright Allen With an ER doctor as a brother and a medical researcher for a father, it’s little wonder that at one time Adam Barrows was pre-med. But when a rejection letter set his world spinning, the young Barrows – who’d only ever taken one English course in his undergrad – had... More

Monday, January 20, 2014

The art of teaching successfully: Spotlight on Carter Elwood

By: Cassandra Hendry It’s not every day that a professor who is technically retired receives an award for a class he’s been teaching since 1968. Of course, Carter Elwood is not just any professor. Elwood, a veteran teacher of Russian history at Carleton, won the 2013 Capital Educators’ Award in May on the recommendation... More

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Make your academic application stand out

Why should you take the time to learn about teaching? Because it may well help you get an academic job! Marty Wall of the University of Victoria's Learning and Teaching Centre explains why pedagogical training gives you an edge with search committees and department... More

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

A world authority on online learning is coming to Carleton

Sir John Daniel, world authority on open, distance and online learning, is coming to Carleton this month for a special briefing on the future of online learning. Don’t miss your chance to hear from one of the world’s foremost experts in online learning on topics such as the changing nature of the student body... More

Monday, January 13, 2014

Candy for your thoughts: Professor challenges students to a sweet debate – Spotlight on Vida Panitch

By: Samantha Wright Allen In Vida Panitch’s class, discussions shape more about you than your letter grade. The philosophy professor uses in-class debates of day-to-day ethical issues to challenge how we reason in public forums. “I think we live in a world where controversy abounds,” Panitch says. “How do we unpack them? How do... More

Friday, January 10, 2014

Art inspires music from Carleton composer

Carleton music student Lora Bidner composed an otherworldly piece in response to the Carleton University Art Gallery's art installation "Eunoia". Listen to the composition at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f793Z6ovS0I Bidner shares what inspired the composition and how it was created... More

Monday, January 6, 2014

Engaging students in the world of forensic psych: Spotlight on Craig Bennell

By: Cassie Hendry For a professor who says he doesn’t know much about teaching and likes to stick to the “old school” style, Craig Bennell sure has a lot of grateful students. That’s why, before he walked onstage to receive a teaching award in May, he was treated to snippets of the numerous nomination... More

Monday, December 23, 2013

Blog: A Song of Ice and Exams (with apologies to G.R.R. Martin)

By: Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning In what has been a particularly chilly and snowy December, it’s the end of the term at Carleton and that means its crunch time for students, instructors, teaching assistants and staff at the university. Students are studying, preparing and writing exams, papers and submitting projects.... More

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