Thursday, August 29, 2013

Hands-on historical learning with digital technologies

Technology and history have come together in Professor Shawn Graham's first year history seminar, check it out! For a fully keyboard-accessible alternative for this video, either view it in Chrome or any Android or iOS device, view it in Firefox with the YouTube ALL HTML5 add-on installed, or disable Flash in Internet Explorer.... More

Monday, August 26, 2013

Blog: Teaching and researching at Carleton – from overseas to Ottawa

By: Mario Santana Quintero, Assistant Professor, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability I arrived from Belgium in January 2012 to join Carleton‘s vibrant program on Architectural Conservation and Sustainability. It was a very challenging time to adapt to a new job, a new country and a new life in Ottawa (Canada). Looking back at my... More

Friday, August 23, 2013

Blog: Rubrics, Timers, and “Two Stars & a Wish”

By: Amanda Murphy If you're wondering how time-keeping devices, astronomy, and mysticism can make you a more effective teacher, then read on! If you find yourself overwhelmed by the combined responsibilities of your own research and giving careful feedback to large numbers of students, try using a rubric, a timer, and a systematic, generally... More

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Academic speed dating with Carleton’s major teaching award winners is just a week away

Don't miss your chance to attend academic speed dating with Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and some of Carleton’s major teaching award winners. At our TLS Forum on August 27, you’ll have the chance to network and learn from some of Carleton’s (and Canada's) finest educators in a cracker barrel session. Similar to speed... More

Monday, August 19, 2013

Blog: Preparing to T.E.A.C.H.

By: Merridee Bujaki, Associate Professor, Accounting, Sprott School of Business T is for Technology – I have been teaching university accounting courses for almost 20 years now and every summer I rethink my classroom relationship with technology. Technology certainly makes it easier to communicate with the class and circulate materials – but... More

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Carleton maps the way in Old Ottawa South

Geomatics students are gaining hands-on learning opportunities which are high-impact for community members and for student learning with Professor Dan Patterson’s lab assignment for the Geomatics course GEOM 2004. Students were given the chance to collect field data in Old Ottawa South to supplement the work of the local environment committee... More

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Academic speed dating with Carleton’s national teaching award winners

Spice things up this month and join Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and some of Carleton’s major teaching award winners for academic speed dating. At our TLS Forum on August 27, you’ll have the chance to network and learn from some of Carleton’s (and Canada’s) finest educators in a cracker barrel session. Similar to... More

Monday, August 12, 2013

Blog: Why you should commit to learning about teaching

By: Morgan Rooney I’ll never forget the sense of excitement I experienced when I learned I was going to teach my first course. I had been advised by a number of parties to avoid teaching for the first few years of my doctorate so I could concentrate on the work at hand, but when... More

Monday, August 12, 2013

Blog: Mentors in Academia

By: Morgan Rooney Whether you are pursuing your Master’s or PhD, actively searching for an academic job, or just settling into your shiny new faculty position, the early career of the aspiring teacher-scholar can be a bewildering experience. What are my professors’ expectations? How does one survive comprehensive exams or write 300 pages on... More

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Blog: Why You Should Commit to Learning about Teaching

By: Morgan Rooney I’ll never forget the sense of excitement I experienced when I learned I was going to teach my first course. I had been advised by a number of parties to avoid teaching for the first few years of my doctorate so I could concentrate on the work at hand, but when... More

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Enhancements coming to cuLearn this fall

On Saturday, August 31 cuLearn will be getting its annual upgrade. These upgrades are a means of continually improving the system. The upgrade is both to the core (going from Moodle 2.1 to 2.4) and to the functionality. The overall look and feel will be very similar to the current version, only with a... More

Friday, August 2, 2013

New Teaching and Learning Services website

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (OAVPTL) - the umbrella unit for Carleton University Online, the Educational Development Centre and Instructional Media Services - is pleased to announce the official launch of its new Teaching and Learning Services website. The site, carleton.ca/teachinglearning, is your one-stop... More

Monday, July 22, 2013

Blog: Mentors in Academia

By: Morgan Rooney Whether you are pursuing your Master’s or PhD, actively searching for an academic job, or just settling into your shiny new faculty position, the early career of the aspiring teacher-scholar can be a bewildering experience. What are my professors’ expectations? How does one survive comprehensive exams or write 300 pages on... More

Friday, July 19, 2013

Don’t miss the Teaching and Learning Services Forum

Kick off the fall term with the Teaching and Learning Services Forum on August 27 in the River Building Atrium. Discover Teaching and Learning Services' (TLS) initiatives and learn from Carleton community leaders in a "cracker barrel" session (Don’t know what a cracker barrel session is? See below.). Some confirmed presenters include: Adrian... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

International students create a teaching resource for others

Carleton international students are forging new materials for learning assistance with the creation of an online math tutorial website. Professor Peggy Hartwick asked her intermediate level English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (ESLA) students to explore the use of technology for teaching an aspect of their disciplines to their peers.... More

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Kroeger College goes to the Andes

Six undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (B.PAPM) program at Arthur Kroeger College have just returned from working with the Peruvian NGO Nexos Voluntarios in Urubamba in the high Andes of Peru.  Imaan Sandhu, Marianne Poirier, Victoria MacArthur, Carly Hayes, Erika Malich and Antona... More

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Blog: Helping new faculty members transition into the academic community

By: Anthony Marini As someone who has spent much of their academic career working with university instructors in promoting teaching excellence, new faculty hires are of a particular interest to me. Part of that interest stems from the fact that new faculty members face significant challenges as they take on their first academic appointments.... More

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Carleton students embrace their inner child

Carleton undergraduate students are getting in touch with their inner child through the Kids in Ottawa Project (KIOP). The aim? To understand community resilience in the face of adversity, specifically the effects of adverse situations on children. Carleton students worked with Professor Stefania Maggi from the Child Studies Program and two areas... More

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Carleton wins top three spots at IDeA competition

A 3-D prosthetic hand, assistive devices for users in rural Uganda and a navigation system took the top three spots at the Innovative Design for Accessibility (IDeA) competition this past May. For further information,... More

Monday, July 8, 2013

Blog: Managing Collaborative Projects

By: Kirk Davies Nowadays, instead of being the wise old sage on the stage, instructors must become a guide on the side and learn to facilitate learning in new and exciting ways. What this means is that instructors must relinquish some of the control in the classroom and work with students instead of simply... More

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Spotlight on Teaching Excellence: Shawna Dolansky

By: Sabrina Doyle Religion has a way of inciting passionate discussion. And year after year, religion professor Shawna Dolansky has seen these passions manifest in her students during class. “I often get students who either take the class because they hate religion and want to prove it wrong, or because they grew up in... More

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Blog: Collaborative Learning as Deep Learning

By: Samah Sabra Over the last few years collaborative learning became the new “it” in education. There are websites, government documents and conferences dedicated to the topic. Having returned in mid-June from a conference where educational developers, faculty and students shared many of their ideas and research on higher education, I have... More

Friday, June 28, 2013

Blog: Inspiration and Creativity in Education

By: Samah Sabra I was recently in beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where several staff and faculty from Carleton attended the annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference. I co-facilitated a pre-conference workshop and attended many sessions facilitated by faculty, senior administrators, educational developers and... More

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Carleton Invites Innovators to Create a Greener Campus

As part of “A Strategic Plan for Embedding Sustainability into Carleton University Operations,” Carleton has established a $1 million Green Revolving Fund for sustainability-related projects on campus. Members of the Carleton community are encouraged to submit sustainability projects to the Green Revolving Fund Committee which will review... More

Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Food Waste to Fertilizer Story

My name is Andrew Hicks and I am going into my third year of Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University. I was a participant this past year in The Walmart Green Student Challenge with my friend Taylor Schaefer who is going into his third year of Sustainable and Renewable Architectural Engineering. My journey with Taylor... More

Monday, June 17, 2013

EDC Blog: The grey area surrounding student motivation

By: Manuela Popovici The more I’ve been thinking about student motivation, the further I’ve moved away from the motivated/unmotivated dichotomy. I realized that I was holding on to a belief in the “right motivation” and thus the only acceptable motivation, i.e. the desire to learn, because that’s how I always felt about school. I... More

Friday, June 14, 2013

Online learning tools most effective when focused on interaction, HEQCO study finds

Online learning tools, particularly those that focus on interaction with course material and other students, have a positive impact on students’ grades, according to a new study on first-year Carleton University chemistry students by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). Carleton chemistry professor Bob Burk, director of... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Students blog on presenting research on the media and HIV/AIDS

Heather McAlister shares her experiences performing undergraduate research in South Africa  with her research partner Khadija Ga'al and sharing their research at NCUR 2012. Hi, my name is Heather McAlister and I am a fourth year student in African Studies and Political Science. I was among the first group of students to participate in... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)-the Student Perspective

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) began in 1987 as an opportunity for undergraduate scholars from a variety of disciplines to present their research. The conference is held annually and it is an excellent opportunity for meeting presenters from a wide array of institutions for higher learning while also honing the skill of... More

Thursday, June 6, 2013

David Schindler speaks on oil sands development

A number of faculty at Carleton University involve the community within teaching in undergraduate areas. The morning event on Community Engagement with the theme Sustaining our environments through campus and community engagement was a celebration of these activities. The event was a chance to bring members of the Carleton community together... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Spotlight on Teaching Excellence: Rowan Thomson

By: Sabrina Doyle Rowan Thomson is used to standing out from the crowd. Throughout her post-secondary education, she was one of the few female faces in the male-dominated classrooms of physics and mathematics. These days she’s teaching those same classes and still sees a stark gender imbalance, though now she stands out for a... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

EDC Blog: Issues in Teaching and Learning – The ELI List

By: Patrick Lyons Technology and higher education are popular topics for conversation, research and debate within many post-secondary education institutions. A key challenge when thinking about higher education and technology is keeping an eye on trends, issues and developments within the large higher education community as well as external trends... More

Friday, May 31, 2013

Canadian Association of African Studies comes to Carleton

Carleton University's Institute of African Studies hosted the 43rd  Canadian Association of African Studies Annual Conference from May 1-3, 2013. Academics from a variety of backgrounds shared their papers on this year’s theme Africa Communicating: Digital Technologies, Representation, Power. African Studies encourages inter-disciplinary... More

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Eight Carleton professors celebrated with 2013 teaching awards

Photo by: Chris Roussakis The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce eight outstanding educators who have been named the 2013 Carleton University teaching award winners. Hal Goldman (Department of History), Adrian Chan (Department of Systems... More

Friday, May 24, 2013

Carleton Professors Honoured with 2013 Capital Educators’ Awards

Carleton University is proud to announce that Carter Elwood from the Department of History and Craig Bennell from the Department of Psychology, have been awarded 2013 Capital Educators’ Awards. The awards were presented during EduGala 2013 on Thursday, May 23. Elwood and Bennell were among 62 finalists from elementary, secondary and... More

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