Archives: excellence in teaching with technology

Monday, April 20, 2015

Learning inside and outside the classroom: Spotlight on Cheryl Schramm

By Lesley LeRoux, TLS freelance writer When a group of students is interested in taking on special projects outside of coursework, it’s clear that a hunger for learning exists far beyond the classroom. That’s what systems and computer engineering professor Cheryl Schramm discovered when students would come to her office asking if they could... More

Monday, March 30, 2015

Connecting through technology: Spotlight on Paloma Raggo

By Araina Bond, TLS freelance writer In the short time that Paloma Raggo has been teaching at Carleton, she has certainly been on an adventure. An Assistant Professor of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Raggo came to Carleton in July 2013 with a newly broken ankle and a mandate to develop courses for her program,... More

Monday, March 2, 2015

Gregory MacIsaac talks ‘holistic’ reading and the joy of thinking

By Dario Balca, TLS staff writer Front to back, page by page, line by line—this is how Carleton humanities professor Gregory MacIsaac teaches his students some of the most challenging texts history has to offer. It’s all part of the award-winning professor’s unique approach to teaching what he calls “holistic” reading. This means... More

Monday, December 9, 2013

Breaking language learning barriers in 3D: Spotlight on Peggy Hartwick

By: Samantha Wright Allen Peggy Hartwick sits before her computer, mouse clicking rapidly as she directs her red-shirted avatar to walk, then run, between virtual campus corridors. “This is me in 3D,” says Hartwick, who teaches ESL for academic purposes at Carleton – with a twist. She uses the online environment, which was designed... More

Friday, September 13, 2013

Spotlight on Teaching Excellence: Kevin Cheung

By: Sabrina Doyle Two years ago, Kevin Cheung started having trouble standing for long periods of time. He would get dizzy and feel faint. Doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong, but it was impacting his work. Cheung teaches math at Carleton, and math teachers generally stand and write on the chalkboard a lot.... 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

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