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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
A new $50,000 fund will provide faculty, instructors and learning support staff with financial support to integrate experiential learning components into academic courses or programs at Carleton University. Find out all the details... More
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Teaching and Learning Services and the Office of the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) are pleased to announce a teaching symposium dedicated to experiential learning on October 23, 2018. Mark your calendar from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for a day of presentations, demonstrations, workshops and displays that showcase experiential learning... More
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
By Shawn Graham, Associate Professor, Department of History I’m the digital humanities guy in the history department. But, I don’t know what these things – “digital history” or “digital humanities” – are, what they look like, what they could be. That’s the line with which I start almost every course I teach around here. After... More
Monday, April 23, 2018
By Tonya Davidson, Instructor II, Department of Sociology and Anthropology My first year teaching a third-year qualitative methods course at Carleton went all right. It was a small class and I assigned some challenging readings, attempting to pair theoretical and methodological how-to readings with demonstrations of those same qualitative methods... More
Monday, March 5, 2018
By Lauren Sproule, TLS staff writer Liam Harrap recalls gathering around the fire with his classmates, huddling close to the flames as the words of an elder named Harold drew them into the narrative of the North. He remembers sitting next to a cluster of old wooden buildings south of Whitehorse, Yukon as they... More
Friday, December 1, 2017
Applying theory to real-world experiences is essential to enhancing students’ academic engagement. Experiential learning helps learners reflect on an experience and make connections between theories and concepts explored in class with real-life applications. On Dec. 7 from 12-1 p.m., join us at the EDC for a session that will focus on using... More
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Experiential learning is a high-impact practice that can be used in all disciplines. It fosters student engagement in the learning process through collaborative experiences and critical reflective practices. Join the EDC on Oct. 19 from 1-2:30 p.m. for a workshop that will focus on practical examples of experiential learning in the classroom... More
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Experiential learning is a high-impact practice that can be used in all disciplines. It fosters student engagement in the learning process through collaborative experiences and critical reflective practices. On Aug. 8, join us at the EDC from 1-2:30 p.m. for a workshop that will focus on practical examples of experiential learning in the classroom... More
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Perhaps the single most pressing question that instructors struggle with from year to year is, “How do I get my students more engaged with and interested in the content I’m teaching?” One promising, powerful concept that can help us to re-imagine our teaching and assessment practices is experiential learning, This summer, the EDC wants... More
Monday, July 10, 2017
By Lauren Sproule, TLS Staff Writer The nature of many university programs dictates that there can sometimes be a gap between what students learn in a classroom and how they can apply that learning in their respective fields. This is according to Carleton University Prof. Deborah Conners, who pilots a fourth year course called... More
Monday, May 29, 2017
By Lauren Sproule, TLS Freelance Writer As far as Prof. Lisa Meyer is concerned, students don’t benefit from their courses unless they are given the opportunity to synthesize their learning with real-world experience. Meyer, an instructor in Carleton’s School of Linguistics and Language Studies, teaches a number of communications courses for... More
Monday, May 8, 2017
By Emily Cook, TLS Staff Writer There are only so many things professors can teach students before they need real-life experiences. That’s where capstone projects come in, bringing industry to the classroom. A capstone project is an experiential type of assignment that students complete over the course of their final year. While some capstone... More
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