Archives: Shawn Graham

Monday, December 2, 2013

Exploring history in the digital age: Spotlight on Shawn Graham

By: Cassandra Hendry Can you imagine a course where students become archaeologists, all from the safety of their computers, by participating in a virtual archeological dig? How about one where students create an augmented reality catalog for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, where 3D models of flat images can be accessed by scanning a... More

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

EDC Blog: Creativity in the Classroom

Fresh off receiving the 2013 Desire2Learn Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning, Carleton history professor Shawn Graham tells us how he manages to keep his teaching creative. By: Shawn Graham I've had some spectacular fails in my teaching practice. When I first started out, I would look around at what other folks were doing... More

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Best history class ever? Award-winning prof hates essays, loves video games

By: Daniel Reid Shawn Graham isn’t your ordinary history professor. Not by a long shot. Essays? He hates them. Video games? Part of his curriculum. “I often joke with my students that I don’t want to read any more essays,” says Graham, who specializes in game-based learning approaches. “I want them making different things.”... More

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Professor Shawn Graham wins Desire2Learn Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) would like to congratulate history professor Shawn Graham for being named one of five winners of the 2013 Desire2Learn Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning on April 23. The award, sponsored by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and Desire2Learn,... More

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