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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Increasingly, universities are seeking new ways to engage undergraduate students in the general research enterprise. One vehicle that can help accomplish this is the undergraduate research experience (URE) course. URE courses have proven to be very popular in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. More recently,... More
Friday, January 8, 2016
Have you ever wondered how you might partner with community groups as part of the courses you teach? Join us on January 22 to learn how two Carleton faculty members have been able to bring their classrooms into the Ottawa community. Jesse Stewart, from the Department of Music, will discuss several examples of community-engaged... More
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Undergraduate research is an umbrella term for all kinds of learning done outside the classroom – experiential learning, immersive learning, community-based learning, internships and practicums, and even international exchanges and travel. Undergraduate research is happening all over campus and the Discovery Centre plays a central role in... More
Monday, March 16, 2015
On Friday, March 27, join faculty from Wilfrid Laurier University for an in-depth discussion about their experiences using active learning classrooms. Via teleconference, Mercedes Rowinsky (Languages & Literature), Gavin Brockett (History), Edmund Pries (Global Studies) and Ken Maly (Chemistry) will explore what worked for them, what didn’t... More
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
On Friday, March 6, join the EDC and professors Ben Gianni and Adje van de Sande for a teaching roundtable as they highlight how they have been integrating Community Engaged Pedagogy (CEP) into their architecture and social work courses. CEP aims to develop students’ skills through a combination of community work and classroom learning,... More
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
On Friday, Feb. 6, join the EDC and Systems and Computer Engineering instructor Shermeen Nizami as she shares her experience flipping a fourth-year engineering course. With a big push towards enhancing student engagement at Carleton, Shermeen incorporated a number of elements into her course to improve the student learning experience, including:... More
Monday, January 5, 2015
On Jan. 23, join the EDC and Mike Barker from the School of Linguistics & Language Studies for a pizza lunch and an in-depth discussion about the possibilities that exist when PoodLL meets Moodle. PoodLL is a collection of plugins for Moodle that greatly enhances the system’s ability to seamlessly incorporate audio and video... More
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