Tuesday, May 9, 20232022-23 Outstanding TA Award WinnersTeaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the five outstanding teaching assistants (TAs) and three honourable mentions for the 2022-23 Outstanding TA Awards. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate and graduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and... MoreMonday, December 12, 2022Nominate a Teaching Assistant for a 2022-23 Outstanding TA AwardIf you’ve worked with a great teaching assistant (TA) this term, consider acknowledging their hard work by nominating them for an Outstanding TA Award. In addition to various departmental awards, Teaching and Learning Services offers up to five university-wide awards per year. Winners will receive a certificate of recognition and $250. Any TAs... MoreWednesday, November 16, 2022TA Grading Drop-Ins This DecemberDo you have a lot of grading coming up? Want to get some tips on time management, giving feedback and organization? Have any questions you want addressed? We will be hosting two grading drop-in sessions on Zoom for TAs in December. Note: These sessions are not eligible for training hours. Tuesday, Dec. 6 from... MoreWednesday, November 16, 2022November TA CafeWe will be hosting a TA Cafe again this month on Nov. 21 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The cafes are a safe place for teaching assistants to ask questions, seek clarification on TA related duties, chat and meet other TAs. They are hosted by two former TA Mentors. Note: Cafes do not count... MoreMonday, October 3, 2022October TA CafesWe will be hosting TA Cafes again this fall and winter. The cafes are a safe place for teaching assistants to ask questions, seek clarification on TA related duties, chat and meet other TAs! They are hosted by two former TA Mentors. There are two cafes scheduled for October: Oct. 6, 1-230 p.m. Oct.... MoreFriday, April 29, 20222021-22 Outstanding TA Award WinnersTeaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the five outstanding teaching assistants (TAs) and three honourable mentions for the 2021-22 Outstanding TA Awards. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate and graduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their... MoreTuesday, April 5, 2022Equipment Loans for Instructors and TAsTeaching and Learning Services (TLS) provides equipment loans to help instructors and their teaching assistants develop and teach courses. Types of equipment available for loan include tablets, document cameras, microphones and WiFi hotspots. Lapel mic stems are also available now for instructors teaching on campus. If you are teaching this summer... MoreMonday, April 4, 2022Changes to Zoom and Duo 2FA Resulting from Russia’s Attack on UkraineAs a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Carleton-provided services Zoom and Duo two-factor authentication (2FA), both headquartered in the U.S, are now or will be unavailable to individuals attempting to authenticate from several countries and regions restricted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) — a financial intelligence... MoreMonday, April 4, 2022Zoom Update Required By May 2As of May 2, all Carleton University Zoom users will be required to use version 5.10.1 (released March 28, 2022) or newer on the Zoom desktop client and mobile app. Instructors, staff and students who are using an older version should update their apps by May 2 to ensure uninterrupted access to all Zoom... MoreFriday, March 11, 2022Applications Open for Faculty-Supervised Student EDI Research OpportunityThe Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is now accepting student applications for the Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Award, which provides student funding of $10,000 to $15,000 for an EDI-informed research opportunity supervised by a faculty member. One graduate student award and up to five undergraduate... MoreMonday, March 7, 2022Nominate a Teaching Assistant for a 2021-22 Outstanding TA AwardIf you’ve worked with a great teaching assistant, consider acknowledging their hard work by nominating them for an Outstanding TA Award. Any TAs who worked between the summer 2021 and winter 2022 terms are eligible for nomination. In addition to the various departmental awards, Teaching and Learning Services offers up to five university-wide... MoreWednesday, January 5, 2022Support for Your Teaching AssistantsAre you working with a Teaching Assistant (TA) this winter? To assist you in supporting your TAs, TLS has provided several key resources: TA training: All TA pedagogical training workshops, including Brightspace sessions, begin this week and will be offered online for the winter term. TAs can register for workshops through the Carleton... MoreWednesday, January 5, 2022Zoom Update Required By Jan. 6As of Jan. 6, all Carleton University Zoom users will be required to use version 5.8.6 (released Nov. 28, 2021) or newer on the Zoom desktop client and mobile app. Instructors, staff and students who are using an older version should update their apps by Jan. 6 to ensure uninterrupted access to all Zoom meetings, including... MoreMonday, December 13, 2021Nominate a Teaching Assistant for a 2021-22 Outstanding TA AwardIf you’ve worked with a great teaching assistant, consider acknowledging their hard work by nominating them for an Outstanding TA Award. Any TAs who worked between the summer 2021 and winter 2022 terms are eligible for nomination. In addition to the various departmental awards, Teaching and Learning Services offers up to five university-wide... MoreThursday, September 16, 2021Support for Your Teaching Assistants This TermAre you working with a Teaching Assistant (TA) this fall? To assist you in supporting your TAs this fall, TLS has provided several key resources: TA training: All TA pedagogical training workshops, including Brightspace sessions, have launched and will continue to be offered online for the fall term. TAs can register for workshops through... MoreWednesday, June 23, 2021Announcing the 2020-21 Outstanding TA Award WinnersTeaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2020-21 Outstanding TA Awards. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their work in... MoreMonday, June 21, 2021Brightspace – Summer EditionCarleton has been using the new Learning Management System (LMS), Brightspace by D2L, for over a month now. As early summer courses start to wrap up, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) continues to plan for future terms and is available to support you as you navigate the new system. Get to Know Brightspace The... MoreMonday, May 10, 2021Get Started with BrightspaceBrightspace has officially replaced cuLearn as Carleton’s new Learning Management System (LMS). You can log in at brightspace.carleton.ca using your MC1 credentials to begin exploring the new interface. If you do not yet have Brightspace courses available to you, you can self-enrol in a sample course by visiting the Discover page in... MoreMonday, July 22, 2019Registration for the Fall 2019 Cohort of “Preparing to Teach” Is Now Open!Registration for the Fall 2019 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... MoreMonday, July 23, 2018Registration for the Fall 2018 Cohort of the EDC’s “Preparing to Teach” Certificate Program is Now Open!Registration for the Fall 2018 cohort of our Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate program is now open! PTT is a blended program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for the teaching components of a career in academia. This 10-week program, which consists of weekly 2-3 hour meetings plus a significant weekly online component,... MoreFriday, May 4, 2018Announcing the EDC’s 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Recipients and Honourable MentionsThe EDC is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their work in... MoreWednesday, April 18, 2018Celebrating Carleton’s Outstanding TAsCongratulations to all of the Teaching Assistants (TAs) who were nominated for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Awards and many departmental TA awards. We received more than 450 nominations for approximately 230 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... MoreThursday, April 5, 2018Blog: Motivating Students through Online EngagementBy: Uriel Marantz, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs There are two common perspectives on what it means to be a teaching assistant (TA). The first point of view – “doing the bare minimum” – stipulates that TAs are solely responsible for doing what they get paid to do: running tutorials, grading essays and... MoreTuesday, February 27, 2018Blog: Get Ahead of the Game – Effective Implementation of Game-Based Learning to Boost Motivation in the French Department’s Support ServicesBy: Nicolas Corbeil, Department of French As a TA in the French department's support services, my colleagues and I have a unique role in students' language learning. We offer written and oral support to students that comprises part of their grades. We have the opportunity to interact with students in a classroom setting only... MoreTuesday, February 27, 2018Blog: Perspectives on Student Success – At the Student, Along the Path, At the EducatorBy: Sarah Walton, Department of Biology Educators must work with their students to highlight how they will motivate and engage each other to achieve academic success. Students want to apply expertise to a career of choice, whereas educators must promote a socially and intellectually stimulating environment so their students can apply and connect... MoreWednesday, February 7, 2018Blog: TAs and Student Motivation & EngagementBy: Emma McLarens, Institute of Cognitive Science In a time when five years of secondary education (Grade 13) no longer exists and it seems like an undergraduate degree is the minimum education requirement to apply for any job, adolescents are entering university without always knowing what they want or are interested in studying. This... MoreTuesday, February 6, 2018Blog: Engaging Students Through Group Work — Making the Boring Stuff, Not so BoringBy: Jesse Lewis, Norman Paterson School of Public Policy and Administration By the time they reach university, students have long since identified their interests and how to integrate those interests into their work. When given the option of choosing a topic for an academic paper, or a research assignment, or a thesis, students understand... MoreFriday, February 2, 2018Blog: Facilitating Intrinsic Motivation for Disengaged Students — Knowing Our Audience and Challenging Our StudentsBy: Michelle MacQueen, Department of Music There are strong links between motivation, autonomy, and competence (Ryan & Deci 2000a, 2000b). However, a motivated, autonomous, and competent learning experience cannot occur if students do not feel engaged in the learning materials. Motivation for students can be divided into two categories: (1)... MoreFriday, December 22, 2017Winter 2018 TA Workshop Schedule Now Available!The EDC’s Winter 2018 schedule for TA Training workshops is now available, and registration for all sessions is open on Carleton Central. The final programme for the EDC’s Fall TA Training Day (Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, 3rd floor of Richcraft Hall) is also available on our website, and registration via Carleton Central for all TA... MoreMonday, December 18, 2017Registration for the Winter 2018 TA Training Day Is Now Open!The full programme for the EDC's Winter 2018 TA Training Day is now available here, and registration for all sessions is now open on Carleton Central. TA Training Day is on Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, and it consists of two sets of concurrent workshops (eight in total) and two keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members.... MoreFriday, October 27, 2017Nominate a Teaching Assistant for a 2017-2018 Outstanding TA Award!If you’ve been taught by or worked with a great TA this year (Fall 2017 – Winter 2018), why not take a few minutes to acknowledge their hard work by nominating them for an Outstanding TA Award? On top of the various awards that many departments offer, the EDC also offers up to five university-wide award per... MoreWednesday, September 27, 2017EDC Wraps Up Another Successful TA Training Day!The EDC’s Fall 2017 TA Training Day event on September 23 saw approximately 400 TAs take part in 11 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members Dr. Veronic Bezaire (Department of Chemistry / Food Sciences) and Dr. Nduka... MoreWednesday, September 20, 2017New Workshop Added to TA Training Day Schedule!Stuck on a waiting list for a session on TA Training Day? The EDC has you covered! We have just added a new (EDC-credited) workshop to the TA Training Day schedule. You can find the details about the day (including the full program) here, and you can register for the session on Carleton... MoreWednesday, September 6, 2017Registration for the Fall 2017 TA Training Day Is Now Open!The full programme for the EDC's Fall 2017 TA Training Day is now available here, and registration for all sessions is now open on Carleton Central. TA Training Day is on Saturday, September 23rd, 10am-4pm, and it consists of two sets of concurrent workshops (nine in total) and two keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members.... MoreThursday, August 31, 2017Fall 2017 TA Workshop Schedule Now Available!The EDC's Fall 2017 schedule for TA Training workshops is now available, and registration for all sessions is also open on Carleton Central. The final programme for the EDC's Fall TA Training Day (Saturday, September 23rd, 10am-4pm, 2nd floor Tory Building and 1st floor Azrieli Theatre) will be available shortly, and registration via Carleton... MorePage 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next » Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/tls/?p=687