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Friday, June 13, 2025<\/p>

Blog: How Educational Technology Empowers Educators to Design Sustainable Courses in a Time of Austerity<\/h3>

By Lindsay Richardson, Educational Technology Supervisor (TLS), Adjunct Professor of Psychology As both an instructor and the Educational Technology Manager at Carleton\u2019s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS), I have the unique privilege of seeing course design from two angles: the day-to-day realities of the classroom, and the broader... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, July 2, 2024<\/p>

Innovative Teaching with VR: Reflections from the Experiential Learning Hub<\/h3>

The winter term marked the Experiential Learning Hub\u2019s (ELH) first full semester operating since its launch in October of 2023. We asked four instructors who innovatively incorporated virtual reality (VR) into their courses this past term to share their reflections on their experience working with the ELH. Peggy Hartwick Assistant Professor,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, June 12, 2024<\/p>

Blog: Language Matters: Revolutionizing Education by Re-thinking LLMs as an Approach to UDL<\/h3>

By Lindsay Richardson, Educational Technology Supervisor (TLS), Adjunct Professor of Psychology I was listening to Lex Fridman\u2019s (2024) podcast when psycholinguist Edward Gibson said, \u201cwe don\u2019t think in language.\u201d That\u2019s when it hit me: language is simply the vehicle we use to express our thoughts. Now\u2014on the precipice of a... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, April 29, 2024<\/p>

Blog: Accessibility Showcase: Lessons Learned on Making Teaching Programming and Accessible Multi-User Virtual Reality More Inclusive<\/h3>

By Anthony Scavarelli, scavara@algonquincollege.com Dr. Anthony Scavarelli holds a Ph.D. In Information Technology and a MASc in Human-Computer Interaction from Carleton University, exploring the development of an inclusive virtual reality framework for learning and social, collaborative human-computer interactions using reality-based interfaces.... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, August 23, 2023<\/p>

Blog: Connecting the Dots, Part II: AI and Cursive Writing<\/h3>

By Maristela Laforest Petrovic-Dzerdz, Educational Development Facilitator, TLS Current events affecting the present and future of education are causing seismic shifts of a magnitude we have never experienced in the span of our educational careers. In the past twelve years, which is the time I have been working in higher education, we faced... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, April 3, 2023<\/p>

Blog: Fooled – A Story from TLS\u2019 Past<\/h3>

By Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning, TLS As indicated in the November 2022 TLS newsletter, TLS is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To help recognize this milestone, we thought we'd share stories of teaching and learning from our past. This is our fourth story in the series. Catch up on our previous story, A... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, February 28, 2023<\/p>

Blog: A lesson learned – A Story from TLS’ Past<\/h3>

By Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning, TLS As indicated in the November 2022 TLS newsletter, TLS is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To help recognize this milestone, we thought we'd share stories of teaching and learning from our past. This story is the third in the series. Catch up on the previous one, Student... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, January 31, 2023<\/p>

Blog: Channeling the Appetite For Success with LMS Tools<\/h3>

by Troy Joseph, Instructor, Department of Economics, Carleton University As instructors, we often feel challenged to teach high-enrolment classes, resigned to accept that the helpful things we do for students in small settings \u2014 like giving customized feedback and guidance \u2014 can\u2019t be scaled up for our larger classes. But with targeted... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, January 10, 2023<\/p>

Blog: Student Technology Assistants – A Story from TLS’ Past<\/h3>

As indicated in the November 2022 TLS newsletter, TLS is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To help recognize this milestone, we thought we'd share stories of teaching and learning from our past. This is our second story in the series. Catch up on the previous story, Early Innovation, here. The opening of the Future Learning... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, December 1, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Early Innovation \u2013 A TLS Story from the Past<\/h3>

By Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning, TLS Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To help recognize this milestone, we\u2019re sharing stories of teaching and learning from our past. This is the first story in our series. One of the earliest collaborators with Carleton\u2019s first teaching and learning... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, November 1, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Celebrating Teaching and Learning Services\u2019 30th Anniversary<\/h3>

By Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning, TLS Carleton University is celebrating 80 years of research, teaching, learning and community partnerships this year, and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) is also celebrating a big milestone \u2013 it\u2019s our 30th anniversary! Back in July 1992, the university established its first teaching... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, October 4, 2022<\/p>

Blog: A Profile Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (to our students!)<\/h3>

By Tracy Hodgson-Drysdale, MEd, PhD, Educational Technology Development Coordinator at Teaching and Learning Services, and\u00a0Instructor at Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Boston College and Lesley University If a picture really is worth a thousand words to our students (and maybe also to our colleagues), then it\u2019s high time we update... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, October 3, 2022<\/p>

Blog: How Can I Be Present in an Asynchronous Classroom?<\/h3>

By Tracy Hodgson-Drysdale, MEd, PhD, Educational Technology Development Coordinator at Teaching and Learning Services, and\u00a0Instructor at Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Boston College and Lesley University If you have ever wondered whether it\u2019s an oxymoron to ask if we can be present in our online classrooms, or whether the terms... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, June 22, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Experiential Learning at the Book Arts Lab<\/h3>

By Jody Mason, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature I wrote this blog following my participation in the Book Arts Lab\u2019s recent virtual event, Learning with Our Hands: Tour the Book Arts Lab. The event was organized by Patti Harper, Head of Research Support Services at MacOdrum Library, and was co-sponsored by... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, May 27, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Three Tips for Integrating ASL Interpreters into Your Zoom Meetings<\/h3>

By Katie Hartwick, Educational Technology Assistant, Teaching and Learning Services With Zoom becoming a common tool for courses, webinars and meetings, you might be asking how to make meetings more accessible. Specifically, how can you successfully host a Zoom meeting that will include an ASL interpreter? Here we share our top three tips to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, May 26, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Extrapolating Neuropharmacological Ideas to BIPOC Communities with the Students as Partners Program (Faculty Perspective)<\/h3>

Instructor Zachary Patterson (Department of Neuroscience) partnered with third-year student, Nathalie Mensah, through the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) last fall to design learning materials that would contextualize neuropharmacological ideas and challenge students\u2019 biases regarding substance use and addiction in BIPOC communities. The... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, May 26, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Extrapolating Neuropharmacological Ideas to BIPOC Communities with the Students as Partners Program (Student Perspective)<\/h3>

Instructor Zachary Patterson (Department of Neuroscience), partnered with third-year student, Nathalie Mensah, through the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) last fall to design learning materials that would contextualize neuropharmacological ideas and challenge students\u2019 biases regarding substance use and addiction in BIPOC communities. The... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, March 28, 2022<\/p>

Blog: Adapting a Course for the Summer Term with the Students as Partners Program<\/h3>

This winter, Stefania Maggi, an instructor in the Department of Psychology, joined forces with fourth-year student Jessica Gagliano through the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) with the goal of adapting a 12-week Childhood and Youth Studies course to fit the format of a six-week summer term. The following interview shares Jessica\u2019s... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, March 10, 2022<\/p>

TA Blog: Pandemic Persistence, Online Learning and Social Isolation: The Importance of Connecting Students to Extracurricular Activities<\/h3>

By Andrew Crosby, Teaching Assistant for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology The COVID-19 pandemic is painstakingly persistent and has created cycles of disruption for in-person learning on Ontario\u2019s university campuses (and beyond). Now in the fourth wave with a prolific omicron variant, the prior confidence levels of university... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, January 7, 2022<\/p>

Blog: The Diary of an Overzealous Instructor<\/h3>

By Lindsay Richardson, Instructor, Department of Psychology & e-Learning Designer, TLS Dear future self, That feeling you\u2019re experiencing \u2013 it\u2019s extremely dangerous. You\u2019re sitting there thinking of all the wonderful ways you could measure learning outcomes in your upcoming course: in-class activities, authentic evaluations,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, December 1, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Behind a Classroom Door \u2013 Trust, Compassion and Playfulness<\/h3>

By Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning Services What takes place in many of our classrooms happens behind closed doors \u2013 we don\u2019t often get a chance to see the relationships and connections that instructors make with students. Yet, on occasion we can prop open the door and peek inside\u2026 Up until March 2020,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, October 28, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Students as Partners Program Helps Bridge the Gap in Communication and Media Studies<\/h3>

This summer, Emily Hiltz, an instructor in the School of Journalism and Communication, teamed up with third-year student Roop Bajwa through the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) with the goal of bridging the gap between two core courses in Communication and Media Studies. Recognizing the need for more hands-on training using the software SPSS,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, June 18, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Do you know SAMR?<\/h3>

Written by Sarah Langridge, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Services Have you been asking yourself what technologies you could or should use to deliver your online courses? Maybe you\u2019re looking for some guidance \u00a0on what to use, and when. Teaching online challenges us to try a lot of new things, but we... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, June 11, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Imposter Syndrome? Locating Academic (In)security<\/h3>

Written by Maria Dabboussy (doctoral student, DGES) and Sophie Tamas (Associate Professor, DGES & SICS) Research conducted by Maria, Sophie, and Brittany Amell (doctoral student, SLALS) In the fall of 2019, we began studying imposter syndrome as a public feeling that circulates in and structures experiences of academic spaces and practices at... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, May 31, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Reflections on co-teaching a field course online in Brightspace<\/h3>

By Stephan Gruber and Derek Smith, co-instructors, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies ENST3900\/GEOG3000 is a third-year field course that normally includes several days off campus, in person, with exciting fieldwork outside and campfires in the evening. In the Winter 2021 term, we co-taught the course for students in our Geography,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 18, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Creating Organization from Chaos<\/h3>

By Lindsay Richardson, Instructor, Department of Psychology & e-Learning Designer, EDC As instructors, one of the best pieces of advice we offer our students is to stay organized. Many of us have begun to include a Lecture 0 type module at the beginning of our courses that is meant to help students prepare for... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 4, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Reducing Emails from Students with a Brightspace Course Overview<\/h3>

By Allie Davidson, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, TLS \u201cWhen is the assignment due?\u201d \u201cI missed class because I couldn\u2019t find the Zoom link \u2013 where is it?\u201d \u201cWhat is my grade for the last assessment? I can\u2019t find the gradebook\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t I see the lectures for next week yet?\u201d Any of these questions... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 4, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Reducing Emails from Students with a Brightspace Course Overview<\/h3>

By Allie Davidson, Educational Technology Development Coordinator, TLS \u201cWhen is the assignment due?\u201d \u201cI missed class because I couldn\u2019t find the Zoom link \u2013 where is it?\u201d \u201cWhat is my grade for the last assessment? I can\u2019t find the gradebook\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t I see the lectures for next week yet?\u201d Any of these questions... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 13, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Five takeaways to ease your anxiety while transitioning to Brightspace<\/h3>

By: Christine Streeter, Contract Instructor, PhD Candidate, School of Social Work, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs One year has passed since the declaration of a global pandemic and how we live, and work, has changed. With the disruption in our lives, we have had to learn many new technologies on how to engage... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 13, 2021<\/p>

Blog: Five takeaways to ease your anxiety while transitioning to Brightspace<\/h3>

By: Christine Streeter, Contract Instructor, PhD Candidate, School of Social Work, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs One year has passed since the declaration of a global pandemic and how we live, and work, has changed. With the disruption in our lives, we have had to learn many new technologies on how to engage... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, February 26, 2021<\/p>

Blog: The importance of curriculum alignment in online courses from a student\u2019s perspective<\/h3>

By Mei Anne Hills, Undergraduate Student, Cognitive Science The rapid transition from in-class to online learning has provided both challenges and opportunities for those involved, but continuing to ensure proper curriculum alignment can increase success for both students and instructors during these unprecedented times. Curriculum alignment... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, November 24, 2020<\/p>

Blog: Lessons Learned from Online Classes<\/h3>

By: Ali Arya, Associate Professor, School of Information Technology and Associate Dean (Planning and Awards), Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs The Fall 2020 academic term is approaching the end. While many of us transitioned to online teaching and learning at the start of COVID-19 pandemic, or went through a full online course in... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, November 13, 2020<\/p>

Blog: Student Workload in Online Education v1.1<\/h3>

By Bruce H. Tsuji, Senior Teaching Advisor (and Online Teaching Ninja), Teaching and Learning Services Have you ever tried to binge watch more than one Netflix or Amazon Prime series at the same time? Think Sons of Anarchy plus Broadchurch plus Marcella plus Criminal UK plus Unorthodox plus Giri\/Haji. This is what we have... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, November 3, 2020<\/p>

Blog: Adapting an inclusive, engaging learning environment from the classroom to the cloud<\/h3>

By Tiva Rait, Second-Year Undergraduate Student in Cognitive Science \u201cCarleton University has always been student-centered," according to the Teaching and Learning Framework for Carleton University 2013-2018 (p. 2). Setting students up for success should be every instructor\u2019s priority, but instructors may have less experience with how to do... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, October 29, 2020<\/p>

Blog: Another Virtual Hug from TLS<\/h3>

Hi Carleton instructors, It\u2019s us again, your Teaching and Learning Services team. We\u2019re still here\u2014here to talk, here to listen, here to help you sort out issues, here to help you bring your teaching to the next level. Maybe you love teaching online (or you're at least cautiously optimistic about it), or maybe you... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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