{"id":15600,"date":"2014-10-09T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/?p=15600"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:29:43","slug":"dont-miss-symposium-featuring-carletons-finest-educators-canadian-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2014\/dont-miss-symposium-featuring-carletons-finest-educators-canadian-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t miss our symposium featuring some of Carleton\u2019s finest educators and a Canadian icon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Don&#8217;t miss our symposium featuring some of Carleton\u2019s finest educators and a Canadian icon\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Join Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) at its symposium on Oct. 29 for the chance to discover dynamic teaching and learning activities taking place at Carleton across all disciplines and to hear an engaging address from a Canadian icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the finest educators&nbsp;from across the university will present a total of 24 sessions that focus on the theme <em>High Impact Practices: Learner Centered Teaching and Engaged Pedagogy<\/em>. Discover how students, instructors and TAs are facilitating meaningful learning through a variety of endeavours, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ePortfolios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flipped classrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free and open online courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teaching in active learning spaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the concurrent sessions, the symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada\u2019s first female astronaut and a highly accomplished researcher and educator. Her presentation, entitled <em>Plastic Passion \u2013 The Brain Knoweth What the Heart Seeks<\/em>, will kick off the event. Take a look at our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-Teaching-and-Learning-Symposium-Program-Update-Oct-28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tentative agenda <\/a>for more details. This is one event you don\u2019t want to miss. Register today by filling out the form below or contact TLS for more information at <a href=\"mailto:oavptl@carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oavptl@carleton.ca<\/a>, 613-520-2344.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) at its symposium on Oct. 29 for the chance to discover dynamic teaching and learning activities taking place at Carleton across all disciplines and to hear an engaging address from a Canadian icon. 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