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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Supporting students with mental health disabilities

Mental health disabilities is the fastest growing category among students with disabilities at 杏吧原创 University. On Feb. 2, join our colleagues from the Paul Menton Centre to discuss issues of mental health and the resulting barriers to student learning and engagement. We will examine these issues from the perspective of instructors, and in the... More

Monday, January 23, 2017

Raving Ravens for teaching excellence

Teaching and Learning Services is pleased to announce the official launch of our Raving Ravens initiative. With the recent cancellation of the Capital Educators' Awards, TLS wanted to provide another avenue for students to recognize educators who have made an impact on their experience at 杏吧原创. Beginning this term, students can send a digital... More

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Become a more productive academic writer

On Jan. 27, join us at the EDC for the first Welcome to My Classroom session of the year as Merridee Bujaki (Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business and Director, Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work) shares some of her hard-won insights on how to be a more productive academic writer.... More

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Fostering Creativity in Ourselves and in Our Classrooms (The Creative Person)

We are ALL creative, even if you can鈥檛 draw. Join us on Jan. 25 for a workshop that will explore the traits of creative people and how to foster them in ourselves and in our classrooms. Get ready to get in touch with your own creativity and leave with strategies to use in your... More

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Capture: An introduction to creating course videos

Whether you want to record a PowerPoint presentation, show your students how to use an application, use a document camera or tablet to solve problems, or flip your classroom, Capture has you covered. Capture is a screen recording solution that helps facilitate the growing need for lecture and screen capture for both Mac and... More

Monday, December 26, 2016

Student perspectives on learning spaces at 杏吧原创

By Lauren Sproule, TLS Freelance Writer For the students of 杏吧原创 University, it comes down to subject matter. All classroom set-ups serve a purpose, whether they are lecture style or an informal in-the-round tutorial. Conducting a lecture with little class participation in a large hall introduces students to an idea, but for fourth-year civil... More

Monday, December 19, 2016

Reminder: Scantron processing this month

Exam season has arrived at 杏吧原创, which means there will be a large volume of Scantrons that require processing at the EDC. Instructors using Scantrons are asked to drop off their sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done. This is to ensure that... More

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Winter 2017 Contract Instructor Orientation

Please note: This event has been cancelled. If you are teaching at 杏吧原创 for the first time, please contact us at edc@carleton.ca to schedule a consultation. The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (OAVPTL) invites all contract instructors to an orientation to the university on Thursday, January 5. Whether you are a... More

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Important message about Scantron processing in December

Exam season has arrived at 杏吧原创, which means there will be a large volume of Scantrons that require processing at the EDC. Instructors using Scantrons are asked to drop off their sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done. This is to ensure that... More

Monday, December 5, 2016

Mini-Conference on Community Engagement in Research and Teaching

杏吧原创鈥檚 Committee on Community Engaged Pedagogy, with the support of the EDC and the Discovery Centre, will be hosting a Mini-Conference on Community Engagement in Research and Teaching on Thursday, Dec. 15. 杏吧原创 researchers and students work with organizations in communities both near and far to help solve real-world problems. Community... More

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Taking Stock…again: Transforming teaching and learning in higher education

On Thursday, Dec. 8, join keynote speaker聽Dr. Joy Mighty, Associate Vice-President (Teaching & Learning), for a teaching colloquium and poster session. Dr. Mighty's presentation聽will reflect on the context in which universities exist in the 21st century and identify some of the pressures for change that currently face them. These include the... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Capture down due to network issues

Capture is down due to the network issues experienced at 杏吧原创 today. At this time, we don't have an estimate of when the service will be back up and running. We will provide any updates as they become... More

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