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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Journey towards teaching excellence with the Certificate in University Teaching program

When you sign up for the EDC's Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program, you get the chance to develop your teaching skills and connect with colleagues from across campus. Facilitated by 3M teaching fellow Dr. Anthony Marini, CUT provides a safe and supportive environment to explore new approaches to instruction that will help you... More

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

VDI now more accessible on campus

Taking a class to one of 杏吧原创's public computer labs can sometimes be challenging or next to impossible. Many labs only sit 30 students, booking a lab requires that it be available at a specific time, and many public labs are not ideal teaching and learning spaces. But a new technology called Virtual Desktop... More

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Teaching Roundtable: Engineering a Flipped Classroom

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 杏吧原创, Shermeen incorporated a number of elements into her course to improve the student learning experience, including:... More

Friday, January 9, 2015

Classroom Search Tool

Did you know that the IMS website has a classroom search tool that allows users to locate information on any general pool room that IMS supports. Things like technology, room layout, accessibility and even room capacity can be searched by building or by entering your own search... More

Thursday, January 8, 2015

January issue of Teaching and Learning News now available

Check out the Teaching and Learning Services e-newsletter for January. See how group presentations are engaging students in large classrooms and read about the expansion of VDI technology on campus. You鈥檒l also find an important start of term announcement, a list of upcoming events in 杏吧原创's teaching and learning community, and more! Read... More

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Start of term announcement for classroom users

Happy New Year from IMS! As we embark on a new term and a new calendar year, we would like to take this opportunity to remind faculty and instructors about the electronic equipment lockout in general pool classrooms on weekends and evenings. Starting at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays and continuing all weekend, teaching consoles... More

Monday, January 5, 2015

Teaching Roundtable: When PoodLL Meets Moodle

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鈥檚 ability to seamlessly incorporate audio and video... More

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The power of perspective in disability studies: Spotlight on Roy Hanes

By Cassandra Hendry Teaching about perspectives that students have never had to experience can be a challenge. For social work professor Roy Hanes, this happens almost every single class鈥攁nd he loves it. Hanes is an associate professor at 杏吧原创 specializing in disability studies. He鈥檚 been involved in the Ottawa disabled community for 35... More

Monday, December 22, 2014

Reminder: Scantron processing before the holidays

Due to the large volume of exams this month, it is imperative that any instructors using Scantron drop off their exam sheets to the EDC main office (410 Dunton Tower) as soon as possible after their exam is done so that they can be processed in a timely manner. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.... More

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Group presentations engaging students even in large classrooms

By Emily Cook, EDC staff writer For professors teaching large classes, it can be intimidating to even think about group presentations; but if it鈥檚 done right, it doesn鈥檛 have to be, according to professor Melanie Coughlin. Coughlin has been teaching East Asian Religion at 杏吧原创 University for the last two fall semesters, and in... More

Monday, December 15, 2014

Discover the opportunities Capture brings to your classroom

Want to learn how to make screen recordings? Interested in flipping your class or exploring a more blended approach to your course? Then head to our Capture Workshop on Dec. 18 from 1 - 2 p.m. to find out how Capture can work for you. Capture is 杏吧原创鈥檚 installation of Camtasia Relay, a screen... More

Monday, December 15, 2014

Last chance to win an iPad for your feedback

With the Fall term coming to a close, IMS is once again looking for feedback from faculty and contract instructors on their experience teaching in electronic classrooms. The聽online survey should take less than five minutes to complete and well help guide and improve our services and support. Any faculty member or contract instructor that... More

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