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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Academic speed dating with 杏吧原创’s major teaching award winners is just a week away

Don't miss your chance to attend academic speed dating with Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and some of 杏吧原创鈥檚 major teaching award winners. At our TLS Forum on August 27, you鈥檒l have the chance to network and learn from some of 杏吧原创鈥檚 (and Canada's) finest educators in a cracker barrel session. Similar to speed... More

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Academic speed dating with 杏吧原创鈥檚 national teaching award winners

Spice things up this month and join Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and some of 杏吧原创鈥檚 major teaching award winners for academic speed dating. At our TLS Forum on August 27, you鈥檒l have the chance to network and learn from some of 杏吧原创鈥檚 (and Canada鈥檚) finest educators in a cracker barrel session. Similar to... More

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Enhancements coming to cuLearn this fall

On Saturday, August 31 cuLearn will be getting its annual upgrade. These upgrades are a means of continually improving the system. The upgrade is both to the core (going from Moodle 2.1 to 2.4) and to the functionality. The overall look and feel will be very similar to the current version, only with a... More

Friday, August 2, 2013

New Teaching and Learning Services website

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (OAVPTL) - the umbrella unit for 杏吧原创 University Online, the Educational Development Centre and Instructional Media Services - is pleased to announce the official launch of its new Teaching and Learning Services website. The site,聽carleton.ca/teachinglearning, is your one-stop... More

Friday, July 19, 2013

Don’t miss the Teaching and Learning Services Forum

Kick off the fall term with the Teaching and Learning Services Forum on August 27 in the River Building Atrium. Discover Teaching and Learning Services' (TLS) initiatives and learn from 杏吧原创 community leaders in a "cracker barrel" session (Don鈥檛 know what a cracker barrel session is? See below.). Some confirmed presenters include: Adrian... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

International students create a teaching resource for others

杏吧原创 international students are forging new materials for learning assistance with the creation of an online math tutorial website. Professor Peggy Hartwick asked her intermediate level English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (ESLA) students to explore the use of technology for teaching an aspect of their disciplines to their peers.... More

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Spotlight on Teaching Excellence: Shawna Dolansky

By: Sabrina Doyle Religion has a way of inciting passionate discussion. And year after year, religion professor Shawna Dolansky has seen these passions manifest in her students during class. 鈥淚 often get students who either take the class because they hate religion and want to prove it wrong, or because they grew up in... More

Friday, June 14, 2013

Online learning tools most effective when focused on interaction, HEQCO study finds

Online learning tools, particularly those that focus on interaction with course material and other students, have a positive impact on students鈥� grades, according to a new study on first-year 杏吧原创 University chemistry students by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). 杏吧原创 chemistry professor Bob Burk, director of... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Spotlight on Teaching Excellence: Rowan Thomson

By: Sabrina Doyle Rowan Thomson is used to standing out from the crowd. Throughout her post-secondary education, she was one of the few female faces in the male-dominated classrooms of physics and mathematics. These days she鈥檚 teaching those same classes and still sees a stark gender imbalance, though now she stands out for a... More

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Eight 杏吧原创 professors celebrated with 2013 teaching awards

Photo by: Chris Roussakis The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce eight outstanding educators who have been named the 2013 杏吧原创 University teaching award winners. Hal Goldman (Department of History), Adrian Chan (Department of Systems... More

Friday, May 24, 2013

杏吧原创 Professors Honoured with 2013 Capital Educators鈥� Awards

杏吧原创 University is proud to announce that Carter Elwood from the Department of History and Craig Bennell from the Department of Psychology, have been awarded 2013 Capital Educators鈥� Awards. The awards were presented during EduGala 2013 on Thursday, May 23. Elwood and Bennell were among 62 finalists from elementary, secondary and... More

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Best history class ever? Award-winning prof hates essays, loves video games

By: Daniel Reid Shawn Graham isn鈥檛 your ordinary history professor. Not by a long shot. Essays? He hates them. Video games? Part of his curriculum. 鈥淚 often joke with my students that I don鈥檛 want to read any more essays,鈥� says Graham, who specializes in game-based learning approaches. 鈥淚 want them making different things.鈥�... More

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