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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Congratulations to this year鈥檚 Achievement Award Winners

The EDC would like to congratulate the 2012-13 Achievement Awards winners. Each recipient has made a great contribution to the 杏吧原创 community. Read all about the award winners and their projects here. There will be a celebration to honour the recipients on Tuesday, May 7 from 3-5 p.m. in Bakers Lounge with President and... More

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Professor Shawn Graham wins Desire2Learn Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning

The Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) would like to congratulate history professor Shawn Graham for being named one of five winners of the 2013 Desire2Learn Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning on April 23. The award, sponsored by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and Desire2Learn,... More

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Six 杏吧原创 educators named finalists for Capital Educators鈥� Awards

Congratulations to the six 杏吧原创 educators who have been named finalists for the 2013 Capital Educators鈥� Awards. Troy Anderson (Sprott School of Business), Craig Bennell (Department of Psychology), Steven Cooke (Department of Biology), Carter Elwood (Department of History), Mariana Esponda (Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism) and... More

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

WebCT Retirement: What you need to know

The EDC and CCS are pleased to report that on May 10, 杏吧原创 will retire WebCT and embrace cuLearn as our sole Learning Management System. While WebCT has served 杏吧原创 well in the past, the product is at the end of its life cycle and will no longer be updated. After an extensive review... More

Friday, April 5, 2013

WebCT Retirement Date Approaching

The EDC and CCS are pleased to report that on May 10th, 杏吧原创 will retire WebCT and embrace cuLearn as our sole Learning Management System. While WebCT has served 杏吧原创 well in the past, the product is at the end of its life cycle and will no longer be updated. After an extensive review... More

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Important Co-Curricular Record Update for Faculty and Staff

The Co-Curricular Record (CCR) is a tool used at 杏吧原创 to both encourage and recognize students鈥� extra-curricular involvement. The CCR has recently been subject to updates, and this has slightly altered the way students, staff and faculty can access the system. Please note that moving forward, all faculty and staff are required to access... More

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Celebrate 杏吧原创鈥檚 outstanding TAs

The EDC has received a record number of nominations for this year鈥檚 Outstanding TA Awards, which celebrate the amazing accomplishments of 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 teaching assistants and their dedication to undergraduate learning. This year, the list of nominees is nearly 1/3 larger than ever before 鈥� proof that there are more celebrated... More

Monday, March 11, 2013

Nominate an outstanding educator for a 杏吧原创 teaching award

Do you know an outstanding educator at 杏吧原创? Nominate them for a 杏吧原创 teaching award! There are three 杏吧原创 awards currently accepting nominations. Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award This award recognizes faculty and contract instructors dedicated to sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship of teaching and the continual... More

Monday, March 4, 2013

LMS migration team named 2012 Service Excellence Award winners

Congratulations to staff from the EDC, CCS and library, who were named the team winners of the 2012 Service Excellence Awards on Thursday, February 28. The Learning Management System is 杏吧原创鈥檚 most used web application. Every day, nearly every student logs into the system and 50 per cent of all faculty members and contract... More

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Migrate your content from WebCT to cuLearn

The EDC is here to help faculty and instructors move course content from WebCT to cuLearn. All WebCT courses have been backed up and converted into a format compatible with cuLearn, however, due to the sheer volume of courses taught over the last five years, they are being moved to cuLearn on a by-request... More

Friday, November 16, 2012

Congratulations to the EDC’s graduates

Congratulations to the 45 faculty members and contract instructors who graduated from the EDC鈥檚 Certificate in University Teaching and Certificate in Fundamentals of University Teaching programs on Thursday, Nov. 15. The graduation ceremony was held in conjunction with a reception welcoming 杏吧原创鈥檚 new Associate Vice-President (Teaching and... More

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Joy Mighty named 杏吧原创鈥檚 new Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning)

The staff of CUOL, EDC and IMS are excited to welcome one of Canada鈥檚 leading scholars in teaching and learning, Dr. Joy Mighty, as 杏吧原创鈥檚 new Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), effective November 1. Dr. Mighty brings a great deal of experience to 杏吧原创, coming from Queen's University, where she is currently the director... More

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