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Announcing the 2019 Discovery Centre Fellowship and SoTL Grant recipients

CCMS Editor — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:43:31 +0000

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) are pleased to announce the 2019 Discovery Centre Fellowship and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant recipients.

Discovery Centre Fellowship

This fellowship recognizes a significant contribution to reflective and research-informed teaching. It provides an opportunity for �Ӱ�ԭ�� faculty members to further develop or innovate their teaching and make an impact to the broader academic community. The inaugural recipients of this fellowship are:

Melanie Adrian, from the Department of Law and Legal Studies, will develop an experiential learning conference that will help students build advocacy skills that will transfer to their future classroom and career settings. The conference will bring together students, the Scholars at Risk �Ӱ�ԭ�� community, alumni, faculty and staff.
Mira Sucharov, from the Department of Political Science, will develop student simulations in light of debates over empathy, oppression and perspective-taking. The two extended course simulations will involve direct analysis of the dynamics of power, privilege and oppression.

SoTL Grant

This grant provides funding for �Ӱ�ԭ��’s instructors to engage in scholarly investigations of all aspects of teaching and learning. This year’s recipients are:

Mustafa Bahran (lead investigator) and Alain Bellerive, from the Department of Physics, received $5,000 for their project A measurement and assessment of the effectiveness of the lab component of the introductory physics courses.
Samuel McCready, from the Department of History, was awarded $4,500 for his project Re-thinking history teaching: Historical making and learning in digital culture.
Sophie Tamas, cross-appointed in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, received $4,800 for her project Imposter syndrome: The impact of academic (In)security.
Kim Hellemans (lead investigator), Kim Matheson, Hymie Anisman, from the Department of Neuroscience, Robyn McQuaid, from the Institute for Mental Health Research at the Royal Ottawa Hospital, and Larry McCloskey, from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities, were awarded $4,750 for a collaborative project titled Investigating student mental health and resilience: Relationship to current stressors and biomarkers of immune function and stress reactivity.
Paulo Garcia, from the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, received $4,000 for his project Effectiveness of layered learning tools in engineering education.

Three instructors also received funding for teaching development projects in their courses:

Deanna C. Whelan, from the Department of Psychology, was awarded $2,500.
Shermeen Nizami, from the Department of Health Sciences, received $2,500.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients!

Learn more about the available internal teaching and learning grants and other teaching development opportunities at �Ӱ�ԭ��.

The nomination deadline for �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Teaching Awards and the Discovery Centre Fellowship is next week

CCMS Editor — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 13:00:21 +0000

The nomination deadline for the 2019 �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Teaching Awards and the Discovery Centre Fellowship is only a week away. If you are interested in pursuing an award or the fellowship, then be sure to get your application in before the deadline on April 30.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University Teaching Awards

There are four awards currently open for nominations: the Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award, the New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, the Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award and the Excellence in Learning Support Award. Get all the details on the awards and the nomination process here.

Nomination packages must be submitted in electronic form to oavptl@carleton.ca. If you do not receive a confirmation email from us within 48 business hours, please contact us directly at 613-520-2344.

Discovery Centre Fellowship

The Discovery Centre has established a new fellowship to provide an opportunity for �Ӱ�ԭ�� faculty members to further develop or innovate their teaching and make an impact to the broader academic community. Recipients will receive a research grant of $5,000 for teaching projects and funding for up to two teaching releases (one per term). Up to two fellowships will be awarded each year. Get more information about the fellowship and the application form here.

Applications should be submitted by email to the administrative assistant of the Discovery Centre (aleksandra.minic@carleton.ca). The fellowship will be taken up on July 1.

Apply for the new Discovery Centre Fellowship

CCMS Editor — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:42:34 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Discovery Centre supports innovation in undergraduate studies and has become known as a place where different avenues to education can be explored. The Discovery Centre has established a new fellowship to provide an opportunity for �Ӱ�ԭ�� faculty members to further develop or innovate their teaching and make an impact to the broader academic community.

Recipients will receive a research grant of $5,000 for teaching projects and funding for up to two teaching releases (one per term). Up to two fellowships will be awarded each year.

Applications are due by April 30 and should be submitted by email to the administrative assistant of the Discovery Centre (aleksandra.minic@carleton.ca). The fellowship will be taken up on July 1.

Get more information about the fellowship and the application form here.