Teaching and Learning Archives

February 17, 2023

Future Learning Lab Brings Immersive Environments to Carleton University

On Feb. 10, Carleton University officially launched its Future Learning Lab, a 34,000 square foot space that will uniquely benefit students through hands-on experiences with augmented and virtual realities and will enhance Carleton's leadership in... More

April 5, 2022

Boosting the Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of Education with Virtual Reality

Virtual reality can take students to the edge of an erupting volcano—or into the inner workings of the human body. “We can create all kinds of immersive environments that are difficult or impossible to have... More

October 21, 2021

Carleton’s Melanie Adrian Receives Prestigious OCUFA Teaching Award

Melanie Adrian works hard to ensure everyone in her classroom is part of the conversation. The law and legal studies professor says she wants all students engaged because each one brings knowledge to the table. “Everyone brings... More

June 23, 2021

Rayon Finnikin Supports Marginalized Youth

Following his graduation in 2021, Rayon Finnikin has finished his first year of teacher's college and has been teaching since April 2022 “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden... More

August 31, 2020

Carleton Instructors Making the Most of Shift to Online Learning

“Good online learning is not just about getting on Zoom and holding a class live with people in boxes on the screen,” says David Hornsby, Carleton’s associate vice-president (Teaching and Learning). “It’s about creating more... More

August 31, 2020

Students as Partners Program Pairs Students and Instructors to Design Courses

Carleton’s Students as Partners Program (SaPP) gives students the opportunity to work with instructors to develop courses and create a student-centred learning environment. “We want to ensure that our curriculum and our course design speaks... More

March 23, 2020

Out of the Classroom: Carleton Transitions With Flexibility and Compassion

Sarita Cuadros Sanchez, a third-year Biology student at Carleton University, was scheduled for a major end-of-term presentation last week in her advanced microbiology class. She was nervous. It’s worth 40 per cent of her final... More

November 22, 2019

Carleton Establishes Prestigious Chair in Teaching Innovation

Carleton has launched a new program that will highlight teaching excellence and act as a springboard to foster student success and social change. The three-year Chair in Teaching Innovation appointment will be awarded to educators... More

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June 17, 2019

By the Numbers: Carleton Hosts International Conference on How Kids Learn Math

Although numbers are thousands of years old, our knowledge of how people learn about them is still emerging. This growing knowledge is being explored from June 16 to 18 at the 2019 Mathematical Cognition and... More

April 5, 2019

Carleton’s Discovery Centre Home to Canada’s First E-Volunteering Course

Third-year Carleton University Global and International Studies student Sidney Anthony has been looking forward to Tuesday mornings every week all semester. Every Tuesday, her class meets in Carleton’s Discovery Centre for Undergraduate Research and Engagement... More

February 11, 2019

Top Teaching: Sarah Todd

Each September, Sarah Todd begins her undergraduate class with the “teeth flossing challenge.” Her assignment for the class is twice-daily flossing—something few of them are doing. It quickly becomes a lesson in how difficult it... More

December 18, 2018

Carleton University’s David Hornsby Elected Vice-President to ISA’s 2020-2021 Term

David Hornsby, Carleton’s associate vice-president (Teaching and Learning), has been elected to the International Studies Association’s (ISA) governing council as vice-president for the 2020-2021 term. Hornsby will hold one of three VP positions. "Given the... More