Have you ever been asked if you are a tech-savvy teacher? Probably not. Have you ever wondered to yourself if you are a tech-savvy teacher?

It’s the beginning of term and I am planning against to use an audience response system in my class (i.e. clickers). If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I like to use the student’s own cellphones as their clickers (see here). They love it!

On September 25th, 2009 the EDC hosted a Teaching Roundtable discussion with Professor Jim Davies from Carleton’s Department of Cognitive Science. The topic was fitfully titled “Don’t Waste Student Work: Using Classroom Assignments to Further Wider Educational Goals and Research.”

Dr. Davies pointed out that many of the assignments that are given to students have no [...]

Please join Professor Peter Andree from the Department of Political Science along with Professor Graham Smart from SLALS and the EDC for October’s Teaching Roundtable.
When: Friday, October 30 from 11:30-1:00pm
Where: 422 Dunton Tower
Community Service Learning (CSL) activities integrated into courses can take a variety of forms, from a field-trip into the community to volunteer with [...]