Weekly Update – July 24
July 24, 2020
Weekly Update – July 24
New Faculty Orientation
Carleton Teaching and Learning Services is holding the 2020 New Faculty Orientation entirely online. The online orientation consists of two parts, including Q&A sessions to ask questions of representatives from TLS and other departments. New faculty members who will be teaching online or via distance this upcoming academic year are encouraged to attend. The next Q&A session is on Tuesday, August 11 from 2:00-4:00pm. You can learn more and register here. We highly recommend that everyone interested and new to online teaching, including new faculty, attend this workshop if they can. We have heard they are very helpful and well worth attending to assist in your preparations for the fall term.
EDC Workshops for Faculty
A reminder that faculty not participating in the New Faculty Orientation have the ability to participate in TLS’s online pedagogical and educational technology workshops. You can find more information on TLS’s Transitioning to Online Teaching page here, and a list of upcoming workshops here.
CUASA Business and Events
Welcome New Chair of Equity
We would like to welcome Dawn Moore, Full Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies, who is joining the CUASA Steering Committee as the Chair of Equity.
Nominations for Steering Positions
We are still accepting nominations for the following Steering positions:
- External Relations Officer
- Communications Officer
- Chair, Nominations and Elections
- Chair, Internal Affairs
- Instructor Representative
Information on the nominations process can be found on our How to Volunteer page. The work of the Association continues, despite the current environment we find ourselves in. Remember that our Association is only as strong as its membership, so we count on the time and commitment of our members to achieve our goals. Some of these positions come with a course release subject to the availability of funds.
Carleton Community Announcements
Tentative Agreement for CUPE 4600 – Unit 1
We would like to congratulate CUPE 4600 – Unit 1, representing Teaching Assistants, Student Assistants, and Research Assistants, on reaching a tentative collective agreement with the University.
Academic Community Updates
Students, faculty, and staff raise concerns about use of invasive proctoring software
OCUFA has joined with other members of the Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition (OUCC) to write to Minister of Colleges and Universities Ross Romano and raise concerns about the new and invasive proctoring technologies being employed by postsecondary institutions across Ontario. Read the full update here.
CAUT welcomes federal “restart” plan for recovery, but education left out
CAUT says the recent federal announcement of $19 billion for provinces and territories for a “safe economic restart” is a welcome beginning. The priority areas identified in the agreement, such as paid sick leave, child care and long-term care, are insufficiently funded, and it leaves other vital public services out all together. Read the full update here.
Labour Community Updates
Ford is using the health emergency to assault democracy with Bill 195
The Ontario Federation of Labour is outraged by the anti-democratic and unprecedented Bill 195 that has been rammed through the legislature by the Ford Conservatives. The bill declares Ontario’s state of emergency over while letting the government override the rights of Ontarians and dodge public oversight, said the OFL. Read the full statement here.
