Faculty Learning Hub

November 20, 2024

Fostering Positive Conceptions of Assessment Among Students

Reading Time: 8 minutes The way students perceive assessments can significantly influence their engagement and overall experience in your course (Barnes et al, 2017). For many, assessments are seen...

Categories Creating Assessments/Improving Assessments

November 18, 2024

Kyle Christie Empowers Students with Video Lessons, Interactive Learning and Goal-Setting

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kyle Christie is a Digital Media Professor and coordinator of the Broadcasting Performance and Digital Media program at Conestoga College. Recognized for his excellence in...

Categories Faculty Stories/Giving Feedback/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

November 18, 2024

My Favourite Lesson Season 2! (A Teaching and Learning Podcast Series)

Reading Time: < 1 minute We know many of you tuned in last year when Season One of My Favourite Lesson was first released. Season One featured experienced faculty from...

Categories Teaching

November 13, 2024

From Traditional to Transformative: Practicing Student-centered Assessments in Contemporary Classrooms 

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Dr. Monsurat Raji, Assessment of Learning Consultant In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, you could better support your students by reassessing and enhancing your approaches...

Categories Equity and Inclusion/Student Focused Assessment

November 7, 2024

Teaching in Teams

Reading Time: 5 minutes At Conestoga, some Faculty may use Teams to teach their courses. This post aims to support you in the initial stages of learning to use...

Categories Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams

November 6, 2024

Free EDV workshops from Thurs., Nov. 21 to Sat., Nov. 30, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Part-time faculty (hourly, partial load, or sessional) with an active teaching contract who participate in all of an EDV workshop’s hours will be compensated $40/hour....

Categories Events

November 6, 2024

Using GenAI as a Learning Partner in Class 

Reading Time: 5 minutes Dorina Grossu shares her approach to using genAI for inquiry-based learning and ideas for faculty who wish to bring AI to active learning in the classroom.

Categories AI/AI and Learning/Faculty Stories/Teaching

November 5, 2024

Student Perspectives in SoTL: Transforming Learning and Teaching Together

Reading Time: 4 minutes Image source: Pexels, by Andy Barbour As the leaves begin to fall and the chill of autumn sets in, our college campuses buzz with a...

Categories Teaching

November 4, 2024

It’s National STEM Day, November 8th.

Reading Time: 3 minutes On November 8th, countries around the world will be celebrating the annual National STEM Day.  Here are some ‘fun facts’ about the day you may...

Categories Events/Teaching

October 29, 2024

Active Learning in your Tech or Software Lessons

Reading Time: 10 minutes Teaching technical courses on software, programming, web development, and design can effectively leverage active learning. Active learning emphasizes building firsthand, practical experience and gradually fostering...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Tech for New Faculty/Tech For Teaching