Faculty Learning Hub

November 27, 2024

New Workshop Series: Teaching to Promote Belonging, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Justice, and Inclusion

Reading Time: 3 minutes This new five-part Recognition of Learning series builds on the workshops offered through the Teaching for Student Diversity Series. In this series, we go beyond understanding student diversity, offering growth in your knowledge and teaching skills to foster belonging and equity, enhance accessibility, and strive towards justice and inclusion-orientated learning spaces within our diverse student body.

Diverse Identities/Equity and Inclusion

November 26, 2024

From Anonymous to Acknowledged: The Benefits of Using Student Names in Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutes Early in my teaching career, a student told me that I was the only professor who had so far remembered her request to call her...

Build Community/Class Management/Teaching

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

November 6, 2024

Free EDV workshops from Thurs., Nov. 28 to Sat., Dec. 7, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Thurs., Nov. 28 Fri., Nov. 29 Sat., Nov., 30 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Teaching to Support Student Mental Health – (EDV0036 – Section 2 of...

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.

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...

Teaching