Faculty Learning Hub

June 18, 2021

The Decisions I Make While Teaching Both Asynchronously And Synchronously: Stories From classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Nasreen Sultana, PhD, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Conestoga College. Faculty had to switch to remote teaching in March 2020. I was one of those teachers...

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January 28, 2021

Launch of Micro-credentials, Certificate in PSE Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: < 1 minute Information on launch of new credit-based learning opportunities in the area of post-secondary teaching and learning

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January 5, 2021

Spotlights and Drop-Ins (June)

Reading Time: < 1 minute A brief description and calendar of events for spotlight and drop-in sessions.

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June 18, 2021

Students from India: Effective Communication Strategies

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Kathryn Brillinger, Laura Stoutenburg, & Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning, Conestoga College A wide range of communication styles exist all around the world. We...

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June 15, 2021

Conestoga’s First Annual “Faculty Innovation Awards” 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Theme for 2021: Inspiring Students to Engage Meaningfully in Assessments Share, promote and reward innovative ideas and out-of-the box thinking Demonstrate Conestoga’s innovative approaches to...

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June 15, 2021

Games for Teaching Academic Integrity

Reading Time: 3 minutes This post describes teaching academic integrity using games, and lists a selection of available games that can be adapted for your courses. Games for Learning...

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June 14, 2021

Headed Towards Hybrid

Reading Time: 2 minutes Post by Rachel Schultz, OLC, and Elan Paulson, Teaching & Learning Explore the benefits of hybrid learning, and reflect on how a hybrid model could apply to your...

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June 9, 2021

How Collaboration Across Disciplines Can Spice Up Pandemic-Era Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Martha Terdik, Chris Arsenault and Cheryl Williams Martha Terdik teaches in the Bachelor of Public Relations Program (BPR). After a successful 25-year career in...

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May 31, 2021

Teaching for Social Good and Community Building

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paula Barrett teaches in Conestoga’s public relations programs. In the past three years, Paula has launched a student-run public relations agency, and engaged students in...

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May 28, 2021

Early Course Check-in: Taking Action

Reading Time: 6 minutes The Early Course Check-in is a great opportunity to enhance your course delivery. You find out in Week 5 what students are thinking. Please go...

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May 27, 2021

Making the Essential Elements Work for Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Sherri Steele and Joel Beaupré, Teaching & Learning Consultants At Conestoga, students are supported in their courses through the use of a Learning Management...

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May 20, 2021

Icebreakers for Your Zoom Classrooms

Reading Time: 4 minutes Nasreen Sultana, PhD, Consultant, Teaching and Learning, Conestoga College In the era of remote or online learning, it is important to create a community of...

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