August 9, 2022 Teaching and Learning Awards 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes We invite you to participate in the second annual competition of the Conestoga Faculty Innovation Award and the Conestoga Faculty Scholarship of Teaching & Learning... Categories Awards Comments: 2
January 12, 2023 Active Reading Strategies Reading Time: 6 minutes Learners need support in exerting their own cognitive and metacognitive efforts while reading. Particularly when they are reading digital texts, like eTexts and OERs, learners... Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
January 10, 2023 Starting Teaching with Texidium Reading Time: 4 minutes eTexts are digital textbooks provided by publishers, and are an integral component of many courses and programs at Conestoga. These digital textbooks are provided to... Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
January 9, 2023 More Ways to Up Engagement in Your Online Synchronous Class Reading Time: 5 minutes Creating Opportunities for Higher Levels of Engagement Students experience higher learning gains when they are taught through a more interactive classroom (Knight & Wood, 2005).... Categories Active Learning/Hybrid/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
January 9, 2023 Pathway – Orienting to Technology at Conestoga Reading Time: < 1 minutes Welcome to Conestoga! As part of your initial welcome to the college, you’ve likely received some information about the technical supports and services available to... Categories Classrooms/New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
January 8, 2023 Pathway – Read your Course Outline Reading Time: < 1 minutes Are you getting ready to teach a course for the first time? Your course outline is a map to help guide you. This walkthrough will help clarify how best to read your course outline. Categories New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
January 7, 2023 Pathway – Find your Timetable and Delivery Mode Reading Time: < 1 minutes This learning path helps you to find out your teaching schedule: how, when, and where you are teaching your course. Categories New Faculty Pathways Comment: 1
January 6, 2023 Pathway – Review Materials Provided Reading Time: 2 minutes View this video learning pathway on reviewing materials provided to confirm where and how to access resources for your course. Categories New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
January 6, 2023 Pathway – Access and Use eConestoga Reading Time: 2 minutes Access and learn about eConestoga, the LMS used to provide the Essential Elements for all courses. Categories eConestoga/New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
January 5, 2023 Pathway – Prepare the First Email to Students Reading Time: < 1 minutes View this video introduction to the learning path on what to include in a first course email message, how to send the message, and when to send it. Categories New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
January 4, 2023 Pathway – Preparing For your First Lesson Reading Time: < 1 minutes This learning path aims to inform and support you as you prepare to teach your first lesson. What’s Next? Before the first lesson For resources... Categories New Faculty Pathways/Teaching Tips Comments: 0