April 17, 2020 Key Apps for Teaching and Learning Reading Time: 4 minutes What other apps are widely available to support the transition to remote teaching? Which are most appropriate for my teaching at Conestoga? Many faculty are... Categories Teaching Remotely/Tech For Teaching Comments: 5
March 24, 2020 Drop-In Support Schedule Reading Time: < 1 minute Dates and times for remote help drop-in and workshops for remote teaching and learning. Categories Events/Teaching Remotely Comments: 14
August 7, 2020 Competitive and Gamified Quizzes Reading Time: 6 minutes Educators across the globe use game-based quizzes to add a bit of competition and engagement to review, quizzes and retrieval practice activities. But what does the research say about these types of activities for learning? How can we best leverage them to improve student outcomes? Categories Polling/Quizzing/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
August 7, 2020 Touch Interaction and Learning Reading Time: 5 minutes Think back to 2006. What were you doing at that point in your life? What was a typical day like? What technology did you have... Categories Digital Whiteboards/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
August 7, 2020 Finding Videos Reading Time: 3 minutes Video is an engaging and relevant way to draw learners in, diversify instruction and model skills. Finding and curating accessible, captioned videos is becoming easier... Categories PowerPoint & Alternatives/Teaching Remotely/Tech For Teaching/Videos Comment: 1
August 7, 2020 Boost your YouTube Use Reading Time: 2 minutes YouTube is an excellent source of varied video materials, and much of it can be used for educational purposes. But sometimes, it can be a... Categories Tech For Teaching/Videos Comment: 1
August 7, 2020 The Value of Polling Apps Reading Time: 4 minutes Real time feedback tools, like polling apps or clickers, let faculty efficiently assess comprehension and get real time feedback from learners. Over 50 years ago, this... Categories Polling/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
August 7, 2020 Polls in Zoom Reading Time: < 1 minute One way to improve students’ participation in synchronous learning activities in a remote classroom can be to use the polling feature in Zoom. Using single... Categories Polling/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams Comments: 0
August 7, 2020 Ideas for Empowering Online Learners Reading Time: 3 minutes Puneet Sharma, Professor of Mathematics in the School of Business at Conestoga College, shares examples and ideas on practices for promoting effective remote teaching and learning. His work can also be found on his blog. Categories Faculty Stories/Teaching Remotely Comment: 1
August 6, 2020 Reflections on earning the eCampusOntario Technologist badge Reading Time: 3 minutes As part of development activities this summer, Conestoga faculty were invited to participate in several opportunities to complete the Technologist module of the Ontario Extend... Categories Faculty Stories Comments: 0
August 5, 2020 What is the H5P Studio? Reading Time: < 1 minute Created by eCampusOntario for the 45 Ontario colleges and universities, the H5P Studio is a space where educators and students can create, share and use... Categories H5P Studio/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
August 5, 2020 Searching through the H5P Studio Catalogue Reading Time: < 1 minute Interested in seeing what interactives might have already been built by your colleagues across Ontario? This video will give you a primer on finding interactives... Categories H5P Studio/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
