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August 26, 2021

Accommodating and Supporting Students with Disabilities: Conestoga Faculty Stories

Reading Time: 7 minutesStories curated by Elan Paulson and Sara Kafashan Increasing numbers of students with disabilities are attending colleges in Ontario (Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, n.d.). In fact, from April 2017 to April 2018, we had 1,334 students with a disability at Conestoga College, and this number increased to 1,380 from April 2018 to April 2019. And, according to Conestoga’s 2021-2024 Strategic Plan (see p. 13), ensuring inclusivity to promote student academic, personal, and...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice
August 26, 2021

A Foundational Understanding of Accessible Teaching and Learning at Conestoga College

Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross Ontario colleges and universities, there are growing numbers of students with disabilities (Learning Disabilities of Ontario, 2019). At Conestoga, we have seen our numbers of students with disabilities steadily increase. For example, across two academic years (i.e., 2017-2018 and 2018-2019), Conestoga had a 3.5% increase in students with a disability registered at Accessible Learning.  Despite these growing numbers, a...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching
August 26, 2021

Cybersecurity for Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Baljeet Bilkhu, Faculty in Applied Computer Science and Information Technology Programs Having worked in the IT industry for the past 30 years after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a B.A. Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Baljeet Bilkhu has been sharing his experiences, knowledge and methods for a successful career with students at Conestoga College since 2016. During this...
Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
August 26, 2021

HyFlex FAQ

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow do I start the HyFlex classroom up? Visit our HyFlex Rooms post to learn about these innovative new teaching and learning spaces. Is every classroom a HyFlex classroom?   Currently there are 4 rooms at the Doon campus (3A507, 2E35, 3E39, WW16) and 5 rooms at the DTK campus (007, 012, 013, 030, 032). Below, you can see some of the classroom layouts. Click an image to enlarge the view. Conestoga also...
Categories Hybrid/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
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