August 26, 2020

Teach Me Tech Services for Students

Reading Time: 2 minutesTeach Me Tech offers assistance and workshops for faculty and students.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Library Services/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

August 26, 2020

Course Readings

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to find and link library resources to your course shell.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Faculty Services/Library Services/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous

August 18, 2020

I’m an Empowered Educator!

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Faculty Story is a guest post written by Diana Degan, BAA, ABC, CAAP, Professor, Public Relations & Marketing and an Ontario Extend Empowered Educator. View the original post on her professional blog. I did it! I worked my way through all six of the Ontario Extend modules and was rewarded with the status of an Empowered Educator. Whoo hoo! That...

Categories Educational Development Opportunities/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice

August 7, 2020

Ideas for Empowering Online Learners

Reading Time: 3 minutesPuneet 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 Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

August 6, 2020

Reflections on Earning the eCampusOntario Technologist Badge

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs part of development activities this summer, Conestoga faculty were invited to participate in several opportunities to complete the Technologist module of the Ontario Extend program. This Faculty Story was written by Baljeet Bilkhu (School of Applied Computer Science and IT). I’ve been teaching at Conestoga for over the past four years – mostly in the areas of Software Quality and...

Categories Educational Development Opportunities/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice

July 10, 2020

Reflective Tool for Teacher Development

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Mike Wong, PhD Developing as a teacher takes time and effort. According to Lyon’s Model on Teacher Efficacy and Competence, progression through the five stages of teacher development (novice, advanced beginner, competent performer, proficient, expert) requires a combination of experiences and, importantly, ongoing reflection. As teachers advance through these stages, they develop an increasing awareness of their teaching philosophy...

Categories Effective Teaching/Reflective Practice

June 26, 2020

Team Contracts for Healthy Group Work

Reading Time: 4 minutesA guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the benefits of using team contracts. Sample team contract provided.

Categories Assessment Implementation/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Quality Assessment/Student Engagement & Communication

June 26, 2020

Building Future Teamwork Success in Group Dynamics Course

Reading Time: 5 minutesGuest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the Group Dynamics course as a foundation for other programs at Conestoga College.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories

June 25, 2020

Managing Zoom Fatigue

Reading Time: 3 minutesTips on avoiding and managing Zoom fatigue while working remotely.

Categories Teaching with Teams/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

June 15, 2020

What Faculty Should Know About Contract Cheating

Reading Time: 5 minutesInformation and insights for faculty about contract cheating and college students, by Cory Scurr, Academic Integrity Coordinator.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Grading & Grading Tools/Inclusive Teaching/Quality Assessment/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

May 18, 2020

Help Students Build Dispute Resolution Skills for Group Work

Reading Time: 3 minutesMichael Quartermain describes online dispute resolution resources available for faculty use.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

May 6, 2020

Online Course and Research Materials

Reading Time: 2 minutesTip that provides information on library supports for faculty.

Categories Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

May 1, 2020

The Benefits of Engaging the Senses in Lessons

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis teaching tip provides some insight into brain functioning to understand why certain teaching strategies—such as activities that appeal to the human senses–are good for learning.

Categories Effective Teaching/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

April 24, 2020

Supporting Student Well-Being

Reading Time: 2 minutesResources to support students’ mental health and well being as they learn remotely.

Categories Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Teaching for Learning

April 16, 2020

Universal Design for Learning for Teaching

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecommendations to maximize the ability for students with disabilities to fully and meaningfully participate in all aspects of the virtual learning environment and may also benefit other student populations.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching