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Elan Paulson, PhD, has been an educator in Ontario's higher education system since 2004. Before joining Conestoga as a Teaching and Learning Consultant, Elan was on the executive team at eCampusOntario. She previously served as Program Director and as an instructor in professional education programs at Western University's Faculty of Education. With a Master's in Educational Technology, Elan specializes in technology-enabled and collaborative learning to support diverse learners. She has also conducted research on faculty participation in communities of practice for professional learning and self-care.
July 26, 2021

Micro-Credentials as Building Blocks to Lifelong Learning  

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dorina Grossu, Professor (Contract), School of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Online Learning  My professional career focus, for the last 10 years, has directed me towards online education and technologies that are used to enhance our learning and life experiences. I was excited when I discovered that Conestoga was offering online micro-credential courses whose credits apply to a Post-Secondary Teaching certificate.   I decided to challenge myself and take the required course credits for this certificate program. So far, I have completed 24...
Categories Educational Development Opportunities/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice
June 14, 2021

Headed Towards Hybrid

Reading Time: 2 minutesPost 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 courses.  While the pandemic has brought many challenges, it is also a time where instructors have been able to explore various pedagogical approaches using technology. It has allowed instructors to consider how course design can...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
February 19, 2021

Week-Long Global Event on Open Education

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom March 1 to 5, 2021 the world celebrates Open Education Week. Learn more and join free events. About Open Education Week Open education includes free access to open-licensed adaptable course materials, videos, assessment tools, research, and textbooks. Open licenses help to make teaching and learning resources more easily available, adaptable, equitable and economical–especially for students. To learn more about...
Categories Events
February 19, 2021

Breaks in the In-Person and Synchronous Online Classroom

Reading Time: 4 minutes“For each class, faculty will […] [e]nsure breaks occur during the lesson time to support student needs.” – Course Delivery Procedure (January 2021)  Breaks are time-bound periods in which students stop doing class work to rest and re-focus. Breaks should be given for students into all in-person and hybrid courses at least by the 1-hour mark of class, or more depending...
Categories Effective Teaching/Hybrid/In-Person/Inclusive Teaching/Online Synchronous
January 7, 2021

Silent In-Class Reading Time

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf one goal of your class meetings is to promote thoughtful, lively discussion among students, then it can be useful to think about ways to help students prepare for discussion. This teaching tip considers the potential benefits of providing students with quiet time in class to prepare for discussion. The focus is on applying synchronous online class meetings, but the...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/In-Person/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning
November 12, 2020

Creating a CARD Lesson Plan

Reading Time: 4 minutesLesson plans provide structure, flow, and focus to a class meeting. This teaching tip provides information on the CARD lesson plan. The CARD lesson plan can be used in any mode of delivery. The CARD lesson plan is also known as the CARL lesson plan. BOPPPS or CARD  While a BOPPPS lesson plan structures a lesson using interactive practice following a presentation, the CARD...
Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning