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Jesslyn is an Educational Technology Consultant at Conestoga. An Ontario Certified Teacher, and holding a M. Ed. and B.Ed., Jesslyn researches and promotes new technologies for faculty to enhance pedagogical practices. She brings to the role her experience as a Google and Microsoft certified technology trainer and as a classroom teacher in South Korea, Mongolia, and Ontario, focusing on special education and assistive learning technologies. She is available for workshops, consultations, and support with using technology in higher education contexts.
November 30, 2021

Two Stories of Testing in the Cloud

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis Faculty Story was co-written by Mariam Raza (Office Administration, Administrative Business Management) and Trish Stevenson (Public Relations). Mariam Raza has 15+ years of business support, executive support, and operational management experience. She joined Conestoga in 2017, teaching in the Office Administration certificate and diploma programs, and later in the Administrative Business Management graduate certificate program. She is a process...
Categories Assessment Design & Development/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment
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
May 5, 2021

Read & Write Gold

Reading Time: 2 minutesRead&Write is a literacy toolbar that helps students enhance their reading, writing, studying, and research skills. Commonly presumed as a type of assistive tech, Read & Write is unique in that it is available to all students at Conestoga. This app can support a variety of learning, studying, and research habits. By using Read&Write, students can proactively develop their literacy...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive EdTech Use/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
December 1, 2020

Putting Your Best Face Forward in Online Meetings with Students

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe clothing we wear, the setting we present ourselves in, and the camera view have a profound impact on our students’ impressions of us and on how comfortable and respected they feel.    We might ask ourselves the following questions: What is the balance between formal and casual in online meetings? Ben Marder and Sebastian Oliver (2020) at the University of...
Categories Online Synchronous/Teaching with Teams/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
September 17, 2020

About Teach Me Tech Services

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLooking for information to support students with technology? Complete and up-to-date tech support and services for students can be found on the Library’s Teach Me Tech website. Services Available At the Teach Me Tech site, students can: access live chat tech support, book one-on-one virtual tech consults with tech reps, find tips and instructions for using Zoom or Teams, or LinkedIn Learning,...
Categories Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
September 17, 2020

Easy Ways to Promote Student Success Services

Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents who access our services earlier in the semester tend to be more successful. Helping to make sure students are aware of services early in the semester, and with friendly reminders throughout the term, can help to provide early intervention and avoid problems at crunch time. To try to make this as simple as possible, Student Success Services has created a...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
September 9, 2020

The Power of PowerPoint

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany studies have investigated the value of using PowerPoint as a lecture tool. PowerPoint’s strength is often the comfort we have as educators and learners with this lesson delivery format. But sometimes, our comfort level with PowerPoint can lead us to over-anticipate the role it plays in communicating complex ideas.  Most research on the effectiveness of PowerPoint shows that the...
Categories Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
September 4, 2020

Using PowerPoint to Create Videos

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlthough we think of PowerPoint as being best suited to building slides, in reality, it has evolved into a video creation tool, as well. Easily create intro screens, bring in cameos of yourself talking, and incorporate screen recordings. Build custom videos for your course. All this, without learning complex video editing software! Learn more about working with animations, transitions and...
Categories Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching