Author: Laura Stoutenburg

A college professor and accredited TESL trainer for more than 20 years, Laura Stoutenburg, holding an M.A., has taught and developed curricula for a variety of topics, with her work including language assessment in China and Canada. Before joining Teaching and Learning as a consultant, Laura coordinated Conestoga’s TESL Certificate and English Language Studies programs. She specializes in matters related to Intercultural Teaching and language acquisition, and is available at the Kitchener Downtown Campus.

August 27, 2024

Introduction to Planning Courses

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Teaching and Learning 5-part learning series on planning and developing courses, developed in collaboration with Curriculum Planning & Operations and the Online Learning Centre, will be offered again in Fall 2024.

Lesson and Course Planning

November 8, 2023

Teaching In Person: Delivery Skills

Reading Time: 3 minutes This tip will provide suggestions for combining space, technology, and your own presence to help capture and hold your students’ attention.

Class Management/Teaching

September 28, 2023

Faculty Innovation 2022 – a Faculty Member’s Story 2

Reading Time: 6 minutes Amanda Tkaczyk tells about Scaffolded Carousel Assessments.

Awards/Faculty Stories/Teaching

September 28, 2023

Faculty Innovation 2022 – a Faculty Member’s Story 1

Reading Time: 6 minutes Diana Degan tells about innovations for the PR Plan assessment in the Public Relations course for the Strategic Marketing Communications program.

Awards/Faculty Stories/Teaching

September 28, 2023

Faculty Innovation 2022 – a Faculty Member’s Story 3

Reading Time: 5 minutes Julia Beddoe and Polina Yakovleva describe the online writing feedback loop which increased their students’ learning from feedback.

Awards/Faculty Stories/Teaching

July 27, 2023

Considerations for Course Planning

Reading Time: 5 minutes These considerations for course planning can help guide faculty who are planning a new course or revising an existing course.

Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

June 21, 2023

Conventions for Writing and Saying Numbers

Reading Time: < 1 minute Your students from India may be making mental adjustments for the first while when listening to or reading the higher numbers. This chart compares number notation conventions.

Teaching/Teaching International Students

June 20, 2023

The First Two Weeks: Basic Classroom Expectations

Reading Time: 9 minutes At its best a classroom is a dynamic setting where teacher and learners support each other on the journey toward a common learning goal in...

Build Community/Lesson and Course Planning

March 17, 2023

Best Practices for Open Book Testing

Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you ready to refresh the assessments in your synchronous or online asynchronous courses? As you weigh the option of an open-book test, this teaching tip will provide best practices and considerations for creating the most effective open-book assessment possible.

Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching

January 8, 2023

Pathway – Read your Course Outline

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you getting ready to teach a course for the first time? Your course outline is a map to help guide you. This walkthrough will help clarify how best to read your course outline.

New Faculty/Teaching