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.

April 13, 2021

Marking Dilemmas

Reading Time: 5 minutes During challenging times, how should we proceed with grading in order to balance academic rigour and fairness with care and understanding for our students? This teaching tip helps you to manage a number of marking dilemmas you may experience.

Assessing Learning/Assessment Challenges/Rubrics and Marking/Teaching

January 18, 2021

Exam Proctoring in Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Advice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Rubrics and Marking

November 24, 2020

Test Preparation: Providing Guidance for Students Taking Tests

Reading Time: 4 minutes Exams can be stressful, especially now. Here are some suggestions for setting clear yet welcoming guidelines for for your students to follow.

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching

September 8, 2020

Creating Class Guidelines with Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes You and your students are engaged in a collaborative journey toward the goal of successful learning. This teaching tip suggests ways to create guidelines together with your students in order to create an inviting atmosphere that supports learning for everyone in the class.

Build Community/Hybrid/In-person/Online Synchronous/Teaching

June 3, 2020

Providing Feedback in an Online Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutes We in Teaching and Learning share the commitment to find ways to enact the aspects of the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure through thoughtful planning for each learning...

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous

May 12, 2020

The First Two Weeks: Icebreakers in Online Learning Environments

Reading Time: 5 minutes A teaching tip with examples of synchronous and asynchronous ice breakers for remote classes.

Build Community/Online Synchronous/Teaching

May 4, 2020

My First Time Teaching Online: My Learning Curve

Reading Time: 3 minutes A reflection on instruction in a remote teaching environment for the first time, and lessons learned.

Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous

February 10, 2020

Preparing for Assessment

Reading Time: 4 minutes Assessment properly understood represents a continuation and culmination of the teaching and learning process. With the course learning outcomes firmly in view, we teach, we...

Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Teaching