Author: Wesley Butler

Wesley Butler, B.PR, B.A. Comm, M.Ed., is Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Conestoga, where he also teaches marketing communications, public relations, and reading/writing skills. He oversees teaching observations and the scheduling of micro-credential courses, including the Post-Secondary Teaching Certificate. Wesley develops internal communication protocols and delivers regular updates and outreach to 3,000 faculty, Chairs, and Deans via digital newsletters, brochures, and flyers. Wesley has launched a feature story series and weekly newsletter to highlight faculty success and share practical teaching strategies, and facilitates E3 workshops on email writing and generative AI.

How Our Online Synchronous Workshops Benefit a Trades Faculty’s Students

Reading Time: 2 minutesSheri Copplestone teaches Computer Applications in Conestoga’s School of Trades and Apprenticeship, and facilitates the Entrepreneurial Program for Newcomers. She is also involved in the School of Workforce Development’s Academic Upgrading program. In March 2020, when COVID-19 shifted education to an online synchronous and asynchronous format, many faculty sought ongoing assistance from Teaching and Learning. From last Spring to present,...

How the FAST Program Supports International Students

Reading Time: 4 minutesA professor is often the first person international students meet when they arrive in Canada. To support them in the next step of their professional careers, programs need to create a classroom community that is professional and comfortable, get to know students by showing interest in their backgrounds, and integrate their experiences in other countries into their Conestoga experience. These...