Diversity

October 18, 2022

Indigenous Resources

Reading Time: < 1 minute The following is a message from Conestoga College’s Library Services department Whether for self-education or as learning resources for your students, consider exploring the library’s...

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Faculty Services/Library Services

June 29, 2022

Content Warnings in Teaching

Reading Time: 9 minutes What are content warnings? How can I best prepare my class for a difficult topic? This tip provides examples of content warnings and other tips for teaching difficult topics.

Accessible Learning/Diverse Identities/Diversity/Teaching

April 26, 2022

Getting Started with Grammarly

Reading Time: 2 minutes A post by Library Services that provides an overview of Grammarly, a tool for supporting writing and proofreading

AI and Assessment/AI and Teaching/Library Services/Teaching International Students

April 7, 2022

Supporting Muslim Students during the Month of Ramadan

Reading Time: 4 minutes How faculty can support Muslim students during the month of Ramadan.

Diversity

April 6, 2022

Delivering Indigenous Land Acknowledgements

Reading Time: 6 minutes Author’s Acknowledgement This post has been written from the perspective of a first-generation settler, living on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee...

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diversity

April 5, 2022

Terms for First Peoples in Canada

Reading Time: 9 minutes This post describes the importance of respecting the self-naming practices of the First Peoples, and provides a partial list of terms for talking about First Peoples.

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diverse Identities/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching

March 3, 2022

Creating Sense of Belonging: From an International Student’s Perspective

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Hiral Joshi, International Faculty Development Assistant, Teaching and Learning I am Hiral Joshi a full-time student for the Career Development Practitioner course at the...

Diversity/Teaching International Students

December 9, 2021

Building Truth and Reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples into Teaching

Reading Time: 6 minutes By Elan Paulson and Sara Kafashan Note: This post has been written from the perspective of two settlers in North America, incorporating research and voices from...

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diversity/Teaching

August 31, 2021

Ways To Make Your Teaching More Accessible

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Sara Kafashan [E]ducation providers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities. Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2018 How can faculty...

Accessible Learning/Diversity

August 31, 2021

Trauma Informed Teaching

Reading Time: 6 minutes As we begin our teaching each semester, we welcome strangers into our class whose past experiences are unknown to us. Over time, it sometimes becomes clear that a student is struggling with the impact of life experiences on the student’s ability to learn. This teaching tip will provide a research perspective and practical suggestions to help make your class a welcoming environment for students with trauma in their past (or present).

Accessible Learning/Teaching

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