Category: Diversity

November 16, 2020

Course Completion Assessment Process for Students with Documented Disabilities

Reading Time: 4 minutes An FAQ on the Course Completion Assessment process and form, used by Accessible Learning and the program team to provide an opportunity for the meaningful consideration of retroactive requests by students with a documented disability.

Categories Accessible Learning/Student Success Services

September 10, 2020

Use Visuals Inclusively

Reading Time: 3 minutes This teaching tip provides three ideas for to provide inclusive remote course lesson content where visuals are used.

Categories Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

May 29, 2020

Faculty Answer Questions from Tech@Conestoga Panel

Reading Time: 15 minutes Additional answers by faculty panelists to questions asked by attendees of the Day 1 Faculty Panel at Tech@Conestoga Days.

Categories Events/Online Synchronous/Teaching International Students

May 6, 2020

Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Teaching During a Pandemic

Reading Time: 4 minutes Tip on promoting equity and inclusion instruction practices for remote learning.

Categories Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching

July 15, 2019

Students From India

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can you best prepare for cohorts of students from India? This Teaching Tip aims to help you find out.

Categories Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students

July 15, 2019

Accessible Board Work

Reading Time: < 1 minute Be sure that your board work is accessible to all students. The following tips will help you create clear and legible board writing.

Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity

July 15, 2019

Prepare Early for Accommodations

Reading Time: < 1 minute Connect with Accessibility Service’s resources for faculty to prepare to connect students with on campus supports. Be sure to read and take action on emails...

Categories Accessible Learning/Assessing Learning/Diversity/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

February 11, 2018

Accommodation-Related Classroom Management

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are some avoidable occurrences when providing instruction to students when some students may have accommodations? How can I best manage student behaviours while always...

Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity

February 4, 2018

Hidden Communication Challenges

Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is it challenging for international students to adapt to new learning environments? How can faculty promptly determine whether international students comprehend class content? Is...

Categories Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students

January 29, 2018

Promoting Attendance with International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Contexts for international students and ideas to promote attendance in in-person and synchronous online classes.

Categories Diversity/Teaching International Students