Modes of Delivery

November 7, 2024

Teaching in Teams

Reading Time: 5 minutes At Conestoga, some Faculty may use Teams to teach their courses. This post aims to support you in the initial stages of learning to use...

Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams

June 24, 2024

Ready, Set, Teach! Navigating pre-class jitters and set-up

Reading Time: 3 minutes You’ve got your lesson planned, your water bottle filled, and your slides ready, but still, you’ve got butterflies in your stomach as you approach the...

Class Management/In-person/Reflective Practice/Teaching

April 8, 2024

In-Person Proctoring How-To’s

Reading Time: 4 minutes In-class proctored tests and exams offer the opportunity to measure student learning in the moment, under observation. These types of assessments can also present you...

Academic Integrity/Assessing Learning/Assessment Challenges/In-person

March 27, 2024

Facilitator Notes for the Academic Team

Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest co-authored post from Instructional Designer Amber West, Online Learning Centre, on the benefits and practice of using facilitator notes.

Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching

February 16, 2024

Managing Classroom PPE and Safety Protocols

Reading Time: 3 minutes This post addresses managing the classroom with respect to the use of personal protective equipment use, discussing safety protocols with students, and responding to safety situations and incidents.

Class Management/In-person/Teaching

January 31, 2024

Effective Whiteboard Use

Reading Time: < 1 minute When teaching in-person, the whiteboard can be an effective teaching tool in the classroom. It helps students visualize content and recall important terms, concepts, and...

Accessible Learning/Collaboration/In-person

January 16, 2024

Promote Student Self-Monitoring in an Asynchronous Online Course

Reading Time: 3 minutes You begin teaching an asynchronous online course, and you have taken the initiative to welcome your students with an announcement and welcome video. Now, as...

Class Management/Online Asynchronous

September 19, 2023

Teaching in Zoom

Reading Time: 4 minutes At Conestoga, many faculty use Zoom to teach their courses. This post aims to support you in the initial stages of learning to use Zoom...

Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech for New Faculty/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams

September 13, 2023

Active Learning on Zoom: Padlet

Reading Time: 3 minutes Promoting active participation in class is beneficial for students because they are incorporated into the activities and are contributors to their learning process. Essentially, students...

Active Learning and Engagement/Online Synchronous/Teaching