Online Synchronous

November 15, 2021

Getting Started With Online Synchronous Classes

Reading Time: 4 minutes This teaching tip provides information and ideas how to prepare for running remote learning in a digital classroom smoothly.

Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

November 1, 2021

Proposing, Designing and Presenting Online – Robotics and Automation Capstone Projects

Reading Time: 3 minutes John Tielemans has been full-time with Conestoga College since 1998. With a background in physics and nuclear systems, he brings a strong desire to learn...

Faculty Stories/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous

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).

Building Community/Hybrid/In-person/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching Tips

July 12, 2021

Empower Your Teaching with Ontario Extend

Reading Time: 2 minutes Offered by eCampusOntario, Ontario Extend is a free micro-credentialed learning program exploring emerging technologies and pedagogical practices. It includes six modules that equip educators with...

Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips/Tech For Teaching

June 23, 2021

Tips for Teaching Out-of-Country International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Due to the current situation, many students are attending classes from their home country. Students attending the courses from outside of Canada require some unique...

Building Community/Hybrid/In-person/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

May 27, 2021

Making the Essential Elements Work for Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Sherri Steele and Joel Beaupré, Teaching & Learning Consultants At Conestoga, students are supported in their courses through the use of a Learning Management...

eConestoga/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

May 20, 2021

Icebreakers for Your Zoom Classrooms

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the era of synchronous online learning, it is important to create a community of learning. Using icebreakers can foster communities, promote positive teacher and...

Active Learning/Building Community/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

March 31, 2021

Working With Mark Pushback and Course Concerns from Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes Thoughts by Kathryn Brillinger on the challenges of ensuring clarity on expectations and building rapport with online and remote students, and suggestions for responding to students who push back on the marks they receive.

Assessing Learning/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

March 12, 2021

10 (+1) Tips for Supporting International Students (and Everyone Else) While Teaching Remotely

Reading Time: 5 minutes Kathryn Brillinger, Nasreen Sultana, and Laura Stoutenburg of Teaching and Learning, and Thomas Campbell and Kavya Adapala from Student Engagement. Keep the Welcome Going Work on a big, warm welcome each class. Students will...

Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

February 19, 2021

Breaks in the In-Person and Synchronous Online Classroom

Reading Time: 4 minutes “For each class, faculty will […] [e]nsure breaks occur during the lesson time to support student needs.” – Course Delivery Procedure (January 2021) Breaks are...

Hybrid/In-person/Lesson Planning/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

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