March 31, 2021

Working With Mark Pushback and Course Concerns from Students

Reading Time: 4 minutesThoughts 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.

Categories Grading & Grading Tools/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

January 18, 2021

Exam Proctoring in Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutesAdvice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

Categories Assessment Implementation/Grading & Grading Tools/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

November 16, 2020

Course Completion Assessment Process for Students with Documented Disabilities

Reading Time: 4 minutesAn 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 Teaching/Effective Teaching/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

October 8, 2020

Honour Pledges for Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesInformation about using honour pledges, and alternatives, to reduce academic violations

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

June 15, 2020

What Faculty Should Know About Contract Cheating

Reading Time: 5 minutesInformation and insights for faculty about contract cheating and college students, by Cory Scurr, Academic Integrity Coordinator.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Grading & Grading Tools/Inclusive Teaching/Quality Assessment/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

June 3, 2020

Providing Feedback in an Online Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe in Teaching and Learning share the commitment to find ways to enact the aspects of the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure through thoughtful planning for each learning modality. This  teaching tip will focus on online synchronous and asynchronous feedback opportunities. Here are excerpts from the Academic Course Procedure to consider as we adjust our assessment practices to the modality of our teaching...

Categories Grading & Grading Tools/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

December 18, 2017

Group Marking

Reading Time: 4 minutesTips for marking group work.

Categories Effective Teaching/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment/Teaching for Learning

December 1, 2017

Integrity in Group Work

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat does the research say about setting collaborative cultures in class? How can I manage conflicts as they arise in group work? How do I prevent copying or cheating and encourage individual voice in these cases? Relevant Policies Conestoga’s Academic Integrity Policy includes the following offenses related to group work: Suggestions and Innovations Know Your Responsibilities Remember that you are considered...

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

December 1, 2017

Preventing Cheating on Paper-Based Exams

Reading Time: 6 minutesTips for preventing and responding to cheating on paper-based exams.

Categories Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment