April 13, 2022

Course Orientation for Asynchronous Learners

Reading Time: 5 minutesConsider how ready for self-directed learning your students may be, and provide appropriate supports that meet their learning needs.

Categories Effective Teaching/Online Asynchronous/Student Engagement & Communication/Teaching for Learning

March 25, 2022

Help Students Complete Non-Graded Asynchronous Activities

Reading Time: 5 minutesEncourage students to complete course activities that are not graded.

Categories Effective Teaching/Hybrid/Online Asynchronous/Student Engagement & Communication/Teaching for Learning

September 3, 2021

Tips for Getting Started with an Asynchronous Course

Reading Time: 7 minutesMichele Feeser shares tips for preparing for asynchronous teaching.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Lesson & Course Planning/Online Asynchronous/Reflective Practice

August 19, 2021

Engaging Students as Fully Online Learners

Reading Time: 4 minutesCommunicate and interact with students regularly, even when you never meet for scheduled class lessons in real time.

Categories Effective Teaching/Modes of Delivery/Online Asynchronous/Teaching for Learning

June 18, 2021

The Decisions I Make While Teaching Both Asynchronously and Synchronously: Stories From the Classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutesFaculty had to switch to remote teaching in March 2020. I was one of those teachers In this teaching story. While not teaching in person, there has been a constant tug of war in my mind between asynchronous materials and synchronous teaching content. How do I make a balance between asynchronously and synchronously delivered teaching materials? How do I make...

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice

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 24, 2020

Test Preparation: Providing Guidance for Students Taking Tests

Reading Time: 4 minutesExams can be stressful, especially now. Here are some suggestions for setting clear yet welcoming guidelines for for your students to follow.

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

October 2, 2020

Student Expectations for Online Engagement

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn overview of the Student Expectations for Online Engagement Policy

Categories Inclusive EdTech Use/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

September 3, 2020

Create a Screen Recording with PowerPoint

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis tip will show you how to use PowerPoint to record your desktop. Start by opening up a new, blank PowerPoint. In case you missed the end of this video, your screen recording can either be saved as a video, or you can add additional slides as title screens, cut scenes, and end screens, and export the slides and video...

Categories Online Asynchronous/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

August 26, 2020

Open Educational Resources

Reading Time: 2 minutesFind out about OER available through Library Services.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Faculty Services/Inclusive EdTech Use/Library Services/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

August 26, 2020

Course Readings

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to find and link library resources to your course shell.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Faculty Services/Library Services/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous

August 7, 2020

Ideas for Empowering Online Learners

Reading Time: 3 minutesPuneet Sharma, Professor of Mathematics in the School of Business at Conestoga College, shares examples and ideas on practices for promoting effective remote teaching and learning. His work can also be found on his blog.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/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

May 28, 2020

Assigning, Coaching, and Marking Recorded Presentations

Reading Time: 4 minutesStrategies and suggestions for coaching and grading recorded student presentations.

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

May 12, 2020

The First Two Weeks: Icebreakers in Online Learning Environments

Reading Time: 5 minutesA teaching tip with examples of synchronous and asynchronous ice breakers for remote classes.

Categories Effective Teaching/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching