May 4, 2022

A Quick Checklist for Setting Up the First Class

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a collaborative post brought to you by the Teaching and Learning Consultants. If you are new to teaching and to Conestoga College, you may want to use this quick checklist to prepare yourself for the first class. Please explore Conestoga’s Course Delivery Procedure before your first class.

Categories Effective Teaching/Hybrid/In-Person/Lesson & Course Planning/Online Synchronous

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 26, 2022

Students Talking in an In-Person Class

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis teaching tip offers strategies for addressing students “side talking” in an in-person class in a kind, respectful way. It also describes ideas for structured and unstructured talk time in class.  

Categories Effective Teaching/In-Person/Inclusive Teaching/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

December 21, 2021

GIRAFES: Charting a Learning Pathway for Hybrid and Fully Online Courses

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis tip provides an overview to develop a lesson plan and learning pathway for units of learning with a hybrid, remote, and/or asynchronous course. Please share feedback on this model with Elan Paulson. Planning for Lessons and Courses   Lesson plans are documents help to prepare you for your classes by providing a purposeful structure and flow for teaching, learning, and assessment activities within a...

Categories Effective Teaching/Hybrid/Lesson & Course Planning

November 30, 2021

Two Stories of Testing in the Cloud

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis Faculty Story was co-written by Mariam Raza (Office Administration, Administrative Business Management) and Trish Stevenson (Public Relations). Mariam Raza has 15+ years of business support, executive support, and operational management experience. She joined Conestoga in 2017, teaching in the Office Administration certificate and diploma programs, and later in the Administrative Business Management graduate certificate program. She is a process...

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

November 25, 2021

Preparing to Teach While Wearing a Mask

Reading Time: 7 minutesAs we get ready for our in-person classes, how can we prepare to teach so that everyone can hear and process what we say? This teaching tip gathers advice and suggestions from experts in hearing and education for some no-tech practices and some-tech-enabled practices to help ensure maximum clarity in the classroom.

Categories Effective Teaching/In-Person/Teaching for Learning

November 15, 2021

Getting Started with Online Synchronous Classes

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

Categories Effective Teaching/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with Teams/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

November 1, 2021

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

Reading Time: 3 minutesJohn 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 into his teaching. He is proud of watching students grow, excel and succeed from entry into the program through to completion with unique capstone projects. John is proud to be working with such a talented Engineering...

Categories Assessment Design & Development/EdTech for Active Learning/Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment/Reflective Practice/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

September 21, 2021

Removing a Participant from a Live Zoom Class

Reading Time: 3 minutesThings to Consider Students may be joining a live Zoom class from a variety of locations, devices, and living situations. Many international students may be joining a class from locations all over the world. As such, issues may come up such as students having to be quiet during a class because they are joining from a different timezone which may...

Categories Hybrid/Online Synchronous/Teaching with Teams/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

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 26, 2021

Cybersecurity for Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Baljeet Bilkhu, Faculty in Applied Computer Science and Information Technology Programs Having worked in the IT industry for the past 30 years after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a B.A. Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Baljeet Bilkhu has been sharing his experiences, knowledge and methods for a successful career with students at Conestoga College since 2016. During this...

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

August 26, 2021

HyFlex FAQ

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow do I start the HyFlex classroom up? Visit our HyFlex Rooms post to learn about these innovative new teaching and learning spaces. Is every classroom a HyFlex classroom?   Currently there are 4 rooms at the Doon campus (3A507, 2E35, 3E39, WW16) and 5 rooms at the DTK campus (007, 012, 013, 030, 032). Below, you can see some of the classroom layouts. Click an image to enlarge the view. Conestoga also...

Categories Hybrid/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

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 23, 2021

Tips for Teaching Out-of-Country International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutesDue to the current situation, many students are attending classes from their home country. Students attending the courses from outside of Canada require some unique supports from the Professors teaching them. This teaching tip offers some key issues to understand and consider while teaching out-of-country international students. Teaching international students can be supremely rewarding. Eventually, students will overcome the barriers,...

Categories Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous