August 25, 2021

Cameras On and Off in Virtual Classes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy should you keep your camera on when teaching? We have now had more than a year and a half of experience with virtual classes at Conestoga. We are getting so good at Zoom and Teams and all the features we need to help students learn. But, having an entire class with most students with their cameras off can be...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching

June 23, 2021

Best Practices for Faculty to Support Students in Distress or in Crisis

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this post, you will learn about best practices to support students in distress or in crisis. Some of the information here is based on More Feet on The Ground, a recommended, free, 25-minute online campus mental health training available to anyone working in post-secondary education. Setting Students Up For Success Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, students face numerous challenges...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching

June 22, 2021

“Involve Me and I Learn”- The Connection Between Active Learning and How the Brain Learns

Reading Time: 3 minutesTell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin Conestoga College endorses active learning to promote an engaging and positive learning experience for the students. Active learning is an approach to teaching and learning where teachers involve the students in the learning process by using various strategies. However, why do students learn...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Teaching for Learning

May 5, 2021

Read & Write Gold

Reading Time: 2 minutesRead&Write is a literacy toolbar that helps students enhance their reading, writing, studying, and research skills. Commonly presumed as a type of assistive tech, Read & Write is unique in that it is available to all students at Conestoga. This app can support a variety of learning, studying, and research habits. By using Read&Write, students can proactively develop their literacy...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive EdTech Use/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

January 7, 2021

Silent In-Class Reading Time

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf one goal of your class meetings is to promote thoughtful, lively discussion among students, then it can be useful to think about ways to help students prepare for discussion. This teaching tip considers the potential benefits of providing students with quiet time in class to prepare for discussion. The focus is on applying synchronous online class meetings, but the...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/In-Person/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning

December 1, 2020

Supporting Privacy Rights of People with Disabilities

Reading Time: 2 minutesInformation and links on protecting the rights of people to disclose or withhold information about theirdisability

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching

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

November 2, 2020

Optional and Occasional Student Webcam Use

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis tip shares some information about why students may be turning off their web video cameras (webcams) during synchronous classes, how to monitor learner presence without webcams, and strategies for promoting engagement with optional and occasional web cam use. Reasons Students Turn WebCams Off In The Conversation, Tabitha Moses (2020) lists five reasons why many students are keeping their webcams...

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Hybrid/Inclusive EdTech Use/Online Synchronous/Teaching with Teams/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

September 10, 2020

Use Visuals Inclusively

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis teaching tip provides three ideas for to provide inclusive remote course lesson content where visuals are used.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching

September 8, 2020

Teaching With Pop-Up Visuals

Reading Time: 5 minutesDavid Sitler is a Faculty member in the School of Engineering. This teaching story describes Dave’s use of visuals in his teaching, and shares visuals from his teaching materials that highlight course concepts.

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

September 8, 2020

Ways to Use Visuals in Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesA Teaching Tip that describes and gives examples of different ways to use visuals in remote teaching

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/In-Person/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning

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

Teach Me Tech Services for Students

Reading Time: 2 minutesTeach Me Tech offers assistance and workshops for faculty and students.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Library Services/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

April 16, 2020

Universal Design for Learning for Teaching

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecommendations to maximize the ability for students with disabilities to fully and meaningfully participate in all aspects of the virtual learning environment and may also benefit other student populations.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching