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March 12, 2021

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

Reading Time: 5 minutesKathryn 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 either be remote and trying to manage bandwidth and scheduling and new systems or in Ontario settling in or seeking housing, grocery stores, etc. Start your class right on time but expect some students to sometimes be late...
Categories Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Online Synchronous/Student Engagement & Communication/Teaching for Learning
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
November 11, 2020

Helping Students Connect the Dots

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Paula Barrett, Professor and Coordinator of the Bachelor of Public Relations  Paula Barrett is a professor and program coordinator in the Bachelor of Public Relations degree program at Conestoga College. Paula has been with the college full-time for 16 years and helped build and launch both the BPR as well as the PR diploma. She received the college’s Employee...
Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning
September 17, 2020

About myWellness Supports

Reading Time: < 1 minutePost contributed by Student Success Services Students currently living in Ontario* can access the college’s remote medical care and mental health supports to discuss any physical and mental health issues they are experiencing. Are you concerned for your students’ wellbeing and mental wellness? Would you like to ensure that students are supported throughout their learning journey? Consider encouraging them to...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
September 17, 2020

Easy Ways to Promote Student Success Services

Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents who access our services earlier in the semester tend to be more successful. Helping to make sure students are aware of services early in the semester, and with friendly reminders throughout the term, can help to provide early intervention and avoid problems at crunch time. To try to make this as simple as possible, Student Success Services has created a...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
August 17, 2020

Concept and Mind Mapping

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is it? Concept and mind mapping are graphical ways to represent knowledge, concepts and ideas. The maps are hierarchical in nature that expands on a core concept or question one idea or item at a time. Each idea or item can be a word, phrase, image, link or resource that helps define different aspects of that core concept. Common...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
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