July 16, 2021

Review and Reflection and How to Assess Them: Part 1

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn part 1 of a two-part teaching tip on assessing the professional skills of reflection/review, reflection is defined and explained in a historical context.

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Effective Teaching/Grading & Grading Tools/Lesson & Course Planning/Quality Assessment

May 27, 2021

Making the Essential Elements Work for Students

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Sherri Steele and Joel Beaupré, Teaching & Learning Consultants At Conestoga, students are supported in their courses through the use of a Learning Management System (LMS) which has been branded as “eConestoga” and is built within the Desire2Learn (D2L) platform called Brightspace. The organization and structure of courses within eConestoga create a foundation for the overall learning experience for...

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning/Online Synchronous/Teaching for Learning

April 29, 2021

Overview of the Essential Elements

Reading Time: 3 minutesAll courses must provide Essential Elements to students. Learn more about the Essential Elements for your course.

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning

April 20, 2021

Teaching Software, Hardware, and Cybersecurity

Reading Time: 2 minutesApply these tips in your teaching to engage students and to monitor their progress during lessons.  1. Show students the Big Picture Always start with the big picture for a new unit of learning. Bridge-in with a case, a metaphor, a job advertisement – something to help the students see the why of the learning.  2. Clarify outcomes Be clear with the outcome and the benefit of the learning, and if...

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

January 8, 2021

Course Readings (eReserves) Service

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn overview of Conestoga’s Library Services regarding course readings (eReserves)

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning/Library Services

November 12, 2020

Creating a CARD Lesson Plan

Reading Time: 4 minutesLesson plans provide structure, flow, and focus to a class meeting. This teaching tip provides information on the CARD lesson plan. The CARD lesson plan can be used in any mode of delivery. The CARD lesson plan is also known as the CARL lesson plan. BOPPPS or CARD  While a BOPPPS lesson plan structures a lesson using interactive practice following a presentation, the CARD...

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning

March 1, 2020

Copyright Considerations for the Online Learning Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutesUse this Q&A guide to find answers to some of your copyright questions related to virtual teaching.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Services/Lesson & Course Planning/Library Services/Online Synchronous

November 27, 2019

Managing Group Work

Reading Time: 2 minutesGroup work can be valuable for learning, and challenging to manage and support. These suggestions aim to provide clear ideas of how to best manage group work. Value Group Work Use Group Work as a Deliberate Learning Tool Construct Groups Carefully Create a Group Contract Students benefit from co-creating a team contract: how they will handle absences, late or non-completion...

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning/Student Engagement & Communication

December 1, 2017

Creating a BOPPPS Lesson Plan

Reading Time: 3 minutesEffective lesson planning is the greatest tool in your teaching toolkit. In this teaching tip, learn about the BOPPPS Lesson Plan, and find downloadable resources to help you apply this strategy in for face-to-face and remote lesson delivery. BOPPPS is adapted from the ISW Network (2021). BOPPPS The lesson plan is the “travel guide” or “road map” to the lesson...

Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning