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December 19, 2019

Tech-ing Outside My Comfort Zone

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis Teaching Story was written by Claire Palvetzian (Business). This is a follow up to Kim Carter’s original post “How I Experimented with FlipGrid, it Blew Up, and the Learning was Beautiful.” This past fall I was assigned a course called Communications in Health Care. I have taught this course before, however, now, one of the major assignments had been...
Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Tech-Enhanced Teaching
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
November 26, 2019

Cornell Notes

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is it? Cornell note taking is a note taking strategy that prompts active reflection and summarizing of content. It’s a great way to mentor learners on effective note taking strategies, while prompting effective retrieval practice and spaced learning. Uses Promotes active reading and/or listening skills by structuring the note taking process. Supports learners by having a clear and consistent...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
November 13, 2019

How the FAST Program Supports International Students

Reading Time: 4 minutesA professor is often the first person international students meet when they arrive in Canada. To support them in the next step of their professional careers, programs need to create a classroom community that is professional and comfortable, get to know students by showing interest in their backgrounds, and integrate their experiences in other countries into their Conestoga experience. These...
Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Inclusive Teaching
July 15, 2019

Prepare Early for Accommodations

Reading Time: < 1 minuteConnect with Accessibility Service’s resources for faculty to prepare to connect students with on campus supports. Be sure to read and take action on emails from Accessibility Services so you know if you have students seeking accommodations related to disabilities. Requests usually come in at the start of the semester, but a student may also activate or set up accommodations at any...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Assessment Design & Development/Effective Teaching/Quality Assessment
February 14, 2018

Preventing Classroom Management Challenges

Reading Time: 7 minutesHow do expert teachers handle classroom management? The research into expertise in teaching shows that expert teachers do not behave like experts in high-risk professions (e.g., paramedics, fire fighters, policing, etc.) in regards to speed. In high-risk fields, experts analyze the situation quickly, come up with a plan of action, and implement the plan more quickly than novices, in part because novices...
Categories Effective Teaching/Student Engagement & Communication/Teaching for Learning
February 11, 2018

Accommodation-Related Classroom Management

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat are some avoidable occurrences when providing instruction to students when some students may have accommodations? How can I best manage student behaviours while always keeping accommodations in mind? Conestoga Context This will be the first of four tips about classroom management. This past week has brought up many questions about responding to and managing student behaviors in the class...
Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Student Engagement & Communication
February 4, 2018

Hidden Communication Challenges

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy is it challenging for international students to adapt to new learning environments? How can faculty promptly determine whether international students comprehend class content? Is it ever appropriate to use informal, idiomatic language when teaching international students? Conestoga Context According to International at Conestoga… Scholarship of Teaching and Learning As the number of international students increases at many postsecondary institutions...
Categories Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching/Student Engagement & Communication
December 6, 2017

Effective Group Work

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat does the research say about group work and learning?How can I best create groups that work efficiently and collaboratively? Relevant Policies As per the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure, faculty are responsible for the following. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Well-designed group work can be a useful and motivating experience for students. Collaborative, social teams engaged in problem-solving have proven...
Categories Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning
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