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November 30, 2023

Connecting Active Learning Activities and Assessments to Sustainability

Reading Time: 3 minutesLaura Matheson, an educator since 2008, joined Conestoga College in 2013 to develop and teach in the Sustainable Business Management post-graduate program. Passionate about education, Laura fosters diverse learning experiences for students and the community, influencing thoughts and actions throughout her 15-year career. In 2020, she co-founded the School of Business PRME initiative, fostering collaboration among faculty and enriching student...
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November 14, 2023

Strategies and Scripts to Address Common Classroom Management Challenges

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt one point or another in your teaching career, you’re likely to encounter classroom management challenges. Some of the most common include: Our team has created this video role-play for you, where you can see (fictional) faculty member Wanda Tyler-Burns, consulting with Teaching and Learning Consultant Dr. Lauren Spring about some of these common challenges. We hope you find the...
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October 18, 2023

Teaching & Supporting Nigerian International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dr. Monsurat Raji and Dr. Nasreen Sultana (Teaching and Learning Consultants) Beginning post-secondary studies in Canada for most international students is like playing a new game whereby students are expected to figure out the new rules and apply them properly in practice. It is more challenging for international students to win or play the game as they have to...
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October 17, 2023

Experience of African International Students at Conestoga: What Students Say

Reading Time: 4 minutesChioma Uwaneme (Work Study Student at T&L) & Dr. Nasreen Sultana (Consultant, T&L) On 5 October 2023, Teaching and Learning hosted a Coordinator Learning Event at Doon Campus to learn about the African education system. A few African international students currently studying at Conestoga were invited to share their experiences with the coordinators. The event also included a talk by...
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October 17, 2023

Inclusiveness for 2SLGBTQ+ Students in Collaborative Work

Reading Time: 6 minutesKey words: 2SLGBTQ+, gender, sexuality, inclusiveness, anti-oppression, group work What? The main purpose of this teaching tip is to assist educators in supporting 2SLGBTQ+ students in the classroom and in collaborating with other students. So What? This is important as many of our students identify as 2SLGBTQ+, have a right to be welcomed and supported in our classrooms, and may...
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October 12, 2023

Designing Multiple Choice Questions with EAL in Mind 

Reading Time: 4 minutesA Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) item consists of a problem, known as the stem (written as a question or as a partial sentence that requires completion), and a list of suggested solutions, known as options. The options consist of one correct or best option, which is the answer, and incorrect or inferior options, known as distractors.   Research indicates that the linguistic structure...
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October 6, 2023

The Neurodiverse Classroom and Collaborative Work

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat? The main purpose of this teaching tip is to assist educators in supporting neurodiverse groups in collaborating. So What? This is important because 1 in 10 students at Conestoga has a documented disability, which will impact how educators provide learning opportunities. Now What? This teaching tip will provide educators with concrete ways to support groups that involve neurotypical learners...
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September 29, 2023

Instructional Strategies

Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat are instructional strategies and why are they important? Whether you recognize it or not, almost everything you do in the classroom is an instructional strategy. For example, when you’re standing at the front of the room sharing new content with learners and helping clarify what’s written on class slides, you’re engaging with a “direct” instructional strategy. If you then...
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September 29, 2023

Why We Wear Orange and Learn on the Land: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Reading Time: 4 minutesAuthor’s Acknowledgement This post has been written from the perspective of a first-generation settler, living on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee Peoples, and the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit in Guelph, Ontario. As an immigrant, I first arrived on the lands of the Blackfoot People of the Canadian Plains, also known as Lethbridge,...
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