Category: Teaching with EdTech

Leverage Conestoga’s approved apps and software for teaching purposes.

Mentimeter

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is Mentimeter? An interactive presentation, polling and quizzing tool, with Mentimeter you can build engaging presentations right in your browser. Add questions, polls, quizzes, slides, images, .gifs and more to your presentation to actively co-construct learning and check progress. Students use their smartphones or laptops to send in answers, give feedback and reflect on their learning. Responses are visualized...

Adding Video or Audio Feedback to Assignments

Reading Time: 5 minutesOn average, students will likely review the feedback you offer in your assignments as many as three times (Anson et al., 2016). Yet, to many of us, it may appear that students either do not access their feedback, or seem to not incorporate it into later assessments. This challenge might have multiple roots, but a few solutions, if used appropriately,...

Finding Videos

Reading Time: 4 minutesVideo is an engaging way to draw learners in, diversify instruction and model skills. Finding and curating accessible, captioned videos for learning is becoming easier every day. Choosing Videos The medium of video is not inherently effective for learning, so be aware of how to choose videos that will help students achieve learning outcomes (Brahme, 2017). Brahme considers three factors...

The eCampusOntario H5P Studio

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is the eCampusOntario H5P Studio? Created by eCampusOntario for Ontario colleges and universities, the H5P Studio is a space where educators and students can create, share and find interactive objects for courses and learning. Getting Started Register for this free service using your college email and a unique password. If you have any trouble creating an account, email open@ecampusontario.ca...

HyFlex Rooms

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is HyFlex? Hybrid Flexible (commonly known as HyFlex) is a course delivery mode where students can choose to participate in classes either synchronously or in person. This mode facilitates different possibilities of course delivery, allowing the learner to choose the mode of learning best for them on a particular day, week or semester. In a HyFlex classroom, faculty can...