Category: Building Community

September 8, 2020

Creating Class Guidelines with Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes Remote learning is still a collaborative journey toward the goal of successful learning. This teaching tip suggests ways to create guidelines together with your students in order to create an inviting atmosphere that supports learning for everyone in the clas

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September 1, 2020

Connecting With Students is Key For Remote Learning This Fall

Reading Time: 7 minutes This Teaching Story by Estatira Shirhoadaee shares advice and examples of visuals for connecting with students during remote teaching and learning.

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May 4, 2020

Creating a Sense of Belonging for International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reflections on how early experiences as an international student shapes teaching practices for intercultural and academic success.

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May 1, 2020

Northern Lessons on Collaboration and Feedback

Reading Time: 5 minutes Joel Beaupré shares experience and lessons learned about collaboration and feedback in his first years of teaching in Northern Ontario.

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July 15, 2019

Students From India

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can you best prepare for cohorts of students from India? This Teaching Tip aims to help you find out.

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February 14, 2018

Preventing Classroom Management Challenges

Reading Time: 7 minutes How 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,...

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February 11, 2018

Accommodation-Related Classroom Management

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are some avoidable occurrences when providing instruction to students when some students may have accommodations? How can I best manage student behaviours while always...

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February 4, 2018

Hidden Communication Challenges

Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is it challenging for international students to adapt to new learning environments? How can faculty promptly determine whether international students comprehend class content? Is...

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January 29, 2018

Promoting Attendance with International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes This Winter semester, we have unprecedented numbers of international students beginning programs – approximately 1400 new starts. How can you best prepare to manage these...

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December 6, 2017

Effective Group Work

Reading Time: 4 minutes What 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...

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