Category: Teaching Tips

April 13, 2021

Marking Dilemmas: Maintaining Standards While Feeling Sorry for Students and Not Wanting to Fail Anyone

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Laura Stoutenburg, Kathryn Brillinger, Elan Paulson, and Nasreen Sultana During challenging times, how should we proceed with grading in order to balance academic rigour and fairness with care and understanding for...

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March 31, 2021

Working With Mark Pushback and Course Concerns from Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Thoughts by Kathryn Brillinger on the challenges of ensuring clarity on expectations and building rapport with online and remote students, and suggestions for responding to students who push back on the marks they receive.

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March 12, 2021

10 (+1) Tips for Supporting International Students (and Everyone Else) While Teaching Remotely

Reading Time: 5 minutes Kathryn Brillinger, Nasreen Sultana, and Laura Stoutenburg of Teaching and Learning, and Thomas Campbell and Kavya Adapala from Student Engagement.   Keep the Welcome Going: Work on a big, warm welcome each class. Students will...

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February 19, 2021

Managing Breaks in the Classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutes “For each class, faculty will…Ensure breaks occur during the lesson time to support student needs.” – Course Delivery Procedure (January 2021)  Breaks are time-bound periods...

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February 2, 2021

Using Zoom Breakout Rooms for Effective Group or Project Work

Reading Time: 3 minutes Often we want our students to work with their pre-assigned group members for presentations, assignments, or any other group projects during the zoom meeting session....

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January 25, 2021

Using APA @ Conestoga in Course Content

Reading Time: < 1 minute A teaching tip from Library Services on APA services and resources

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January 18, 2021

Advice For Exam Proctoring and ID Checking with Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Advice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

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January 18, 2021

Our Observers Share Remote Teaching Advice

Reading Time: 7 minutes Tips from those providing Developmental Observations for effective teaching

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January 15, 2021

Bring Your Best: Advice from Faculty on Remote Teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips suggested by faculty in a workshop, “Bring Your Best to Remote Teaching”

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January 11, 2021

Observations of Teaching: Fall 2020 Accomplishments and a Glimpse at Winter 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes An update on developmental observations of teaching activities for Winter 2021

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