Build Community

June 20, 2023

The First Two Weeks: Basic Classroom Expectations

Reading Time: 9 minutes At its best a classroom is a dynamic setting where teacher and learners support each other on the journey toward a common learning goal in...

Build Community/Lesson and Course Planning

March 28, 2023

Strengthen Your Teaching Through Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs)

Reading Time: 2 minutes Conestoga faculty can register for an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) to enhance their lesson planning techniques and teaching practices. As of January 2023, the ISW...

Build Community/Events/Reflective Practice/Teaching

March 17, 2023

When Students are Absent From Class

Reading Time: 6 minutes Ideas for ways to promote attendance and respond to absence. Use these tips throughout the semester.

Build Community/Class Management

July 18, 2022

What To Do in the First Weeks of Class

Reading Time: 9 minutes This teaching tip provides a checklist of what you can do in the first week or two of class to share important information and create...

Build Community/Teaching

March 31, 2022

Start Your Class with Content-based Icebreakers

Reading Time: 4 minutes Content-based icebreakers are icebreakers are short discussion or active learning activities that incorporate a topic or key concept of the course or class topic. They...

Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Teaching

August 25, 2021

Cameras On and Off in Virtual Classes

Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should you keep your camera on when teaching? We have now had more than a year and a half of experience with virtual classes...

Build Community/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

June 9, 2021

How Collaboration Across Disciplines Can Spice Up Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Martha Terdik, Chris Arsenault and Cheryl Williams Martha Terdik teaches in the Bachelor of Public Relations Program (BPR). After a successful 25-year career in...

Build Community/Faculty Stories/Teaching/Theory and Practice

May 20, 2021

Icebreakers for Your Zoom Classrooms

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the era of synchronous online learning, it is important to create a community of learning. Using icebreakers can foster communities, promote positive teacher and...

Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Online Synchronous/Teaching

September 8, 2020

Creating Class Guidelines with Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes You and your students are engaged in 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 class.

Build Community/Hybrid/In-person/Online Synchronous/Teaching

September 1, 2020

Connecting With Students is Key For Online Synchronous 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.

Build Community/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous

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