March 20, 2024 Engage ALL Students with the Questions You Ask Reading Time: 6 minutes As teachers, we all have one thing in common: we like to ask our students questions. The questions might ask to recall some important information... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Collaboration/Communicating With Students
March 7, 2024 Exploring the Complex Ideas of Teachers and Teaching in South Asian Academic Culture Reading Time: 4 minutes By Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Consultant, Teaching and Learning South Asia has a collectivist society, which is a fascinating tapestry of interconnectedness where individual threads weave... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Communicating With Students/Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students
December 13, 2023 Using Exemplars to Support Student Success with Assessments Reading Time: 3 minutes Exemplars are “carefully chosen samples of student work which are used to illustrate dimensions of quality and to clarify assessment expectations” (Carless & Chan, 2017,... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Assessment/Assessment Quick Guides/Communicating With Students/Creating Assessments/Giving Feedback/Improving Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
October 18, 2023 Teaching and Supporting Nigerian International Students. Reading Time: 3 minutes By 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... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/Communicating With Students/Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching/Teaching International Students
June 26, 2023 Messaging Your Students Reading Time: 5 minutes Tips for writing engaging email and announcement messages that will encourage students to take action. Categories Communicating With Students/Teaching
July 15, 2022 Sending Your First Course Welcome Message to Students Reading Time: 5 minutes Preparation and timing tips, and a sample message, to send a welcome email to students in the first week of your course. Categories Communicating With Students/Teaching
April 13, 2022 Course Orientation for Asynchronous Learners Reading Time: 5 minutes Consider how ready for self-directed learning your students may be, and provide appropriate supports that meet their learning needs. Categories Communicating With Students/Online Asynchronous/Teaching
December 3, 2021 Managing Unexpected and/or Emotional Incidents in Post-Secondary Teaching Reading Time: 7 minutes During our careers as faculty, we may come across a few unexpected and/or emotional incidents in post-secondary teaching. How do we, for example, navigate a... Categories Communicating With Students/Teaching
April 30, 2021 Reacting and Responding to Student E-mails, Especially During End-of-Semester Stress Reading Time: 5 minutes By Sara Kafashan, Teaching and Learning Consultant and Kathryn Brillinger, Director of Teaching and Learning Please email teachingandlearning@conestogac.on.ca with additional scenarios to add. The end of semester... Categories Communicating With Students/Teaching