April 3, 2024 Pre-Assessments in Lesson Planning Reading Time: 2 minutes Wondering what students already know about a topic and how this informs our lesson planning? This post will provide a short explanation as to why... Categories Concept Mapping/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
April 2, 2024 Start, Continue, or End Learning with AI Reading Time: 5 minutes Use AI selectively and in only part of your learning activity or assessment to foster student engagement while building genAI literacy skills. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/AI and Learning/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
March 27, 2024 Controlled, Semi-Controlled, and Free Practice Reading Time: 3 minutes This post describes how controlled, semi-controlled, and free practice activities can support and develop student knowledge, skills, and confidence throughout your classroom lesson. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning
March 12, 2024 Leveraging your slide deck, Part 2: Engaging students in the classroom Reading Time: 5 minutes A slide deck can be the focus point of a lesson, presenting key information related to the week’s learning outcomes. A slide deck, however, is... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
February 15, 2024 Dealing with Too Many Slides Reading Time: 3 minutes As a faculty member, you may receive or inherit “legacy” slide decks filled with more content than can be covered in a single class. This... Categories Lesson and Course Planning
February 13, 2024 Leveraging your slide deck, Part 1: Scaffolding assessments for student success Reading Time: 5 minutes A slide deck can be the focus point of a lesson, presenting key information related to the week’s learning outcomes. A slide deck, however, is... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Assessment Quick Guides/Improving Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
January 31, 2024 Make your Lessons “Bloom!”: Leveraging Bloom’s Taxonomy for Lesson Planning Alignment Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you ready to plan your lessons with clear objectives and see exactly what students learn by the end? Do you have your BOPPPS template... Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
January 17, 2024 Planning Ahead for the Last Weeks of Semester Reading Time: 3 minutes Managing the last few weeks of the semester can be a busy and stressful time for you and your students. Here a few tips to... Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
November 30, 2023 Connecting Active Learning Activities and Assessments to Sustainability Reading Time: 3 minutes Laura Matheson, an educator since 2008, joined Conestoga College in 2013 to develop and teach in the Sustainable Business Management post-graduate program. Passionate about education,... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Educational Development Opportunities/Faculty Stories/Group Work/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
November 22, 2023 Utilizing eConestoga with your In-Person and Synchronous Teaching Reading Time: 3 minutes Explore your teaching approach and engage your students from the very beginning by unlocking the full potential of your eConestoga course shell – not just as a digital extension but as a dynamic tool that enhances your student’s learning experiences. Categories In-person/Lesson and Course Planning/Online Synchronous/Teaching