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.

Communicating With Students/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

April 12, 2022

Content Chunking in Your Lessons

Reading Time: 5 minutes Learn about chunking your lesson into smaller bits for students learning and completing the chunk with practice and feedback

Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

April 5, 2022

Terms for First Peoples in Canada

Reading Time: 9 minutes This post describes the importance of respecting the self-naming practices of the First Peoples, and provides a partial list of terms for talking about First Peoples.

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diverse Identities/Equity and Inclusion/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

March 26, 2022

Students Talking in an In-Person Class

Reading Time: 5 minutes This teaching tip offers strategies for addressing students “side talking” in an in-person class in a kind, respectful way. It also describes ideas for structured and unstructured talk time in class.

Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/In-person/Teaching

March 25, 2022

Help Students Complete Non-Graded Asynchronous Activities

Reading Time: 5 minutes Encourage students to complete course activities that are not graded.

Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/Hybrid/Online Asynchronous/Teaching

March 1, 2022

Learn about Conestoga Mandatory Courses

Reading Time: 4 minutes The four mandatory courses for faculty After you’re offered a teaching position, please enroll in Conestoga’s four mandatory faculty courses as soon as possible: EDEV0650...

Faculty Services/New Faculty/Teaching Requirements and Guidelines

February 28, 2022

First Graduate of the Post-Secondary Teaching Certificate

Reading Time: 3 minutes My name is Wesley Butler and I am the first graduate of Conestoga’s Certificate in Post-Secondary Teaching. In my full-time support staff role, I’m responsible...

Educational Development Opportunities/Micro-credentials/Theory and Practice