June 26, 2020 Team Contracts for Healthy Group Work Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the benefits of using team contracts. Sample team contract provided. Categories Faculty Stories/Group Work/Teaching
June 26, 2020 Building Future Teamwork Success in Group Dynamics Course Reading Time: 5 minutes Guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the Group Dynamics course as a foundation for other programs at Conestoga College. Categories Faculty Stories/Group Work/Teaching
May 18, 2020 Help Students Build Dispute Resolution Skills for Group Work Reading Time: 3 minutes Michael Quartermain describes online dispute resolution resources available for faculty use. Categories Faculty Stories/Teaching
May 12, 2020 The First Two Weeks: Icebreakers in Online Learning Environments Reading Time: 5 minutes A teaching tip with examples of synchronous and asynchronous ice breakers for remote classes. Categories Build Community/Online Synchronous/Teaching
May 6, 2020 Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Teaching During a Pandemic Reading Time: 4 minutes Tip on promoting equity and inclusion instruction practices for remote learning. Categories Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching
May 4, 2020 My First Time Teaching Online: My Learning Curve Reading Time: 3 minutes A reflection on instruction in a remote teaching environment for the first time, and lessons learned. Categories Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous
May 1, 2020 The Benefits of Engaging the Senses in Lessons Reading Time: 2 minutes This teaching tip provides some insight into brain functioning to understand why certain teaching strategies—such as activities that appeal to the human senses–are good for learning. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Theory and Practice
May 1, 2020 Northern Lessons on Collaboration and Feedback Reading Time: 5 minutes Joel Beaupré shares experience and lessons learned about collaboration and feedback in his first years of teaching in Northern Ontario. Categories Faculty Stories/Giving Feedback/Reflective Practice/Teaching
April 20, 2020 Podcasts Reading Time: < 1 minute Join Teaching & Learning Consultant Joel Beaupré as he hosts guests from Conestoga and beyond who share their recommendations, reflections, stories, and questions related to... Categories Reflective Practice/Teaching
April 17, 2020 Group Work in Fully Online Learning Reading Time: 4 minutes This Teaching Tip provides a summary of selected research literature that offers suggestions for supporting learners and reducing conflict in group-based learning within remote courses. Categories Group Work/Online Asynchronous/Teaching