Reflective Practice

July 10, 2024

How to be Compassionate without being a “Yes” Person

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning Consultant Erica teaches a course where students come from diverse backgrounds. She has both domestic and international students...

Build Community/Communicating With Students/Reflective Practice/Teaching

June 24, 2024

Ready, Set, Teach! Navigating pre-class jitters and set-up

Reading Time: 3 minutes You’ve got your lesson planned, your water bottle filled, and your slides ready, but still, you’ve got butterflies in your stomach as you approach the...

Class Management/In-person/Reflective Practice/Teaching

May 28, 2024

Heart emoji, crying face emoji: A reflection on the emotional facets of teaching

Reading Time: 5 minutes In collaboration with Sara Kafashan This past winter semester, I experienced a familiar feeling: I found myself getting frustrated with students repeatedly emailing me for...

AI and Assessment/Communicating With Students/Reflective Practice/Teaching

May 22, 2024

What Does it Mean to be an Intercultural Educator?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Diversity is a fact of life in any Canadian postsecondary setting. In addition to diversity in such areas as age, gender, and educational background, Conestoga...

Intercultural Awareness/Reflective Practice/Teaching/Teaching International Students

April 15, 2024

Imposter Phenomenon

Reading Time: 8 minutes Have you ever found yourself standing in front of a class, all eyes on you, as you click through your slides, or ask a provocative...

Reflective Practice/Teaching

July 3, 2023

Developmental Observations of Teaching FAQ

Reading Time: 3 minutes A list of frequently asked questions about the developmental observation of teaching process at Conestoga

Educational Development Opportunities/Educator Development/observations/Reflective Practice/Teaching

July 3, 2023

Developmental Observations of Teaching

Reading Time: 2 minutes Information and materials overview for developmental observations of teaching

Educational Development Opportunities/Educator Development/observations/Reflective Practice

June 1, 2023

Faculty Ideas for Talking with Students About Grammarly

Reading Time: 6 minutes Ideas for talking about Grammarly with students and using Grammarly with written assignments

AI and Assessment/AI and Learning/AI and Teaching/Assessing Learning/Reflective Practice/Teaching

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

November 8, 2022

5 Benefits of Fully Online Learning for Students and Employers

Reading Time: 3 minutes 5 reasons why fully online (asynchronous) learning benefits students and employers

Online Asynchronous/Reflective Practice

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