Faculty Stories

September 26, 2023

Gamification and Student Choice in Brick and Stone Mason Programs

Reading Time: 4 minutes Lori Martin first taught at Conestoga in 2014. Since 2019 she has been teaching in Conestoga’s Trades and Apprenticeship, specifically in the Masonry Apprenticeship and...

Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories/Gamification/Teaching

June 21, 2023

Observing Behaviours and Developing Solutions in a Collaborative Environment

Reading Time: 5 minutes Amy Huskins has been a full-time professor in the Early Childhood Education program since 2015, and is currently the program coordinator for first-year students. She...

Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories/Teaching

June 6, 2023

What is Community-Engaged Writing?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Learn about community-engaged writing, its benefits for students and faculty, College support, and other resources.

Faculty Stories/Teaching

May 19, 2023

The Value of Active Listening and Discussing Industry Practices

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jan Vilaca has taught part-time in Conestoga’s School of Business since 2018. She worked as an executive assistant in post-secondary education, yet retired from her...

Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories/Teaching

January 31, 2023

Teaching for Tomorrow: Evolving Practices for the 21st Century

Reading Time: 4 minutes Michael Quartermain, Faculty of Business, reflects on evolving teaching practices for the 21st century.

Faculty Stories/Teaching

November 22, 2022

Creating a Harmonized Assessment Tool for Capstone Projects

Reading Time: 4 minutes Capstone projects showcase students’ comprehensive learning. Conestoga’s Computer Science programs host a capstone project at the end of each semester – an opportunity for students...

Faculty Stories/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

November 30, 2021

Two Stories of Testing in the Cloud

Reading Time: 4 minutes This Faculty Story was co-written by Mariam Raza (Office Administration, Administrative Business Management) and Trish Stevenson (Public Relations). Mariam Raza has 15+ years of business...

Collaboration/Faculty Stories/Teaching

November 1, 2021

Proposing, Designing and Presenting Online – Robotics and Automation Capstone Projects

Reading Time: 3 minutes John Tielemans has been full-time with Conestoga College since 1998. With a background in physics and nuclear systems, he brings a strong desire to learn...

Faculty Stories/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous

September 3, 2021

Tips for Getting Started with an Asynchronous Course

Reading Time: 7 minutes Michele Feeser shares tips for preparing for asynchronous teaching.

Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous

August 26, 2021

Accommodating and Supporting Students with Disabilities: Conestoga Faculty Stories

Reading Time: 7 minutes Stories curated by Elan Paulson and Sara Kafashan Increasing numbers of students with disabilities are attending colleges in Ontario (Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, n.d.). In...

Accessible Learning/Diversity/Faculty Stories

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