Faculty Stories

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

August 26, 2021

Cybersecurity for Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Baljeet Bilkhu, Faculty in Applied Computer Science and Information Technology Programs Having worked in the IT industry for the past 30 years after graduating...

Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching

July 26, 2021

Micro-credentials as Building Blocks to Lifelong Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Dorina Grossu, Professor (Contract), School of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Online Learning My professional career focus, for the last 10 years, has directed me towards online education and technologies that are used...

Faculty Stories/Micro-credentials

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