Category: Faculty Stories

June 18, 2021

The Decisions I Make While Teaching Both Asynchronously And Synchronously: Stories From the Classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Faculty had to switch to remote teaching in March 2020. I was one of those teachers In this teaching story. While not teaching in person,...

Categories Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice/Teaching

June 9, 2021

How Collaboration Across Disciplines Can Spice Up Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Martha Terdik, Chris Arsenault and Cheryl Williams Martha Terdik teaches in the Bachelor of Public Relations Program (BPR). After a successful 25-year career in...

Categories Build Community/Faculty Stories/Teaching/Theory and Practice

May 31, 2021

Teaching for Social Good and Community Building

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paula Barrett teaches in Conestoga’s public relations programs. In the past three years, Paula has launched a student-run public relations agency, and engaged students in...

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January 29, 2021

How our Online Synchronous Workshops Benefit a Trades Faculty’s Students

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sheri Copplestone teaches Computer Applications in Conestoga’s School of Trades and Apprenticeship, and facilitates the Entrepreneurial Program for Newcomers. She is also involved in the...

Categories Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous

January 15, 2021

Bring Your Best: Advice from Faculty on Online Synchronous Teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips suggested by faculty in a workshop, “Bring Your Best to Remote Teaching”

Categories Faculty Stories/Hybrid/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Zoom or Teams

December 4, 2020

Blogging with Medium in the Classroom

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this faculty story, Martha Terdik describes suggestions for delivering a student blogging activity

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories

November 11, 2020

Helping Students Connect the Dots

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Paula Barrett, Professor and Coordinator of the Bachelor of Public Relations  Paula Barrett is a professor and program coordinator in the Bachelor of Public...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous

October 1, 2020

Promoting Student Collaboration in Online Synchronous Learning Environments

Reading Time: 2 minutes Faculty story about remote teaching featuring Amber Anderson-Lunn, Professor of Nursing

Categories Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous

September 8, 2020

Teaching With Pop-Up Visuals

Reading Time: 5 minutes David Sitler is a Faculty member in the School of Engineering. This teaching story describes Dave’s use of visuals in his teaching, and shares visuals from his teaching materials that highlight course concepts.

Categories Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous

September 1, 2020

Connecting With Students is Key For Online Synchronous Learning This Fall

Reading Time: 7 minutes This Teaching Story by Estatira Shirhoadaee shares advice and examples of visuals for connecting with students during remote teaching and learning.

Categories Build Community/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous