Category: Tech For Teaching

September 3, 2019

Collaborative Group Work

Reading Time: 3 minutes A hallmark of modern technology, cloud based and collaborative document storage, like the OneDrive or Google Drive, might just redefine how you facilitate collaborative work in your classroom.

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August 23, 2019

Touch Interaction and Learning

Reading Time: 5 minutes Think back to 2006. What were you doing at that point in your life? What was a typical day like? What technology did you have...

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August 4, 2019

Uploading, Captioning and Sharing

Reading Time: < 1 minute What do you do with videos once you have them?
Learn to upload your videos to either Microsoft Stream or a YouTube channel to share it with students and colleagues.

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July 15, 2019

Lesson Planning Ideas for Digital Texts

Reading Time: 5 minutes These lesson planning suggestions were collaboratively compiled by faculty participants in the 2019 workshop “Bringing eTexts to Life”.

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July 15, 2019

Faronics Insight

Reading Time: 5 minutes AKA the “Owl software,” Faronics Insight lets you present on all screens and offer support in pre-configured labs. This guide aims to help you use this software in the Conestoga teaching context.

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July 15, 2019

Tour eConestoga

Reading Time: < 1 minute Many students are brand new to eConestoga, especially in their first semester. International students usually have limited experience in using a Learning Management Systems (LMS),...

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July 15, 2019

Presenting in Labs

Reading Time: < 1 minute Teaching in a lab is a unique experience. Many programs are technical and offer hands on experience working with software and apps, and time is spent developing solutions for real world problems.

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July 8, 2019

Live Demonstration

Reading Time: 4 minutes Demonstration, kinaesthetic activity and modelling of behaviours are proven to deeply tie learning to memory. When embedded in teaching approaches, tools like interactive projectors (sometimes also called SMARTboards) greatly improve motivation, attention and behaviour

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July 8, 2019

YouTube Channel Roundup: Trades

Reading Time: < 1 minute The below list is by no means extensive. Comment below to add your favourites – this list will be updated semesterly. Citing YouTube Videos Learn...

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July 6, 2019

GIF it Up

Reading Time: < 1 minute Graphic Interchange Formats (or GIFs) is a standardized file format, that runs a short video on a continuous loop. These videos are most often short...

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