May 5, 2021 Read&Write for Studying and Research Reading Time: 2 minutes The following is a message from Conestoga College’s Library Services department. Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that helps students enhance their reading, writing, studying, and... Categories Faculty Services/Library Services/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
April 29, 2021 Overview of the Essential Elements Reading Time: 3 minutes All courses must provide Essential Elements to students. Learn more about the Essential Elements for your course. Categories eConestoga/New Faculty/Teaching Tips Comments: 10
April 20, 2021 Teaching Software, Hardware, and Cybersecurity Reading Time: 2 minutes Apply these tips in your teaching to engage students and to monitor their progress during lessons. 1. Show students the Big Picture Always start with the big picture for a new unit of learning.... Categories Lesson Planning/Teaching Tips/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
March 8, 2021 Encouraging Online Group Work Management with Microsoft Planner Reading Time: < 1 minutes Online Group Work Students’ ability to organize tasks and manage time can affect their online group work experiences. In online team situations, Hurst and Thomas... Categories Collaboration/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
January 13, 2021 Boost Engagement with Zoom Text Chat Reading Time: 2 minutes Ideas and tips for using text chat to boost engagement and clear communication during remote synchronous meetings Categories Hybrid/Online Synchronous/Zoom or Teams Comments: 0
January 5, 2021 Tech Spotlights and Drop-Ins Reading Time: < 1 minutes Stop in to learn more about tech you could be using in these spotlight and drop-in sessions. Categories Events/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
November 13, 2020 Liven up Zoom Classes with Video Filters & Studio Effects Reading Time: 2 minutes By Mike Wong, PhD Feeling a slump in your teaching? Are your students losing engagement? This tip shows you how to activate video filters and... Categories Online Synchronous/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams Comments: 0
October 7, 2020 Competitive and Gamified Quizzes Reading Time: 5 minutes Educators across the globe use game-based quizzes to add a bit of competition and engagement to review, quizzes and retrieval practice activities. But what does the research say about these types of activities for learning? How can we best leverage them to improve student outcomes? Categories Gamification/Tech For Teaching Comments: 4
September 9, 2020 The Power of PowerPoint Reading Time: 2 minutes Many studies have investigated the value of using PowerPoint as a lecture tool. PowerPoint’s strength is often the comfort we have as educators and learners... Categories Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
September 8, 2020 Building Accessible PowerPoint Slides Reading Time: 6 minutes Tried and true, PowerPoint has been the best known presentation software for the last 30 years. Its strength is often the familiarity we have with using it, and many other apps and services are based on its look and feel. Categories New Faculty/Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching Comments: 3