Tech For Teaching

August 13, 2021

 Open At Conestoga: Library Q&A

Reading Time: 4 minutes Holly Ashbourne, eLearning Liaison, answers questions about the Library’s OER Toolkit and open at Conestoga College. Select the link to read an introduction to Open Educational Resources at Conestoga. ...

Faculty Services/Library Services/OERs and eTexts

July 12, 2021

Empower Your Teaching with Ontario Extend

Reading Time: 2 minutes Offered by eCampusOntario, Ontario Extend is a free micro-credentialed learning program exploring emerging technologies and pedagogical practices. It includes six modules that equip educators with...

Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips/Tech For Teaching

May 27, 2021

Making the Essential Elements Work for Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Sherri Steele and Joel Beaupré, Teaching & Learning Consultants At Conestoga, students are supported in their courses through the use of a Learning Management...

eConestoga/Online Synchronous/Teaching Tips

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...

Faculty Services/Library Services/Tech For Teaching

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.

eConestoga/New Faculty/Teaching Tips

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....

Lesson Planning/Teaching Tips/Tech For Teaching

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...

Collaboration/Tech For Teaching

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

Hybrid/Online Synchronous/Zoom or Teams

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...

Online Synchronous/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams

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?

Gamification/Tech For Teaching

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