February 14, 2020 Necesito OER Reading Time: 3 minutes This post was written by Dr. Rita Palacios, faculty at Conestoga College about experiences in writing and creating Open Education Resources (OER) for courses. In... Categories Faculty Stories/OERs and eTexts Comments: 2
January 15, 2020 Games for Teaching Academic Integrity Reading Time: 4 minutes This post describes teaching academic integrity using games, and lists a selection of available games that can be adapted for your in-person, hybrid, or asynchronous... Categories Academic Integrity/Gamification/Teaching Tips Comments: 0
November 27, 2019 How I Experimented With FlipGrid, it blew up and the Learning was Beautiful Reading Time: 3 minutes This story was written by Kim Carter (Business) @Kcarte02. Have you ever tried ed-tech in your classroom and it just blew up? By “blew up”... Categories Faculty Stories/Tech For Teaching Comments: 2
September 24, 2019 How we Read Digital Texts Reading Time: 6 minutes How do people read digital texts differently than paper? What do we need to know about supporting reading on screens? Categories OERs and eTexts/Tech For Teaching Comments: 2
September 7, 2019 Live Caption a PowerPoint Presentation Reading Time: < 1 minutes If your teaching entails portions of PowerPoint presentation, you can use live captions to provide a more accessible experience for learners. The narration will only... Categories Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
September 4, 2019 Editing Videos Reading Time: 3 minutes Editing a video can add polish and professionalism to your clips, but it takes additional time. Determine whether you’d like to spend time editing your clips. Categories Multimedia/Tech For Teaching Comments: 2
September 2, 2019 Recording or Narrating a PowerPoint Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the most efficient way to create a video is to narrate an existing PowerPoint. This tip will coach you through the process. Start by... Categories Online Synchronous/Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching Comments: 3
August 4, 2019 Upload, Caption and Share Videos Reading Time: 2 minutes 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. Categories Multimedia/Online Synchronous/Tech For Teaching Comments: 18
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. Categories Classrooms/Tech For Teaching Comment: 1
July 15, 2019 Tour eConestoga Reading Time: < 1 minutes 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),... Categories Lesson Planning/Tech For Teaching Comments: 0
