What motivates students to attend remote classes, whether live or asynchronous? What’s the difference between gaining students’ attention and earning their engagement? What are the signs and reasons for student disengagement? In this workshop, we will explore these questions and discuss strategies to promote engagement, build community, and ultimately support the retention of students who are continuously adapting to the...
Student engagement and learner connections are at the forefront when designing online learning experiences. In this workshop, we will discuss approaches to enhance interactivity in asynchronous learning and evaluate tools that promote learner engagement. <a href="https://studentportal.conestogac.on.ca/StudentPortal/Default.aspx?mgid=0&smid=5&ssmid=0&Key=edv0520&CRSId=43569 ">Register for this workshop here.
A good rubric or marking scheme can make all the difference for you and your students. Consider the possible impact on marking efficiency, fairness and consistency, and feedback for learners that a well-designed grading tool can offer. Join us to learn about key components of rubric and marking scheme design and how to incorporate these tools seamlessly into your eConestoga...
In this presentation, we will explore the current state of high school graduates as you learn about high school structure, “what’s new”, assessment and evaluation practices, de-streaming, post secondary pathways and the first-year college/university experience. Reflection on your own high school experiences and minds-on activity will also be part of this presentation. <a href="https://studentportal.conestogac.on.ca/StudentPortal/Default.aspx?mgid=0&smid=5&ssmid=0&Key=edv0520&CRSId=43569 ">Register for this workshop here.
This teaching basics workshop includes a) a brief introduction to managing group work and the variables that can impact student success, b) a chance to match and assess effective group work components and requirements c) an opportunity to draft set of checkpoints for setting up a group assignment and discuss with a peer, d) a debrief in which outstanding questions...
Join us for an explorative workshop where you will learn how to craft and organize your lesson materials to align with the BOPPPS framework. We will discuss practical tips and techniques for creating engaging slides and organizing supplementary materials to enhance student learning and participation. Leave with actionable insights to optimize your weekly lesson delivery and foster a more engaging...
Get ready to talk to your students about Copilot (and AI use more broadly). In this workshop, we will consider different levels of integration of AI use, how to share our expectations, and questions that students might have. Faculty will take away ideas to communicate and reinforce an AI Statement of Use that can address course-relevant concerns. Register for this...
In this session, we will explore tools and strategies that we can use in Microsoft Teams to engage students in a variety of ways, while enhancing meeting security and accessibility. Investigate meeting settings, screen sharing strategies, and tools to manage and get the most out of breakout room, annotation and whiteboarding activities with your students. Register Here
Make inquiry the heart of your interactive lessons with effective questions. In this workshop, we will discuss how to ensure your questions suit course outcomes and what kinds of questions prompt student answers. Together, we will create an easy-to-apply checklist for the questions we ask in class. We will also explore better alternatives to asking students if they “have any...
Presenters: Marija Jaric, Brooke Pratt, Kerry Melville, Kim Moore, Leanne Predote, Suzanne Rintoul, Elan Paulson (Facilitator) It's story time! Join faculty who have developed Conestoga's Teaching and AI Story repository. This collection contains thoughtful, diverse reflections on how AI is changing learner-centred pedagogy. Listen to our stories, share your questions, and explore how reflective story writing (known as narrative inquiry) can...
Presenters: Sara Connelly, France Fontana, Mariam Raza, Marg Strawbridge, Ada Sharpe (Facilitator) Come out and learn about COIL, an educational approach that connects Conestoga faculty and students virtually and internationally. This session includes an overview of COIL at Conestoga and faculty mini presentations describing innovative international virtual collaborations in classrooms around the world. The session will also include the opportunity...
In this session, we explore ways to deliver interactive lessons that engage students and support learning using some features of Teams best suited for teaching and learning. This session will introduce the essential features needed to Teaching using Teams, including creating and sharing meeting links, managing participants, sharing your screen, and monitoring breakout rooms. You’ll also become familiar with pulling...
Presenters: Jennifer Davies, Karl Weiss, Marcia Chaudet (Facilitator) In this session, our inspirational professors from Conestoga College welcome us into their classrooms to share their teaching practices. Through engaging mini-lessons, they demonstrate the methods they use to cultivate dynamic learning environments and spark our curiosity. After each mini-lesson, participants will have the opportunity to reflect and discuss how these teaching strategies...
Presenters: Kate Dunn, Erin Gilbert, Laura Quirk, Cinthia Watson, Annaka Willemsen, Deidre Wilson, Lauren Spring (Facilitator) Join us for a dynamic presentation and panel discussion where faculty from diverse disciplines at the college will share their experiences with the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Panelists will discuss the different ways they approach SoTL work including: reflective practices, quality improvement...
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