Search Results for: active learning

July 16, 2021

Review and Reflection and how to Assess Them: Part 1

Reading Time: 6 minutes In part 1 of a two-part teaching tip on assessing the professional skills of reflection/review, reflection is defined and explained in a historical context.

Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

June 23, 2021

Best Practices for Faculty to Support Students in Distress or in Crisis

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, you will learn about best practices to support students in distress or in crisis. Some of the information here is based on...

Categories Accessible Learning/Diverse Identities/Diversity

June 23, 2021

Tips for Teaching Out-of-Country International Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Due to the current situation, many students are attending classes from their home country. Students attending the courses from outside of Canada require some unique...

Categories Diversity/Modes of Delivery/Online Synchronous/Teaching International Students

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...

Categories eConestoga/Online Synchronous/Teaching

May 20, 2021

Icebreakers for Your Zoom Classrooms

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the era of synchronous online learning, it is important to create a community of learning. Using icebreakers can foster communities, promote positive teacher and...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Online Synchronous/Teaching

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 Accessible Learning/Classroom Tech

March 12, 2021

10 (+1) Tips for Supporting International Students (and Everyone Else) While Teaching Online

Reading Time: 5 minutes Kathryn Brillinger, Nasreen Sultana, and Laura Stoutenburg of Teaching and Learning, and Thomas Campbell and Kavya Adapala from Student Engagement.  Keep the Welcome Going Work on a big, warm welcome each class. Students will...

Categories Diversity/Online Synchronous/Teaching International Students

March 8, 2021

Encouraging Online Group Work Management with Microsoft Planner

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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/Group Work/Tech For Teaching

February 19, 2021

Week-Long Global Event on Open Education

Reading Time: 3 minutes From March 1 to 5, 2021 the world celebrates Open Education Week. Learn more and join free events. About Open Education Week Open education includes...

Categories Events

January 18, 2021

Exam Proctoring in Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Advice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

Categories Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Rubrics and Marking