Faculty Learning Hub

July 14, 2022

Pathway – Group Work as an Effective Learning and Assessment Experience

Reading Time: < 1 minute View this video introduction to the learning path to better understand some best practices for setting up group assignments, guiding groups, and marking group work....

Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/Group Work/Modes of Delivery/New Faculty/Teaching

July 9, 2022

Informed Student Participation in Class Recordings

Reading Time: 4 minutes This teaching tip offers suggestions for helping students understand the way a course may use and distribute recordings. It explains the recording features of Zoom and Teams...

Online Synchronous/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams

July 4, 2022

First Annual Indigenous Faculty Learning Symposium (June 16, 17 and 18, 2022)

Reading Time: 4 minutes From June 16 to June 18, 2022, Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Indigenous Services, hosted the First Annual...

Events

June 29, 2022

Content Warnings in Teaching

Reading Time: 9 minutes What are content warnings? How can I best prepare my class for a difficult topic? This tip provides examples of content warnings and other tips for teaching difficult topics.

Accessible Learning/Diverse Identities/Diversity/Teaching

June 29, 2022

Pathway – Marking Assignments in eConestoga

Reading Time: < 1 minute View this video introduction to the learning path to better understand how to access and grade assessments in eConestoga. Additional Resources After you’ve viewed this...

Assessing Learning/New Faculty/Teaching

June 23, 2022

What is Asynchronous (Online) Teaching

Reading Time: 5 minutes Reflect on your teaching activities for a fully or partly asynchronous course.

Online Asynchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching

June 14, 2022

Student Self-Directedness in Online Learning

Reading Time: 11 minutes Consider how ready for self-directed learning your students are, and provide appropriate supports that meet their learning needs.

Theory and Practice

May 26, 2022

Pictionary

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ideas for supporting active learning using elements of the game Pictionary.

Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching

May 25, 2022

Asking Effective Questions

Reading Time: 6 minutes You may want to ask questions of your class during lessons in order to: This post provides some ideas and examples for how to form...

Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management

May 25, 2022

Oral Presentation No-Shows

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Elan Paulson and Kathryn Brillinger This tip provides some information about how to plan for and manage absences during in-class individual and group oral...

Class Management/Group Work/Teaching