August 31, 2021 Ways To Make Your Teaching More Accessible Reading Time: 2 minutes By Sara Kafashan [E]ducation providers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities. Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2018 How can faculty... Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity
August 31, 2021 Trauma Informed Teaching Reading Time: 6 minutes As we begin our teaching each semester, we welcome strangers into our class whose past experiences are unknown to us. Over time, it sometimes becomes clear that a student is struggling with the impact of life experiences on the student’s ability to learn. This teaching tip will provide a research perspective and practical suggestions to help make your class a welcoming environment for students with trauma in their past (or present). Categories Accessible Learning/Teaching
August 26, 2021 Accommodating and Supporting Students with Disabilities: Conestoga Faculty Stories Reading Time: 7 minutes Stories curated by Elan Paulson and Sara Kafashan Increasing numbers of students with disabilities are attending colleges in Ontario (Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, n.d.). In... Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity/Faculty Stories
August 26, 2021 A Foundational Understanding of Accessible Teaching and Learning at Conestoga College Reading Time: 4 minutes Across Ontario colleges and universities, there are growing numbers of students with disabilities (Learning Disabilities of Ontario, 2019). At Conestoga, we have seen our numbers... Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity
August 26, 2021 Cybersecurity for Teaching Reading Time: 4 minutes By Baljeet Bilkhu, Faculty in Applied Computer Science and Information Technology Programs Having worked in the IT industry for the past 30 years after graduating... Categories Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching
August 26, 2021 HyFlex FAQ Reading Time: 4 minutes How do I start the HyFlex classroom up? Visit our HyFlex Rooms post to learn about these innovative new teaching and learning spaces. Is every classroom a HyFlex classroom? Currently... Categories Classroom Tech/Tech For Teaching
August 25, 2021 Cameras On and Off in Virtual Classes Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should you keep your camera on when teaching? We have now had more than a year and a half of experience with virtual classes... Categories Build Community/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
August 19, 2021 Engaging Students as Fully Online Learners Reading Time: 4 minutes Communicate and interact with students regularly, even when you never meet for scheduled class lessons in real time. Categories Modes of Delivery/Online Asynchronous/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. ... Categories Faculty Services/Library Services/OERs and eTexts
July 26, 2021 Micro-credentials as Building Blocks to Lifelong Learning Reading Time: 3 minutes By Dorina Grossu, Professor (Contract), School of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Online Learning My professional career focus, for the last 10 years, has directed me towards online education and technologies that are used... Categories Faculty Stories/Micro-credentials