July 10, 2020 Reflective Tool for Teacher Development Reading Time: 2 minutes By Mike Wong, PhD Developing as a teacher takes time and effort. According to Lyon’s Model on Teacher Efficacy and Competence, progression through the five... Categories Reflective Practice/Teaching
July 8, 2020 Team Builders for Group Work Reading Time: 6 minutes A summary of remote team building activities to promote effective communication, understanding of diverse team member competencies, and bonds of trust in student groups. Categories Build Community/Group Work
July 3, 2020 O365 Forms Reading Time: 2 minutes Forms lets you build and deliver formative surveys and self-grading quizzes. Because it comes with your enterprise email, it’s always free, and you get the full range of features available. Categories Gamification/Tech For Teaching
June 26, 2020 Team Contracts for Healthy Group Work Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the benefits of using team contracts. Sample team contract provided. Categories Faculty Stories/Group Work/Teaching
June 26, 2020 Building Future Teamwork Success in Group Dynamics Course Reading Time: 5 minutes Guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the Group Dynamics course as a foundation for other programs at Conestoga College. Categories Faculty Stories/Group Work/Teaching
June 25, 2020 Managing Zoom Fatigue Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips on avoiding and managing Zoom fatigue while working remotely. Categories Online Synchronous/Zoom or Teams
June 15, 2020 What Faculty Should Know About Contract Cheating Reading Time: 5 minutes Information and insights for faculty about contract cheating and college students, by Cory Scurr, Academic Integrity Coordinator. Categories Academic Integrity
June 5, 2020 Addressing Technical Difficulties in Online Synchronous Classes Reading Time: 4 minutes Steps for responding to unexpected technical difficulties in a remote synchronous meeting. Categories Hybrid/Online Synchronous
June 5, 2020 Launch of New Community of Practice for Faculty Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you interested in connecting with your colleagues to share ideas about how to enhance your teaching practice? Do you want to learn about different... Categories Events
June 4, 2020 Virtual Whiteboards in an Online Synchronous Classroom Reading Time: 5 minutes Many of us use whiteboards when we’re teaching, but the move to an online synchronous classroom has made that a little more difficult. Fortunately, there... Categories Multimedia/Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching