May 6, 2020 Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Teaching During a Pandemic Reading Time: 4 minutes Tip on promoting equity and inclusion instruction practices for remote learning. Categories Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching
May 4, 2020 My First Time Teaching Online: My Learning Curve Reading Time: 3 minutes A reflection on instruction in a remote teaching environment for the first time, and lessons learned. Categories Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous
May 1, 2020 The Benefits of Engaging the Senses in Lessons Reading Time: 2 minutes This teaching tip provides some insight into brain functioning to understand why certain teaching strategies—such as activities that appeal to the human senses–are good for learning. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Theory and Practice
May 1, 2020 Northern Lessons on Collaboration and Feedback Reading Time: 5 minutes Joel Beaupré shares experience and lessons learned about collaboration and feedback in his first years of teaching in Northern Ontario. Categories Faculty Stories/Giving Feedback/Reflective Practice/Teaching
April 24, 2020 Supporting Student Well-Being Reading Time: 2 minutes Resources to support students’ mental health and well being as they learn remotely. Categories Student Success Services
April 20, 2020 Podcasts Reading Time: < 1 minute Join Teaching & Learning Consultant Joel Beaupré as he hosts guests from Conestoga and beyond who share their recommendations, reflections, stories, and questions related to... Categories Reflective Practice/Teaching
April 17, 2020 Key Apps for Teaching and Learning Reading Time: 4 minutes What other apps are widely available to support the transition to remote teaching? Which are most appropriate for my teaching at Conestoga? Many faculty are... Categories Online Synchronous/Tech For Teaching
April 17, 2020 Group Work in Fully Online Learning Reading Time: 4 minutes This Teaching Tip provides a summary of selected research literature that offers suggestions for supporting learners and reducing conflict in group-based learning within remote courses. Categories Group Work/Online Asynchronous/Teaching
April 16, 2020 Universal Design for Learning for Teaching Reading Time: 2 minutes Recommendations to maximize the ability for students with disabilities to fully and meaningfully participate in all aspects of the virtual learning environment and may also benefit other student populations. Categories Student Success Services
March 28, 2020 Managing Communication in Online Synchronous Classes Reading Time: 4 minutes Teaching tips that respond to common scenarios that can arise in the remote synchronous classroom, including chat talk, interruptions, oversharing, silence, and unwelcome participants. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Online Synchronous/Teaching