November 7, 2024 Teaching in Teams Reading Time: 5 minutesAt Conestoga, some Faculty may use Teams to teach their courses. This post aims to support you in the initial stages of learning to use... Categories Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching/Zoom or Teams
November 6, 2024 Using GenAI as a Learning Partner in Class Reading Time: 5 minutesDorina Grossu shares her approach to using genAI for inquiry-based learning and ideas for faculty who wish to bring AI to active learning in the classroom. Categories AI/AI and Learning/Faculty Stories/Teaching
November 5, 2024 Student Perspectives in SoTL: Transforming Learning and Teaching Together Reading Time: 4 minutesImage source: Pexels, by Andy Barbour As the leaves begin to fall and the chill of autumn sets in, our college campuses buzz with a... Categories Teaching
November 4, 2024 It’s National STEM Day, November 8th. Reading Time: 3 minutesOn November 8th, countries around the world will be celebrating the annual National STEM Day. Here are some ‘fun facts’ about the day you may... Categories Events/Teaching
October 29, 2024 Active Learning in your Tech or Software Lessons Reading Time: 10 minutesTeaching technical courses on software, programming, web development, and design can effectively leverage active learning. Active learning emphasizes building firsthand, practical experience and gradually fostering... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Tech for New Faculty/Tech For Teaching
October 28, 2024 Making a Comeback: How to Get Back on Track After a Rocky Start to the Semester Reading Time: 5 minutesDid you get off to a rocky start to the semester? Finding it challenging to connect with your students to foster a productive learning environment... Categories Build Community/Class Management/Teaching
October 21, 2024 Designing the Core Activities in Your Lesson Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning Before you start reading, ask yourself the following questions: Ideally, when a professor receives a course, in most... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning/Lesson Planning/Teaching
October 18, 2024 A Spectrum of Student AI Use in Classroom Learning Tasks Reading Time: 5 minutesAn job aid that describes five types of learning tasks that can be completed with AI and three different approaches to using AI for each type of task. Categories AI/AI and Learning/Teaching
October 10, 2024 Is it time to refresh my rubric? A checklist when your rubric needs a tune-up Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you have a rubric that you’ve been seeing a lot of lately? Perhaps there’s one rubric you’ve been using to grade multiple submissions this... Categories Assessing Learning/Improving Assessments/Rubrics and Marking
October 9, 2024 Understanding your Students’ Conceptions of Assessment for a Better Learning Experience Reading Time: 7 minutesHave you ever noticed that some students approach assessments with excitement and curiosity, while others seem overwhelmed with anxiety or disengaged? The way students perceive... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Assessment/Assessment Challenges/Assessment Quick Guides/Creating Assessments/Improving Assessments/Student Focused Assessment
