February 19, 2021 Breaks in the In-Person and Synchronous Online Classroom Reading Time: 4 minutes “For each class, faculty will […] [e]nsure breaks occur during the lesson time to support student needs.” – Course Delivery Procedure (January 2021) Breaks are... Categories Hybrid/In-person/Online Synchronous/Teaching
January 29, 2021 How our Online Synchronous Workshops Benefit a Trades Faculty’s Students Reading Time: 2 minutes Sheri Copplestone teaches Computer Applications in Conestoga’s School of Trades and Apprenticeship, and facilitates the Entrepreneurial Program for Newcomers. She is also involved in the... Categories Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous
January 28, 2021 Micro-credentials, Certificate in PSE Teaching Reading Time: 2 minutes Information on launch of new credit-based learning opportunities in the area of post-secondary teaching and learning Categories Educational Development Opportunities/Micro-credentials
January 18, 2021 Our Observers Share Teaching Advice Reading Time: 8 minutes Tips from those providing Developmental Observations for effective teaching Categories Educator Development/observations/Online Synchronous/Reflective Practice/Teaching
September 9, 2020 The Power of PowerPoint Reading Time: 2 minutes Many studies have investigated the value of using PowerPoint as a lecture tool. PowerPoint’s strength is often the comfort we have as educators and learners... Categories Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching
September 8, 2020 Building Accessible PowerPoint Slides Reading Time: 6 minutes Tried and true, PowerPoint has been the best known presentation software for the last 30 years. Its strength is often the familiarity we have with using it, and many other apps and services are based on its look and feel. Categories Teaching Materials/Tech for New Faculty/Tech For Teaching
August 27, 2020 The Benefits of Concept Mapping Reading Time: 4 minutes A globally used teaching and learning strategy, concept mapping has a measurably positive impact on learning across cultures, age ranges and topics of study (Schroeder... Categories Concept Mapping/Teaching/Tech For Teaching
The Teaching@Conestoga Community We want to connect with you! Hosted on Microsoft Teams and facilitated by the Teaching & Learning team, Teaching at Conestoga is an online community...
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 3, 2020 OneNote Notebooks Reading Time: 4 minutes OneNote notebooks are a new way to organize information and resources from Microsoft. Rather than collecting information in folders and files, compile them all together... Categories Collaboration/Teaching Materials/Tech For Teaching