November 24, 2021

Supporting Marked Group Writing Assignments

Reading Time: 6 minutesPrepared by the Teaching & Learning team, this tip provides advice to faculty supporting collaborative group writing assignments, including reports and papers, as well as other types of group work projects. This tip includes suggestions for courses delivered in-person, hybrid (some real time classes, some anytime learning), or asynchronous (all anytime learning).  Group Work In Outcomes-Based Education  Graded group work assignments build...

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Effective Teaching/Quality Assessment/Student Engagement & Communication

April 26, 2021

Rubric Items & Riders

Reading Time: 3 minutesChecklist and Statements for Ensuring Academic Integrity (AI) in Submissions Statements around academic integrity share clear expectations with students. You can use the points below as a checklist for describing and sharing expectations with your students. You may also wish to  choose a few statements that apply most specifically to your assignments and add them to your assignment description or...

Categories Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

January 25, 2021

Using APA @ Conestoga in Course Content

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA teaching tip from Library Services on APA services and resources

Categories Assessment Implementation/Library Services/Quality Assessment

November 24, 2020

Test Preparation: Providing Guidance for Students Taking Tests

Reading Time: 4 minutesExams can be stressful, especially now. Here are some suggestions for setting clear yet welcoming guidelines for for your students to follow.

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Quality Assessment

November 16, 2020

Course Completion Assessment Process for Students with Documented Disabilities

Reading Time: 4 minutesAn FAQ on the Course Completion Assessment process and form, used by Accessible Learning and the program team to provide an opportunity for the meaningful consideration of retroactive requests by students with a documented disability.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

October 8, 2020

Honour Pledges for Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesInformation about using honour pledges, and alternatives, to reduce academic violations

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment

August 26, 2020

Teach Me Tech Services for Students

Reading Time: 2 minutesTeach Me Tech offers assistance and workshops for faculty and students.

Categories Accessible Teaching/Effective Teaching/Library Services/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

June 15, 2020

What Faculty Should Know About Contract Cheating

Reading Time: 5 minutesInformation and insights for faculty about contract cheating and college students, by Cory Scurr, Academic Integrity Coordinator.

Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Grading & Grading Tools/Inclusive Teaching/Quality Assessment/Reflective Practice/Teaching for Learning

May 6, 2020

Online Course and Research Materials

Reading Time: 2 minutesTip that provides information on library supports for faculty.

Categories Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

January 15, 2020

Games for Teaching Academic Integrity

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post describes teaching academic integrity using games, and lists a selection of available games that can be adapted for your in-person, hybrid, or asynchronous course. Games for Learning The term serious games refers to games that aim to inform and educate within or outside the classroom (Susi, Johannesson, & Backlund, 2007). Gamification and games-based learning can provide a fun, low-stakes, and cooperative approach towards course content (Khan, Dyer, Bjelobaba, et...

Categories EdTech for Active Learning/Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with EdTech/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

December 18, 2017

Group Marking

Reading Time: 4 minutesTips for marking group work.

Categories Effective Teaching/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment/Teaching for Learning

December 1, 2017

Integrity in Group Work

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat does the research say about setting collaborative cultures in class? How can I manage conflicts as they arise in group work? How do I prevent copying or cheating and encourage individual voice in these cases? Relevant Policies Conestoga’s Academic Integrity Policy includes the following offenses related to group work: Suggestions and Innovations Know Your Responsibilities Remember that you are considered...

Categories Assessment Design & Development/Grading & Grading Tools/Quality Assessment