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November 27, 2024

New Workshop Series: Teaching to Promote Belonging, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Justice, and Inclusion

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis new five-part Recognition of Learning series builds on the workshops offered through the Teaching for Student Diversity Series.  In this series, we go beyond understanding student diversity, offering growth in your knowledge and teaching skills to foster belonging and equity, enhance accessibility, and strive towards justice and inclusion-orientated learning spaces within our diverse student body.
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August 14, 2024

Heterogeneity – The Reality of Diversity in Our Classrooms

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning Consultant Classroom heterogeneity refers to how students differ in age, gender, cultural and social backgrounds, and learning environments and have unique cognitive, motivational, and emotional needs (Hirschauer & Kullmann, 2009). In today’s world, Canadian post-secondary classrooms are diverse and multi-dimensional. The phrase around international students is widely used as a catch-all phrase without...
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April 17, 2024

Teaching with Sign Language Interpreters (SLIs) or Interpreters in the Classroom

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction As of 2021, there are approximately 382,700 deaf and 3,827,000 hard of hearing people in Canada (Canadian Association of the Deaf, n.d.; Malkowski, 2021). Deaf, hard of hearing, and deafened individuals (D/HH) are a valued part of our Conestoga community (for more information, see this resource for terms and this resource for deaf community and culture). As faculty continue...
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September 20, 2023

Responding to Discrimination and Harassment in Teaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Dr. Sara Kafashan and Dr. Nasreen Sultana In our day-to-day work and teaching at Conestoga, we may come across a rare occurrence of harassment or discrimination, such as Islamophobic, transphobic, anti-black, anti-Indigenous, anti-Semitic, and/or homophobic comments or actions. What should faculty do if discrimination or harassment shows up in their teaching contexts? The College has policies and steps to...
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September 6, 2023

Supports for Diversity Across the Conestoga Community

Reading Time: 4 minutesBetween 2017 and 2021, Conestoga College saw a 350% increase in international students enrolled (ApplyBoard, 2022). Today, Conestoga is the most popular College in Canada for international students, with students from over 85 different countries (ApplyBoard, 2022). With such a growing diverse community, Conestoga is committed to equity and inclusion for all our members (Conestoga’s Strategic Plan 2021-2024, p.13). In...
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