March 27, 2024 Facilitator Notes for the Academic Team Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest co-authored post from Instructional Designer Amber West, Online Learning Centre, on the benefits and practice of using facilitator notes. Categories Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching
February 5, 2024 Student Engagement Through Industry Software Demonstrations and Peer Feedback Reading Time: 3 minutes Ryanne Spies has taught at Conestoga full-time since 2013, and for a number of years as a part-time/sessional professor. Prior to teaching, she worked as... Categories Faculty Stories/Teaching
January 16, 2024 Promote Student Self-Monitoring in an Asynchronous Online Course Reading Time: 3 minutes You begin teaching an asynchronous online course, and you have taken the initiative to welcome your students with an announcement and welcome video. Now, as... Categories Class Management/Online Asynchronous
December 13, 2023 Using Exemplars to Support Student Success with Assessments Reading Time: 3 minutes Exemplars are “carefully chosen samples of student work which are used to illustrate dimensions of quality and to clarify assessment expectations” (Carless & Chan, 2017,... Categories Assessment Quick Guides/Giving Feedback
March 1, 2023 Engage Learners Reading Time: 2 minutes Engage your learners throughout the course Categories Online Asynchronous
March 1, 2023 Promote Learning Reading Time: 2 minutes Help students focus on learning outcomes and understand the relationship between readings, activities, and assignments. Categories Online Asynchronous
March 1, 2023 Manage and Monitor Reading Time: 2 minutes Keep track of what issues need to be addressed in the course and where students are in their progress. Categories Online Asynchronous
March 1, 2023 Start Your Online (Asynchronous) Course Reading Time: 2 minutes Ready your asynchronous online course by reviewing the course, updating relevant areas, and ensuring the presence of the 5 Essential Elements. Categories Online Asynchronous
March 1, 2023 Assess Learning Reading Time: < 1 minute Learn about the value of explaining assignments to learners, monitoring student progress, and providing constructive, timely feedback using eConestoga tools. Categories Online Asynchronous
March 1, 2023 Share About You Reading Time: < 1 minute Consider ways to communicate your expertise in the industry, enthusiasm about the course topic, and care for your students. Categories Online Asynchronous
