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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 and experiencing classroom management challenges? A rocky start can happen for a variety of reasons some that are in our control and some that are not, however, know that you’re not alone and that there...
Categories Effective Teaching/Lesson & Course Planning/Student Engagement & Communication/Teaching for Learning Comments: 0
July 31, 2024

Why Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Grading High-Stakes Assessments is Problematic

Reading Time: 5 minutesGenerative artificial intelligence has undoubtedly proven to be a useful tool in education, especially in supporting teachers and students in the teaching and learning process (Baidoo-Anu & Owusu Ansah, 2023). Recognizing the valuable role of GenAI in enhancing learning, many educational institutions, including Conestoga College, have started exploring ways to ensure safe, responsible and ethical use of GenAI in promoting...
Categories Assessment & AI/Grading & Grading Tools/Learning with GenAI/Quality Assessment Comments: 0
June 12, 2024

Practicing Student-Centered Assessments in Contemporary Classrooms 

Reading Time: 4 minutesContemporary classroom assessment emphasizes ongoing feedback, student involvement, and diverse assessment methods to enhance learning outcomes. It reflects a shift from traditional testing and grading to more holistic, student-centered approaches catering to diverse student demographics.  Research suggests a connection between faculty’s past assessment experiences and how they implement assessments and evaluate students in contemporary classrooms (Brown et al., 2019). For...
Categories Assessment Design & Development/Assessment Implementation/Inclusive Assessment/Quality Assessment Comments: 0
January 17, 2024

Want to Improve Learning? It’s Easy as Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Reading Time: 6 minutesWe all want our students to remember what we teach them.  This is a reasonable expectation considering all that time you spent preparing lessons, activities and assessments.  But sometimes you might find that your efforts did not align with your expectations from those assessments.  Remember the results from that test you gave? Maybe the results left you feeling frustrated and...
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December 13, 2023

Using Exemplars to Support Student Success with Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesExemplars are “carefully chosen samples of student work which are used to illustrate dimensions of quality and to clarify assessment expectations” (Carless & Chan, 2017, p. 1). Exemplars can help students increase their understanding of the skills, content, or knowledge and internalize established criteria or standards (Sadler, 2010). Particularly, through exemplars, your students can get a clear idea of the...
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November 30, 2023

Connecting Active Learning Activities and Assessments to Sustainability

Reading Time: 3 minutesLaura Matheson, an educator since 2008, joined Conestoga College in 2013 to develop and teach in the Sustainable Business Management post-graduate program. Passionate about education, Laura fosters diverse learning experiences for students and the community, influencing thoughts and actions throughout her 15-year career. In 2020, she co-founded the School of Business PRME initiative, fostering collaboration among faculty and enriching student...
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September 26, 2023

Lori Martin and Rene Letoile Incorporate Gamification in Brick and Stone Mason Programs

Reading Time: 4 minutesLori Martin first taught at Conestoga in 2014. Since 2019 she has been teaching in Conestoga’s Trades and Apprenticeship, specifically in the Masonry Apprenticeship and Construction Techniques Multi-Trade programs. Lori brings with her 12 years as a Red Seal Mason, including valuable experience as a foreman. She enjoys working with future masons, helping them develop necessary skills, from hands-on construction...
Categories EdTech for Active Learning/Faculty Stories/Reflective Practice/Tech-Enhanced Teaching Comments: 0
September 6, 2023

The Success of International Students at Conestoga College

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Dr. Sara Kafashan and Dr. Nasreen Sultana Note: This post contains initial thoughts from Sara and Nasreen, Teaching & Learning Consultants who originally came to Canada as international students. Both Sara and Nasreen have had personal experiences as international students and post-secondary educators in Canada. Similar factors contribute to the retention of international and domestic students in post-secondary education...
Categories Effective Teaching/Inclusive Teaching
June 21, 2023

Observing Behaviours and Developing Solutions in a Collaborative Environment

Reading Time: 5 minutesAmy Huskins has been a full-time professor in the Early Childhood Education program since 2015, and is currently the program coordinator for first-year students. She has worked as an educator with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Before coming to Conestoga, Amy was the executive director of the Conception Bay Family Resource Program in her home province of Newfoundland, providing...
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May 19, 2023

The Value of Active Listening and Discussing Industry Practices

Reading Time: 3 minutesJan Vilaca has taught part-time in Conestoga’s School of Business since 2018. She worked as an executive assistant in post-secondary education, yet retired from her full-time career over three years ago. Jan owns and operates two unique businesses in Southwestern Ontario which she created from the ground up. She has a love of culinary tourism and owns/operates “Tasty Road Trips Incorporated”,...
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March 28, 2023

Strengthen Your Teaching Through Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs)

Reading Time: 2 minutesConestoga faculty can register for an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) to enhance their lesson planning techniques and teaching practices. As of January 2023, the ISW is offered as a free, credited, course, one of two courses in the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) & Critically-Reflective Teaching micro-credential. Please see below for more details on the ISW, including what to expect, the...
Categories Effective Teaching/Events/Reflective Practice
November 22, 2022

Creating a Harmonized Assessment Tool for Capstone Projects

Reading Time: 4 minutesCapstone projects showcase students’ comprehensive learning. Conestoga’s Computer Science programs host a capstone project at the end of each semester – an opportunity for students to share the mobile apps, websites and automated project management systems they have produced for local businesses. Read on to review their process and feel free to share your own capstone experiences in the faculty...
Categories Effective Teaching/Faculty Stories/Lesson & Course Planning/Reflective Practice
July 15, 2022

Helping Students Understand Assignments in Your Course

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis learning pathway video introduces new faculty to some important ideas and considerations for ensuring that their students understand the assignments in their course. Helpful Resources Related to Assessment Preparing for Assessment Pathway – Marking Assignments in eConestoga Grading Bias: Making Marking More Equitable for All Learners Creating a Rubric Interested in Learning More About Assessment? Teaching and Learning offers...
Categories Effective Teaching/New Faculty/Quality Assessment
July 4, 2022

First Annual Indigenous Faculty Learning Symposium (June 16, 17 and 18, 2022)

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom June 16 to June 18, 2022, Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Indigenous Services, hosted the First Annual Indigenous Faculty Learning Symposium. The learning was provided by elder Lois MacDonald and knowledge holders Christina Restoule, Laini Lascelles and Clarence Cachagee, with Tyzun James as Firekeeper. It was held at Crow Shield Lodge. Voices...
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