sync – Faculty Learning Hub

July 9, 2024

Informed Student Participation in Class Recordings

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis teaching tip offers suggestions for helping students understand the way a course may use and distribute recordings. It explains the recording features of Zoom and Teams and provides suggestions for supporting students in choosing their level of participation in recordings created by either service. Consider Consent and Privacy Conestoga’s privacy team has provided information on consent and privacy for MS Teams...

Inclusive EdTech Use/Teaching with Teams/Zoom/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

May 2, 2024

Getting Started with Breakout Rooms

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhether you’re new to the idea of using breakout rooms, or you’ve been using them for a while and are looking for new ways to shake things up, these tips and suggestions can help. Consider allowing automatic updates to your Zoom app, so that you are always up-to-date. This post covers technical and instructional supports on: It also covers instructional...

Teaching with Teams/Zoom/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

September 19, 2023

Teaching in Zoom

Reading Time: 4 minutesAt Conestoga, many faculty use Zoom to teach their courses. This post aims to support you in the initial stages of learning to use Zoom to teach. Before teaching in Zoom, review the resources below to become familiar with privacy and student engagement expectations at Conestoga. What is Zoom? Zoom is a widely popular video conferencing platform used by many...

Teaching with Teams/Zoom/Tech-Enhanced Teaching

June 26, 2023

Active Learning on Zoom: Whiteboards

Reading Time: 2 minutesMost of us are familiar with using whiteboards in classrooms to explain a topic, highlight key ideas, or to allow students to contribute collaboratively; much of this can also be achieved using the whiteboard feature on Zoom. In this short video, we’ll see an example of how Nasreen invites students to work together and exchange and share ideas using the whiteboard...

EdTech for Active Learning/Teaching with Teams/Zoom/Tech-Enhanced Teaching Comments: 0

March 27, 2023

Active Learning on Zoom: Breakout Rooms

Reading Time: 4 minutesConestoga College encourages teamwork and collaboration in diverse groups where students can learn from each other. Small group discussions in person or virtually help promote peer-to-peer interaction, critical reflection, and perspective and content sharing. In this short video, we’ll see an example of how Lauren promotes collaborative work through the breakout room tool in Zoom. Breakout group sessions may be...

EdTech for Active Learning/Teaching for Learning/Teaching with Teams/Zoom/Tech-Enhanced Teaching Comments: 0

July 12, 2021

Empower Your Teaching with Ontario Extend

Reading Time: 2 minutesOffered by eCampusOntario, Ontario Extend is a free micro-credentialed learning program exploring emerging technologies and pedagogical practices. It includes six modules that equip educators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to thrive in the digital landscape. Conestoga College has partnered with eCampusOntario to support online teacher training. After completing all six Ontario Extend modules (more details on the individual modules...

Educational Development Opportunities/Effective Teaching/Reflective Practice

June 14, 2021

Headed Towards Hybrid

Reading Time: 2 minutesPost by Rachel Schultz, OLC, and Elan Paulson, Teaching & Learning Explore the benefits of hybrid learning, and reflect on how a hybrid model could apply to your courses. While the pandemic has brought many challenges, it is also a time where instructors have been able to explore various pedagogical approaches using technology. It has allowed instructors to consider how course design can...

Effective Teaching/Teaching for Learning