June 26, 2020 Team Contracts for Healthy Group Work Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the benefits of using team contracts. Sample team contract provided. Categories Faculty Stories/Group Work/Teaching
May 29, 2020 Faculty Answer Questions from Tech@Conestoga Panel Reading Time: 15 minutes Additional answers by faculty panelists to questions asked by attendees of the Day 1 Faculty Panel at Tech@Conestoga Days. Categories Events/Online Synchronous/Teaching International Students
May 4, 2020 My First Time Teaching Online: My Learning Curve Reading Time: 3 minutes A reflection on instruction in a remote teaching environment for the first time, and lessons learned. Categories Faculty Stories/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous
November 13, 2019 How the FAST Program Supports International Students Reading Time: 4 minutes A professor is often the first person international students meet when they arrive in Canada. To support them in the next step of their professional... Categories Faculty Stories
July 15, 2019 Students From India Reading Time: 5 minutes How can you best prepare for cohorts of students from India? This Teaching Tip aims to help you find out. Categories Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students
July 15, 2019 Tour eConestoga Reading Time: < 1 minute Many students are brand new to eConestoga, especially in their first semester. International students usually have limited experience in using a Learning Management Systems (LMS),... Categories eConestoga/Tech For Teaching
July 15, 2019 Accessible Board Work Reading Time: < 1 minute Be sure that your board work is accessible to all students. The following tips will help you create clear and legible board writing. Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity
July 15, 2019 Prepare Early for Accommodations Reading Time: < 1 minute Connect with Accessibility Service’s resources for faculty to prepare to connect students with on campus supports. Be sure to read and take action on emails... Categories Accessible Learning/Assessing Learning/Diversity/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
February 4, 2018 Hidden Communication Challenges Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is it challenging for international students to adapt to new learning environments? How can faculty promptly determine whether international students comprehend class content? Is... Categories Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students
December 1, 2017 Creating a BOPPPPS Lesson Plan Reading Time: 3 minutes Effective lesson planning is the greatest tool in your teaching toolkit. In this teaching tip, learn about the BOPPPS Lesson Plan, and find downloadable resources... Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching