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Engaging Teaching
Hey hosers! Mind your Ps and Qs, eh!
“Yo slackers! Don’t leave your studying down to the wire. Be a keener! Get your ducks in a row! If you leave it to the mast minute, you’ve had the biscuit. Taking tests can really put your stomach in a knot, but just take a breath to pull yourself together and I promise it’ll help get the butterflies out. Go out for a rip with your pals, grab a double-double and chillax. Put on your bunnyhug and hoof it through the woods for a spell. Keep your stick on the ice and I know each of you will rock it!”
-Quote from Professor Collow Quielle
Colloquialism can be cute, yet infuriating when trying to communicate clearly. For students who are English Language Learners (ELLs), colloquial language can be especially difficult to understand. How are they supposed to know what you mean when you tell them that someone has kicked the bucket? They are still probably wondering why milk comes in a bag. For some quick tips, check out this tip sheet provided by International Student Services for working with ELLs. Bonus! Many of these tips are helpful for communicating clearly to all students. Full stop.
Learning Technology
187 Ways to PokemonGOmify your class (aka gamify the world)
https://vine.co/v/hY9qDtll5OF/embed/simple
…Or maybe just 2 ways to engage students. Especially in big classes.
Using iclicker? Why not incorporate REEF polling?
If you are already using iClickers in your teaching practice you can incorporate REEF mobile application along with iClickers to allow your students the choice of using their iclicker device OR their laptops. Click this link to find out more about iClickers and Reef Polling.
If you are new to ‘Audience Response Applications’ (catchy name!) you can get started by checking out the iclicker/REEF software site and/or check out this video.
Kahoot anyone?
Several folks are using this application in their classrooms and learning spaces. We’ve heard from Carpentry, Math and ECE folks that their students are enjoying competing in class for points and bragging rights…
For more information please watch this Kahoot Tutorial, OR check out this step-by-step guide.
*Bonus: This may help you finally achieve that dream you’ve had of being a game show host.
Policies & Procedures
According to many t-shirts & hoodies found around our campuses, Fleming College was formed in 1967. That means that Fleming College has been serious about Student Rights and Responsibilities since the last Leafs Cup win. That is a long, long, long, long time.
Under the current iteration of the policy, the college is committed to providing…
“…a climate of understanding and mutual respect for individual dignity and worth, in which each person has the opportunity to develop as an individual and con