Spotlight on SoTL projects at Conestoga
The Centre for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning promotes academic scholarship by supporting faculty in their exploration of teaching and learning. We encourage innovative projects designed to examine compelling issues related to teaching and learning excellence. There have been a growing number of SoTL research projects from a variety of schools and departments at Conestoga. Some researchers have secured additional funding through Conestoga’s New and Emerging Research Grants and internal Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grants to support their SoTL research.
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CSoTL and faculty research
Improving peer review in a capstone business course
This project builds on a pilot study that explored students’ experiences and perceptions of peer review in a capstone course. The project will explore the impact of several new teaching strategies and learning activities to improve the peer review process in a capstone course.
The impact of COIL experiences on students development of global skills and competencies
Collaborative Online Interational Learning (COIL) has been piloted at Conestoga for the last two years, involving 600 students over this time. This project aims to explore how the experience of participating in a COIL course impacts students’ acquisition of global skills and competencies.
Exploring Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions of adopting new technology in teaching
This research aims to provide insights into faculty’s current attitudes and perceptions towards adopting and innovating with educational technology to inform potential future changes in post-pandemic post-secondary contexts.
The evolution and impact of the course assessment improvement project
Our research aims to document the development and implementation of the Course Assessment Improvement Project (CAIP) at Conestoga College.