15 Practical Strategies to Re-energize Mid-career Teachers

Engaged and energized faculty are the lifeblood of educational institutions.

Yet while considerable effort goes into acclimating new faculty, far less is done for mid-career teachers.

A challenging economy has resulted in larger class sizes, increased workloads and more stress for faculty at colleges and universities across the country.

Times like these can make it tough for educators to stay enthusiastic, but it’s vital that they do so, for the sake of their students, their institutions, their careers and their own well-being.

In this 90-minute seminar by Ike Shibley, Ph.D., an award-winning associate professor of Chemistry from Penn State Berks, you learn about his three-tiered approach to keeping educators inspired and see how techniques as simple as using a different text, or as involved as starting a pedagogical research project, can re-ignite the zest for teaching.

Designed to engage educators with everything from a minimal to a substantial time commitment, these real-world techniques will help you:

• Identify areas where innovation will energize your teaching
• Select from three different levels of engagement to help choose a technique to energize your teaching
• Activate your educational creativity and design courses that keep you and your students excited about the content
• Help colleagues find their own strategies to re-energize their teaching.

 Who Will Benefit from 15 Practical Strategies to Re-energize Mid-career Teachers?

This seminar is designed for educational professionals who want to improve and refine their teaching – and help others to do the same, including mid-career faculty, administrators and faculty developers.  People in the following positions can particularly benefit from this video online seminar:

• Course developers
• Instructors
• Faculty
• Instructional designers
• Administrators.

Energize Your Campus Community

Keeping faculty energized and involved is a campus-wide concern, and since Magna’s seminar prices are at a modest price–you can afford to invite any colleague who could use an energy boost to watch the CD. Simply project the CD in a facility large enough to accommodate your group.

About the Presenter

Dr. Shibley, an associate professor of Chemistry at Penn State Berks, has a Ph.D. from East Carolina University and received a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh. A Navy veteran who taught nuclear physics and radiation safety, his research explores improving college level science education.  His extensive experience in online education includes more than 10 different presentations on professional development for college and university faculty.  He is the recipient of Penn State’s Eisenhower Award for excellent teaching and mentoring of other teachers.

Extra Tools to Put Your New Strategies to Work

This video online seminar includes supplemental materials to help implement the 15 practical techniques you’ll learn about.  Handouts providing background information, additional resources and questions for further discussion will help you get and stay energized.  You also recieve a copy of the Discussion Guide for Facilitators, with the tools you need to get your whole campus innovating their way to improved educational practices.  The Guide will help you share best practices throughout departments and keep the conversation going across campus.

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