MAGNA ONLINE SEMINARS
Lynn Gillette
Lynn Gillette is the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Nicholls State University. He is also the former president of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. During his time as provost and president, he led the college to unprecedented financial stability, increased retention and graduation rates, and increased undergraduate enrollment to record highs. He has spearheaded efforts to increase academic rigor, academic excellence, and innovation, as well as, championing the use of the flipped classroom, active learning, undergraduate research, and the scholarship of teaching.
Gillette has received 13 awards for outstanding teaching and given over fifty presentations at professional conferences on institutional effectiveness, change management, teaching excellence and innovation, and active learning. A graduate of Harvard University's Management Development Program, Gillette holds a BA in economics from the University of Richmond and a PhD in economics from Texas A&M University.
Updated 10-29-2017
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- Active and Engaged Students, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
Prepared Students: The Secret’s in the Assignment Strategy
- $39.00 – $697.00
- It's no secret that prepared students learn more and achieve better outcomes. This Magna 40-Minute Seminar helps you identify why your students are not coming to class prepared and then determines what you can do about it.
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- Leadership, Leadership, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
How to Effectively Lead Change in Higher Education
- $39.00 – $697.00
- If you want to make things happen on your campus and help others embrace the changes, you just need to know the steps to take that help ensure success. This seminar breaks change down into a process and then gives you a road map to follow.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Leadership, Magna All Access
How Can I Identify and Overcome Obstacles to Change?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- This program shows you how to identify obstacles to change and then remove them, identify information gaps and eliminate them, and identify unsupportive peers and enlighten them both before and during your change process.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty Support, Leadership, Magna All Access
How Can I Build Momentum for Change with Short-term Wins?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- If you need to implement some kind of change, you know what kind of challenge lies ahead. This program demonstrates how to plan for, recognize, celebrate, and build on short-term wins to support and sustain your long-term change effort.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Leadership, Magna All Access
How Can I Create a Sense of Urgency for Change?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- To successfully effect meaningful change, you need a group that shares your belief that something needs to happen. Learn how to build a case for change and then how to use that case to assemble a team to lead the change effort.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can I Effectively Use Class Preparation Assignments?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Class preparation assignments, or CPAs, enable you to use your class time more effectively and move students toward higher levels of learning. This program prepares you to create class preparation assignments that will transform the classroom experience for you and your students.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Do Prepared Students Change the Way I Teach?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- When students come to class prepared, you can—actually, you must—adjust how you teach. Instead of lecturing, you will employ effective new strategies that help your students process and master course content. This program shows you how your classes can and will change when you implement a course design and teaching strategies that naturally encourage students to come to class prepared.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Unprepared students might seem to be a standard ingredient of higher education, but it doesn't have to be that way. This program shows you what you can do to create the kind of courses that naturally encourage student preparation and eliminate some of the common frustrations of higher education.
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