Lolita Paff, PhD

Lolita Paff is an associate professor of business and economics at Penn State Berks. Integrating professional experience as a Certified Public Accountant with subsequent training as an economist, she teaches introductory and advanced courses in accounting, business, and economics. Her pedagogical interests include classroom and online interaction, metacognition, learner-centered instruction, and student motivation. In 2014 she received a MERLOT Classics Award in Business, a peer-reviewed national recognition, for co-authoring an exemplary online learning resource. She serves on the Teaching Professor Conference advisory board, College Teaching’s editorial board, and leads faculty development workshops on a variety of topics.
Last Updated: 10-13-2023

- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Online Seminar - Live, Online Seminars, Teaching Strategies, Technology in the Classroom
- Educators Reflect on Teaching and Learning in the Era of Generative AI
- $299.00
- Explore the rapid evolution of teaching practices in response to generative AI tools like ChatGPT and join our expert panel of educators from diverse disciplines to address academic integrity and pedagogical challenges. Gain the knowledge and insights to enhance your teaching in an ethical and student-centered way.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars, Online Student Engagement
- Online Discussion: Practices to Boost Learning & Engagement
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Given the increase in online teaching, instructors need to make sure online discussion is genuinely promoting student engagement and helping reach the course's learning goals. Learn to use common coaching techniques to improve the quality of your online discussion groups, keep students on task, and advance learning.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
- Aligning Student and Faculty Perceptions of Rigor
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Gain strategies to help you expand students concept and definition of learning, get students thinking about how they learn, and promote self-directed learning.
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- Faculty Support, Leadership, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
- Interpreting Rigor: Tools for Evaluating Faculty and Increasing Program Retention
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Teachers and students measure hard courses by different yardsticks. Program leaders need to be aware of these different perspectives in order to apply strategies that identify and address gaps to foster student success, increase program retention, and promote faculty development.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
- Course Planning by the Calendar
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Learn how to take a more holistic view of your courses by shifting your mindset beyond content to consider course rhythms and the natural ebbs and flows of student motivation.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Faculty, Magna All Access
- Beyond Syllabus Policies: What Strategies Help Students Take Responsibility for Learning?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, discover best practices to follow in the classroom that will encourage students to become better learners and not engage in unproductive behaviors.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access
- How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you've taught before? Where do you start? Often, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. What most of us need is a strategic, instructionally sound set of steps to help guide our decision-making. This 20-Minute Mentor provides just that, a four-step model considering the big picture goals, major content areas, calendar implications, and assessments.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Personal Development
- How Can Preparing to Teach Online Improve My Face-to-face Teaching?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, learn how the process of teaching online can improve your face-to-face teaching.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Magna All Access
- How Can Improving Student Feedback Improve the Quality of Each Educational Encounter?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- By viewing student feedback through alternative lenses, faculty and administrators are able to better understand and manage mismatched definitions of rigor. Careful consideration of student feedback can lead to instructional and policy changes that facilitate closer alignment of expectations regarding rigor, assessment, and learning.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
- How Can I Promote Enrollment and Retention in Challenging Courses that Motivate Instead of Frustrate?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- When it comes to gatekeeper courses, there are often cases where expectations and reality don't match, and fears, rumors, and beliefs about hard courses and programs discourage students and limit enrollment. By creating student buy-in and ensuring students understand that you have their best interests at heart, you can help increase their satisfaction with their college experience and influence them to move along in their academic program, resulting in positive outcomes for students, teachers, and institutions.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Magna All Access
- How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- You can't dispel students misperceptions about difficult coursework if you're unaware of what these misperceptions are. This program discusses common mismatched definitions of rigor and strategies for bridging the divide between teacher definitions and student definitions. By leveraging these strategies, you'll be better able to improve students motivation and build stronger classroom connections.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Faculty, Magna All Access
- How Does Grit Team with a Growth Mindset to Cultivate Lifelong Learning?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- Discover both instructional and classroom strategies that promote a growth mindset. Help transform students fixed mindsets, boost their confidence in their abilities, help them overcome setbacks in their education, and strengthen their persistence to learn.
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Lolita Paff, PhD

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