MAGNA ONLINE SEMINARS
Maryellen Weimer
Maryellen Weimer is a professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks and won Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower award for distinguished teaching in 2005. Weimer has consulted with more than 600 colleges and universities on instructional issues and regularly keynotes national meetings and regional conferences.
Weimer has edited The Teaching Professor newsletter since 1987 and writes the Teaching Professor Blog. A distinguished scholar and author, Dr. Weimers books include Inspired College Teaching: A Career-Long Resource for Professional Growth (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning Professional Literature that Makes a Difference (Jossey-Bass, 2006), and Improving Your Classroom Teaching (Sage Publications, 1993). Her Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2013) remains one of the most influential books for educators looking to adopt a learner-centered approach in their classrooms.
Updated 05-27-2017
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education: Strategies to Improve Student Learning
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Explore the results of research on teaching and learning and discover a range of practical strategies that can make your own teaching more evidence-based and, as a result, improve your students' ability to learn when they study.
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- Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, On-Demand Seminars
An Integrated Approach to Student Exams
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Discover simple strategies you can use every day, whether online or in the classroom, to ensure exams are not simply perceived as grade-generating mechanisms but instead recognized as enriched learning tools that will have a significant impact on student success.
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- Classroom Management, Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars
Student Entitlement: Truth, Fiction, or Some of Both?
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Discover what the research has documented about the extent of academic entitlement. Is it associated with certain personality characteristics? Does it result from approaches taken to parenting? Are the attitudes cultivated in earlier educational experiences? Is there widespread agreement as to what it looks like when college students are acting and sounding entitled?
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars, Personal Development
Talking about Student Evaluation Results: What to Say and How to Say It
- $29.00 – $697.00
- Explore ways to communicate about rating results using three scenarios based on common situations, with the goal of making the exchange a constructive conversation about teaching and learning.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, On-Demand Seminars, Personal Development
Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching
- $29.00 – $197.00
- Parker Palmer, PhD, and Maryellen Weimer, PhD, talk about the underpinnings of their approaches to their work as teachers. They discuss the critical role of self-knowledge as a precursor to your work with students, as well as why it is the key to growth and development as teachers.
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- Active and Engaged Students, Books, Faculty
Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty
- $39.00
- Learn how to apply active learning methods in both small and large classes, as well as in an online teaching environment. Whether you are new to active learning methods or experienced with them, this comprehensive reference book can guide you every step of the way.
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- Active and Engaged Students, Faculty, OC Discounts, Online Courses
Take Note: Strategies to Develop Student Note-Taking Skills
- $329.00
- Presented by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, longtime editor of The Teaching Professor, this Magna Online Course takes a deep dive into the strategies you can use to make students better note-takers. Gain tools to make a real impact on class preparation, exam performance, and student satisfaction!
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can I Make My Exams More about Learning, Less about Grades?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- Learn how you can transform exams into enhanced opportunities for student learning with practical solutions to the three core problems with exams today. Making exams better suit your learning goals requires student participation at every step of the process. Your presenter, Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D., shares real-world, tested guidelines for integrating student input.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- You know how essential it is for students to be active participants in their education. But how do you grade them on it? In this program, you'll learn an overview of what not to do when grading participation, activities worth doing, how to do them, and how to evaluate your own process.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- This fast, focused presentation zeroes in on a trio of potential higher education teaching pitfalls—one involving how you teach, one what you teach, and one whom you teach. You'll come away with ideas you can use right away to avoid problems and create a positive, productive learning environment.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- Trying to teach students to improve their writing can be like trying to teach cats to fetch: Demonstrate all you want, encourage all you want, implore all you want—you're apt to be met with nothing but blinks. We share seven novel feedback techniques that will motivate your students and drive real improvement in their writing.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Do I Create a Climate for Learning in My Classroom?
- $29.00 – $399.00
- We've all encountered toxic learning environments—apathetic students, disillusioned faculty, an entire roomful of people waiting for class to just end, already. Keeping the classroom climate positive is the responsibility of both sides. Learn valuable concepts you can put to work right away in every class.
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