MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTOR
Kenneth Alford
Kenneth L. Alford is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University.
After serving almost 30 years on active duty in the United States Army, he retired as a Colonel in 2008. While on active military duty, Ken served in numerous assignments, including the Pentagon, eight years teaching computer science at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and four years as a Department Chair and Professor teaching strategic leadership at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He has published and presented on a wide variety of topics during his career. His current research efforts focus on student learning and military service during times of conflict. Ken and his wife, Sherilee, have four children and seventeen grandchildren.
Updated: 10-31-2017
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Personal Development
- What is the Best Citizenship Advice I Ever Received?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Balancing teaching, scholarship, and citizenship responsibilities is challenging for college professors. What can teachers do to more effectively fulfill their citizenship responsibilities?
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Personal Development
- How Can I Effectively Supervise Teaching and Research Assistants?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, the goal is to help faculty identify ways to increase effectiveness in supervising and mentoring student assistants.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Personal Development
- How Can I Most Effectively Fulfill My Citizenship Requirements?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, the goal is to help you think about ways you can be more effective in your citizenship responsibilities.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Personal Development
- What are 10 Tips to Collaborate with Colleagues?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, the goal is to help consider ways to improve collaboration with colleagues. Faculty will explore how and where collaboration is appropriate, and how to get the most out of collaboration.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Mentor Commons, Student Support
- How Can I Effectively Mentor Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Gain fresh perspectives and new ideas about faculty and student mentoring, be inspired to do more for students and colleagues, and improve as a mentor, mentee, and teacher.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Mentor Commons, Personal and Professional Development for Academic Leaders
- How Can I Write Better Letters of Recommendation?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Learn to write letters of recommendation more effectively and efficiently, by inspiring the student to be more accountable in the process.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty Support, Leadership, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Balancing theory and practice, this fast and focused session will show you how you can be an effective advisor and coach without detracting from your other responsibilities.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Works and What Doesn’t When Teaching Large Classes?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- You don't have to compromise your expectations when you teach large classes, but you might need to alter your approach. Learn the ways to manage a large class and make it feel smaller, more intimate, and more manageable in just 20 minutes.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Reduce Student Apathy and Increase Motivation?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- There are things you can do to improve student focus and connection to the course. In 20 minutes learn how to increase relevance in five areas of your teaching—your course design, your syllabus, your classroom, your assignments, and your exams.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Technology in the Classroom
- How Can I Use Technology to Improve Learning?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- The rapidly expanding body of instructional technologies can quickly overwhelm you, but it doesn't have to when you know how to narrow your options. This program presents some simple guiding principles for choosing technology to use in the classroom.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty Support, Leadership, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Build a Successful Faculty Development Program?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- With the right programming, you can make sure that your faculty have access to and actually use the professional development resources they need in order to remain compliant and relevant. This presentation covers the major points of inservice program development, from goal setting and generating faculty buy-in to logistics and content management.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Personal Development
- How Can I Use Student Feedback to Improve My Teaching?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Student evaluations can affect promotions, tenure decisions, and departmental dynamics. This program will show you how you can employ student feedback to hone your teaching, improve student learning, and create a more positive classroom environment.
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