MAGNA ONLINE SEMINAR
Oliver Dreon
Oliver Dreon, PhD is a professor of educational foundations at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. From 2013-2020, Dreon served as the director of the Center for Academic Excellence where he led professional development for online teaching, active learning, Universal Design for Learning, and student-centered instruction. At Millersville, Dreon teaches a wide variety of education and instructional technology courses both in face-to-face and online formats. He is the co-author of the book Authentic Instruction with Technology: A Student-Centered Approach, the co-editor of the book, Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practices in the 21st Century, and co-author of The Power of Blended Learning in the Sciences. Dreon has spent nearly 30 years teaching in various educational environments and provides regular professional development and consultation on online and blended learning. His work examines how technology can be used to support student development through physical, online, and hybrid learning spaces.
Updated 09-08-2020
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars, Technology in the Classroom
- Harnessing the Power of Open Pedagogy and Open Syllabi to Promote Student Success
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Through the use of open pedagogy and open syllabi, instructors can empower students to play a larger role in the development and curation of learning materials for their classes. In this Magna Online Seminar, we will introduce the concepts of open pedagogy and open syllabi and discuss practical ways they have been successfully used in classroom settings with both commercial and open educational resource (OER) materials.
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- Blended and Flipped Learning, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
- Flex Learning: Helping Students Choose Their Path to Success
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Flex learning is the next evolution of blended learning. It enables students to learn in the way that works best for them. This seminar will show you how the flex model allows instructors to imaginatively redesign almost any course to better meet the needs of students and guide them toward greater academic success.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
- Incorporating 360-Degree Assessment into Your Classroom
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Existing pedagogical approaches to feedback often miss the mark in terms of their effectiveness in improving learning outcomes. The 360-degree assessment is a multiple-input approach to feedback that can improve teaching outcomes for instructors and learning outcomes for students, maximize and enhance deep, meaningful learning, and promote achievement for both teachers and students.
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- Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Technology in the Classroom
- Understanding Open Educational Resources (OER): A Powerful Solution for Both Faculty and Students
- $39.00 – $697.00
- In this online seminar, we'll examine the research on Open Educational Resources (OER) usage in collegiate classes and their impact on student retention and success.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Online Course Design and Preparation
- Six Practical Strategies to Improve Your Online Course
- $39.00 – $697.00
- A half-dozen research-based, easy-to-implement practices to keep your students more engaged, more successful in their learning, and more satisfied with their online classroom experience.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Use LMS Intelligent Agents to Increase Interaction in My Online Classes?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Intelligent agents are automated notifications within learning management systems that can be scheduled to run automatically or manually to track activity within a course. Intelligent agents can be used in a multitude of roles, whether it be as a digital teaching assistant, a digital tutor, or a digital secretary.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Use LMS Conditional Releases to Efficiently and Intentionally Engage My Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Tools embedded in most learning management systems can simplify faculty workload while intentionally engaging students in course content. One such tool is conditional release, which releases online course material contingent upon a student meeting a particular condition or reaching a predetermined criterion.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, COVID-19 Resource, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Student Engagement, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Build Engagement in My Online Classes Through Student-created Videos?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Discover how to incorporate student-created video to foster engagement in online classes. Learn how to avoid common obstacles and how best to structure assignments to leverage student videos.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Assess Students in My Online Classes Through Student-created Videos?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- By incorporating student videos into online classes, students can feel connected to their classmates and more engaged with course content. Online instructors may encounter some challenges when incorporating student videos initially. This session provides practical ways to avoid them.
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