MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTOR
Category: Course Delivery and Instruction
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Use Discussion to Facilitate Learning?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Focused, energizing classroom discussions that involve everyone are what higher education instructors dream of. Too bad they don't just happen. But you can learn the careful planning and structuring it takes to make them happen. We show you how to structure and plan classroom discussions to maximize student engagement, student participation, and learning.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Incorporate a Group Poster Session into my Class?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Learn how to successfully implement group poster sessions into your classroom. Get the tools and information you need to incorporate this impactful learning tool into your classroom.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Enhance Class Using Story, Popular Media and Objects?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Committed educators are always looking for dynamic ways to grab and hold their students attention, but we do more than list in-class activities. This practical and focused session is grounded in learning theory, such as idea-based, brain-based and situated learning, to give you a framework for ongoing exploration and innovation.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Use Icebreakers to Connect with Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- You know teaching and learning are more effective when students are motivated. One of the keys to motivating students is finding out what makes them tick, and the sooner you can do that, the better. Learn how you can use class openings to forge connections with college students through introductory surveys, icebreakers, and more.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Capture Students’ Interest in the First 5 Minutes?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- We show you how to make the most of that first meeting with your students. Teaching and learning depend on building and sustaining student interest and strong course openings get it all started. You learn to draft your own enthusiasm statement to use in your own courses to draw students into the subject matter.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Developing critical thinking skills is the real business of higher education—teaching students to analyze and dissect every idea, ruminate about it, and arrive at thoughtful, informed opinions. This fast, focused program will show you how to incorporate active learning components into every aspect of your courses, from lectures to labs, from writing assignments to tests.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom?
- $19.00 – $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, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Do I Discuss Academic Integrity During the First Class?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- All faculty members have students who cheat in their classrooms. Should our primary response to classroom cheating be prevention, punishment, or indifference? With 11 pages of supplemental material, we explain how a developmental approach can ensure that all your students stay on the track to ethical academic success.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What if a Student Asks a Question I Can’t Answer?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Learn how to respond to even the toughest questions that students pose with confidence and credibility. We help you develop a reliable strategy for fielding students questions without losing your cool or undermining your credibility.
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- Should I Take Attendance?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Trying to make a decision about taking attendance can quickly generate more questions than answers. We discuss how to make effective attendance decisions that do not result in creating a negative perception of you as a teacher. Explore giving students a reason to come to class rather than forcing them to attend and learn different techniques for taking attendance that won't be viewed negatively by students.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Classroom Climate, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Should I Respond to Wrong (or Not Very Good) Answers?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- The stakes are high when an instructor responds to a student answer that is wrong or just not very good. What a teacher says to a student will influence future class participation and discussions. To increase the chances of student participation, it helps to have a repertoire of strategies to employ. We introduce you to 13 possible strategies and responses that you can use when a student has provided an answer that is wrong or not very good.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Do I Assign Students to Groups?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Despite the widespread acceptance and demonstrated success of group learning, many teachers do not know how to create small groups effectively. Learn key factors involved in successfully facilitating group learning and the benefits of group work.
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