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Online Course Design and Preparation

Online Course Design Best Practices

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- Enrichment Courses, Faculty, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation
- Practical Solutions for Faculty: Flipping Your Classroom
- $199.00
- Practical Solutions of Faculty: Flipping Your Classroom features a collection of programs from teaching experts that will help guide you through the fundamentals of flipping your classroom. No matter if you are considering flipping your classroom or just looking to refine an existing one, you’ll get practical techniques for course design, delivery, and assessment.
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- Enrichment Courses, Faculty, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation
- Practical Solutions for Faculty: Engaging Students
- $199.00
- Practical Solutions for Faculty: Engaging Students is your one-stop shop for best practices and creative thinking to add engagement strategies to every stage of your teaching.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
- What Are 5 Ways H5P Tools Can Help Students Retain Course Content?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- If you are in need ideas to increase student engagement in your course, this 20-Minute Mentor demonstrates the value that H5P tools can provide, and examples of how to use them, to engage students in content and instructions in ways that improve comprehension and retention.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
- How Can I Create a Meaningful Service-Learning Project for my Online Class?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Discover how to integrate meaningful communication skills with instruction and reflection to enrich the online student learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities through service learning.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
- What Are the Benefits—and Challenges—of Hyflex Instruction?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For faculty who feel overwhelmed with hyflex instruction, this 20-Minute Mentor shows how the benefits of hyflex teaching outweigh the challenges for both teachers and students alike while delivering time saving successful strategies to employ.
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- Faculty, Learning Path, Online Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement, Teaching Professor Conference On-Demand
- Teaching Professor Conference 2021 On-Demand: Online Teaching and Learning
- $99.00
- This program delivers expert advice on a multitude of online teaching strategies to maximize your teaching impact in the online environment.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
- What Are Best Practices for Online Pedagogy?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For faculty who are looking to improve or are just not conversant with online teaching, this 20-Minute Mentor establishes the overall goal of virtual instruction while providing clear, practical, and proven online learning best practices.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
- What’s Different About Teaching Online, and How Do I Change So My Students Succeed?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- This 20-Minute Mentor provides a clear distinction between online learning and face to face learning differentiating best practices and course design for more effective instruction.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
- How Can I Redesign a Classroom Assignment for Online Teaching?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- This 20-Minute Mentor focuses on the instructional considerations necessary for supporting student learning online and the numerous factors for achieving online student success.
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- Faculty, Multiple Presenter Courses, OC Discounts, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Courses, Online Student Engagement
- Practical Solutions for Faculty: Engaging Students
- $329.00
- Whether you are teaching face-to-face, online, or in a blended setting, this Magna Online Course is your one-stop shop for all things student engagement. A wealth of practical strategies and advice from experienced educators is waiting for you!
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Online Course Design and Preparation
- How Can I Effectively Move Peer Reviews Online?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For online teachers who need to engage students in a peer view of written assignments, this 20-Minute Mentor details specific instructions of how to accomplish this online, as well as what technology tools are best suited for this process.
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- Faculty, Multiple Presenter Courses, OC Discounts, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Courses, Technology in Online Courses
- Start Teaching Online
- $329.00
- For educators who are unsure about where to start when it comes to teaching online, this Magna Online Course will help with the main areas of planning, engaging, and teaching online and serve as the essential foundation of teaching online.
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- Books, Faculty, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
- Remote Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Practical Advice
- $34.00
- Remote Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Practical Advice presents fresh strategies and advice from faculty who were successful during the 2020–2021 period of remote instruction. Gain expert, proven insights from fellow colleagues that implemented effective teaching methods and see for yourself how you can use them in your own classroom.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
- How Can I Incorporate Best Practices into My Online Teaching?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For faculty teaching online who are in need of advice on effective online teaching, this 20-Minute Mentor provides best practices from an experienced online educator for creating and delivering your course.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Seminars
- Contemplative Pedagogy for Purposeful Teaching
- $39.00 – $697.00
- For faculty who are frustrated with the rapid, "get-it-done" pivot to remote instruction, this Magna Online Seminar provides strategies and tactics to immediately incorporate contemplative pedagogy into your teaching practice to provide more meaningful instruction and interactions.
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- Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Seminars, Online Student Engagement
- Using Microlearning to Improve Student Understanding of Course Content
- $39.00 – $697.00
- This Magna Online Seminar details how microlearning differs from traditional learning, while also exploring the advantages of microlearning, and how to create microlearning modules using different tools.
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- Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Seminars, Student Engagement
- Using Active Listening to Deepen Student Engagement in Live Remote Classes
- $39.00 – $697.00
- For faculty teaching online who are having issues with their students being distracted and not engaging with their content, this special, reduced-price online seminar will provide multiple proven strategies for teaching active listening across various online teaching formats.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Optimize Announcements to Help Online Students Navigate My Class?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For online instructors or teachers who want to maximize learning without significantly adding to instructor workload, this 20-Minute Mentor details how comprehensive communication, grounded in pedagogy, can enhance learning even through simple tools such as course announcements.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
- How Do I Create Questions that Stimulate Engaging Conversations in Online Discussion Boards?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For faculty who are teaching online and don’t see student engagement on the discussion boards, this Magna 20-Minute Mentor gives actionable advice on creating questions that promote critical thinking and generate meaningful discussion.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Make My Video Lectures Effective and Engaging?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For online instructors who are creating a new online course or converting their face to face course to an online course, this 20-Minute Mentor gives actionable ideas on how to make short, engaging videos that will align with the way students learn online.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
- How Do I Structure Virtual Office Hours to Promote Student Use?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For faculty teaching online, especially in a remote content delivery method who are struggling to find a meaningful way to hold office hours without overly scheduling themselves, this 20-Minute Mentor gives practical advice that instructors can follow immediately to design, schedule, and facilitate online office hours to maximize students’ use.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
- How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- For instructors who are new to teaching online who need guidance in creating a learning-centered online classroom, this 20-Minute Mentor shows the benefits of a learning paradigm (vs. a teaching paradigm) in the online classroom.
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- Faculty, On-Demand Seminars, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Seminars
- “Help! I’m Moving My Course Online!”– Practical Advice for New Online Instructors
- $0.00 – $197.00
- Do you need to rapidly transition to online instruction? Can’t afford the trial and error approach? This free Magna Online Seminar will give you practical advice about the need-to-have basics for quickly and successfully transitioning your course online, from an experienced online educator.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, OC Discounts, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Courses
- Developing and Teaching an Online Course
- $329.00
- Developing and Teaching an Online Course is your surest path to online teaching success. This content-rich, 20- to 25-hour Magna Online Course provides core principles and best practices in online teaching—to get you up and running fast, without costly and frustrating false starts.
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