Category: Faculty Support

Faculty Support

Faculty Support

Browse our catalog of faculty support topics to get the latest tips, advice, and strategies to improve the classroom and achieve student success.

Filter
  • How Can I Create Alternative Syllabi to Make My Class More Inclusive?
  • How Do You Create Inclusive Environments for Faculty of Color at Predominately White Institutions?
  • From Research to Practice: Virtual Faculty Writing Groups in Changing States of Normal
    • From Research to Practice: Virtual Faculty Writing Groups in Changing States of Normal

    • From Research to Practice: Virtual Faculty Writing Groups in Changing States of Normal

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Elevate faculty well-being and productivity with our Magna Online Seminar, which showcases evidence-based research from the Journal of Faculty Development of successful strategies from experienced educators on navigating remote work challenges, fostering collaboration through virtual writing groups, and enhancing collegiality and productivity in the academic community.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Transform Conflict into Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Leaders
    • Transform Conflict into Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Leaders

    • Transform Conflict into Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Leaders

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Gain the expertise to transform conflict into collaboration, innovation, and improvement. Take away immediate tools and strategies to navigate healthy conflict, foster personal and professional growth, and guide others through challenging situations.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Practical Applications for Faculty Development Success
    • Practical Applications for Faculty Development Success

    • Practical Applications for Faculty Development Success

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Gain research-backed strategies in an interactive 60-minute session to overcome faculty development challenges and implement impactful practices, fostering engaged and motivated faculty for better student success.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • From Research to Practice: Academic Witnessing as Resiliency Practice in Higher Education
    • From Research to Practice: Academic Witnessing as Resiliency Practice in Higher Education

    • From Research to Practice: Academic Witnessing as Resiliency Practice in Higher Education

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Discover how academic witnessing transforms higher education in our Magna Online Seminar, as your presenters unveil their research on its power to empower faculty and institutions, addressing the challenges of work-life balance, inequities, and job insecurity while fostering supportive environments for growth and success.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Integrating Magna’s Digital Subscriptions to Enhance Faculty Success
    • Integrating Magna’s Digital Subscriptions to Enhance Faculty Success

    • Integrating Magna’s Digital Subscriptions to Enhance Faculty Success

    • $0.00
    • In this free Magna Online Seminar, explore how our digital subscriptions, Magna Digital Library and The Teaching Professor, provide proven solutions for leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance faculty success. Explore specific programs and articles that support effective and ethical AI usage while gaining a framework of how you can implement these resources into your professional development. Engage in Q&A for tailored insights and discover their adaptability to your specific needs.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Work-Life Balance Challenges?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Communication?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Career Opportunities?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Workload?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Stress?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Professional Self-Worth?
  • What are Proven Strategies to Overcome Faculty Disengagement Due to Technology?
  • From Research to Practice: Enhancing Faculty Engagement—The Role of CTLs in Providing Peer Mentorship for New Faculty
  • Supporting Faculty
    • Supporting Faculty

    • Supporting Faculty

    • From: $149.00 for 1 year
    • Supporting Faculty equips you with invaluable insight and perspectives into the unique challenges of leading college faculty. With each issue offering expert advice for informed decision-making and confident leadership, you will ensure the happiness, productivity, and engagement of your department's faculty which directly contributes to your students' success.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Magna Quest Live Overview
    • Out of Stock
      Magna Quest Live Overview

    • Magna Quest Live Overview

    • $0.00
    • Discover the future of faculty development with Magna Quest: Your key to empowering educators, improving student outcomes, and ensuring retention in a rapidly changing higher education landscape, all without adding extra strain to your Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). Join this free interactive live overview where you'll learn about its structure, practicality, benefits, and seamless integration.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can Faculty Development Increase Faculty Engagement?
    • How Can Faculty Development Increase Faculty Engagement?

    • How Can Faculty Development Increase Faculty Engagement?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn how to be cognizant of the degrees of motivation and dissatisfaction felt by faculty, and how to positively implement initiatives that will increase engagement through two classic models.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can Shifting from Symptoms Thinking to Systems Thinking Make Your Campus Healthier?
  • How Can Systems Thinking Strengthen Faculty Development?
  • Applying the Surgeon General’s Model for Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing to Higher Education
  • From Research to Practice: An Instructor’s Guide for Implementing Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education
  • Magna Digital Library Group Subscription
    • Magna Digital Library Group Subscription

    • Magna Digital Library Group Subscription

    • From: $1,297.00 for 1 year
    • Finally, an affordable and flexible professional development solution! Magna Digital Library provides a path for your entire group, department, or institution to stay on the cutting edge of teaching and leadership topics. Imagine your staff immersed in hands-on strategies that can be applied immediately to enrich the work done at your institution and give your students the best educational experiences possible.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Academic Leadership Essentials
    • Academic Leadership Essentials

    • Academic Leadership Essentials

    • $299.00
    • Academic leaders perform so many crucial tasks that new leaders can feel unprepared for their role. This Magna Online Course covers the essential areas of leadership, program assessment, and faculty development so that you can feel confident and fully prepared for your position.
    • Add to cart
  • From Research to Practice: Re-Energized–Focusing on Engagement to Promote Faculty Wellbeing
    • From Research to Practice: Re-Energized–Focusing on Engagement to Promote Faculty Wellbeing

    • From Research to Practice: Re-Energized–Focusing on Engagement to Promote Faculty Wellbeing

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • This Magna Online Seminar is presented by the creators of the Engagement Support Framework, a research-based framework for engaging faculty dealing with burnout which will guide you in not only better facilitating your faculty's ability to achieve student success, but also in shifting your organizational culture from glorifying burnout to celebrating wellbeing.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • 2022 Journal of Faculty Development Print Collection
  • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2022 Print Issue
    • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2022 Print Issue

    • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2022 Print Issue

    • $35.00
    • The September 2022 Print Issue of the Journal of Faculty Development spotlights strategies for faculty(re)engagement, with the goal of expanding the conversation to invite more voices, perspectives, and institutions to assist with the many important, complex, and nuanced details of these efforts.
    • Add to cart
  • Journal of Faculty Development – May 2022 Print Issue
    • Journal of Faculty Development – May 2022 Print Issue

    • Journal of Faculty Development – May 2022 Print Issue

    • $35.00
    • The May 2022 Print Issue of the Journal of Faculty Development features a range of articles that examine teaching and learning–and faculty work–within the context of faculty development. Examine the role of learning climate in faculty development, behaviors displayed by award-winning professors, faculty perceptions of teaching and learning initiatives, and an examination of how faculty receive and interpret institutional work expectations to perform their academic roles.
    • Add to cart
  • Journal of Faculty Development – January 2022 Print Issue
    • Journal of Faculty Development – January 2022 Print Issue

    • Journal of Faculty Development – January 2022 Print Issue

    • $35.00
    • The January 2022 Print Issue of the Journal of Faculty Development focuses on areas of faculty identity and affinity spaces, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) faculty development programs, and faculty perceptions of responsibility for implementing equitable teaching practices. Plus, a Special Section devoted to Faculty Mentorship.
    • Add to cart
  • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2021 Print Issue
    • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2021 Print Issue

    • Journal of Faculty Development – September 2021 Print Issue

    • $35.00
    • The September 2021 Print Issue of the Journal of Faculty Development explores areas of faculty productivity and advancement, faculty satisfaction and the factors for departure, faculty learning community curricula that promote access and inclusion, and reducing instructional uncertainty.
    • Add to cart
  • Journal of Faculty Development – May 2021 Print Issue
  • Journal of Faculty Development – January 2021 Print Issue
  • From Research to Practice: A Co-Mentoring Model for Women in Faculty Development Leadership
  • Faculty Engagement Institute
    • Faculty Engagement Institute

    • Faculty Engagement Institute

    • $389.00
    • Faculty engagement is critical to student success and maintaining a vibrant university community. It has become increasingly challenging to keep faculty engaged at high levels as working conditions have evolved over the last two decades. This two-part live virtual workshop, geared toward academic leaders who focus on faculty development, provides evidence-based solutions from the Journal of Faculty Development to seven common barriers of engagement.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • 2021 Journal of Faculty Development Print Collection
  • Magna Digital Library
    • Magna Digital Library

    • Magna Digital Library

    • From: $49.00 / month
    • Become an even better educator and help your students excel. With Magna Digital Library, stay ahead of the latest trends and developments in teaching, learning, and leadership practices to remind yourself why you became an educator in the first place. This on-demand streaming service helps you easily, quickly, and effectively learn and implement immediate strategies from the brightest minds in higher education.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • The Role of Educational Developers in Teaching and Learning Excellence
    • The Role of Educational Developers in Teaching and Learning Excellence

    • The Role of Educational Developers in Teaching and Learning Excellence

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • For educational developers who help faculty in any aspect of course preparation, delivery, or professional development, this Magna Online Seminar links this professional role to student achievement and success. You will take away a solid understanding of how educational development is vital in teaching and learning excellence and how it’s a discipline of supporting high quality student learning experiences.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can Social Learning be Used as a Reflective Practice in Faculty Development?
    • How Can Social Learning be Used as a Reflective Practice in Faculty Development?

    • How Can Social Learning be Used as a Reflective Practice in Faculty Development?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Engaged and motivated faculty directly impact student success. This is why effective faculty development is essential! This program details a unique perspective on how to design and deliver programming for faculty success using social learning theory, where faculty are able to interact and learn directly from their peers.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?
    • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?

    • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are the most common tools for measuring instructor effectiveness. However, there is a large and growing literature documenting some of the major problems with SETs. These findings have motivated a national conversation about measurement of instructor effectiveness and the meaningfulness of statistical data collected from student evaluations.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Evaluating Online Teaching
  • The Academic Leader’s Toolkit for Evaluating Online Teaching
    • The Academic Leader’s Toolkit for Evaluating Online Teaching

    • The Academic Leader’s Toolkit for Evaluating Online Teaching

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • This seminar explains the core teaching behaviors relevant to online teaching. Explore assessment methods and instruments to judge the quality of online teaching—even if you yourself have not taught online.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How to Observe and Evaluate Online Teaching
    • How to Observe and Evaluate Online Teaching

    • How to Observe and Evaluate Online Teaching

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • This program gives guidance for assessing the underlying foundation of your schools online course offerings. You will learn about the significant interactions for evaluating design and teaching in online courses.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Interpreting Rigor: Tools for Evaluating Faculty and Increasing Program Retention
    • Interpreting Rigor: Tools for Evaluating Faculty and Increasing Program Retention

    • Interpreting Rigor: Tools for Evaluating Faculty and Increasing Program Retention

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Teachers and students measure hard courses by different yardsticks. Program leaders need to be aware of these different perspectives in order to apply strategies that identify and address gaps to foster student success, increase program retention, and promote faculty development.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How to Create a Successful Graduate Teaching Assistant Training and Development Program
  • Creating and Maintaining a Robust Faculty Mentoring Program
  • Faculty Evaluation and Review: Guidelines for Getting it Right
    • Faculty Evaluation and Review: Guidelines for Getting it Right

    • Faculty Evaluation and Review: Guidelines for Getting it Right

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Discrimination, litigation, and accusations—faculty evaluations can have negative consequences when conducted incorrectly. For deans and department chairs, developing a good faculty evaluation process is crucial to the health of the department and college as a whole. Take steps to ensure you get it right, because well-conducted evaluations don't just avoid problems—they inspire individual faculty and elevate entire departments.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Managing Adjunct Faculty: A Resource Collection for Administrators
    • Managing Adjunct Faculty: A Resource Collection for Administrators

    • Managing Adjunct Faculty: A Resource Collection for Administrators

    • $39.00
    • Adjuncts have a looser connection to your institution than your full-time faculty; it comes with the territory. But a well-supported, cohesive adjunct cohort is essential to achieving your institution's goals for instructional quality and student outcomes. Purchase multiple copies of this book and take advantage of bulk pricing.
    • Add to cart
  • Faculty Development: A Resource Collection for Academic Leaders
  • Journal of Faculty Development
    • Journal of Faculty Development

    • Journal of Faculty Development

    • $94.00 – $124.00
    • The Journal of Faculty Development is an independent, peer-reviewed journal. Issued three times per year, it is a medium for the exchange of information regarding faculty development in post-secondary educational institutions.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Academic Leader
    • Sale!
      Academic Leader

    • Academic Leader

    • From: $19.00 / month
    • Academic Leader covers the trends, challenges, and best practices today's academic decision-makers need to protect and enhance their institution's mission while meeting the evolving demands from internal and external stakeholders.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Monday Morning Mentor
    • Monday Morning Mentor

    • Monday Morning Mentor

    • $1,049.00
    • Monday Morning Mentor delivers one of our popular Magna 20-Minute Mentor online programs each week - 16 in the fall and 16 in the spring.
    • Add to cart
  • What Should I Consider When Evaluating Online Teaching Faculty?
    • What Should I Consider When Evaluating Online Teaching Faculty?

    • What Should I Consider When Evaluating Online Teaching Faculty?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • This mentor is especially useful for anyone new to evaluating faculty, uncomfortable with confrontation or coaching difficulty conversations, or interested in redesigning the evaluation process or mechanism (form/tool) on their campus.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can High Quality Faculty Development Improve Online Course Quality?
    • How Can High Quality Faculty Development Improve Online Course Quality?

    • How Can High Quality Faculty Development Improve Online Course Quality?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • This mentor will cover the benefits of providing high quality professional development opportunities for faculty, what some of these opportunities (or programs) might look like, and ultimately how these opportunities can positively impact the overall quality of online programming.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Is Coaching a Good Fit for My Faculty Development Program?
  • How Do I Move from Mentoring to Coaching in Faculty Development?
  • What Tools Can I Use to Ensure I Have Effective Coaching Conversations with Faculty?
  • What Strategies Can I Apply to Address Serious Online Faculty Performance Concerns?
    • What Strategies Can I Apply to Address Serious Online Faculty Performance Concerns?

    • What Strategies Can I Apply to Address Serious Online Faculty Performance Concerns?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn about focusing on individuals and context to personalize your efforts while maintaining consistent standards and expectations: what kinds of performance concerns are common to online teaching and why they need to be repaired, how to identify serious lapses in performance that may not appear on performance management reports, and how to work with challenging faculty.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Address Minor Online Faculty Performance Concerns with Coaching?
    • How Can I Address Minor Online Faculty Performance Concerns with Coaching?

    • How Can I Address Minor Online Faculty Performance Concerns with Coaching?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • In this 20-minute session, the focus is on minor performance concerns that can be corrected through coaching. Learn how to differentiate between minor performance concerns that could benefit from coaching and those that require more formal performance management.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Build Community with My Online Faculty?
    • How Can I Build Community with My Online Faculty?

    • How Can I Build Community with My Online Faculty?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn to build community with online faculty as an essential component of performance management, effective ways to set the tone for both leading and managing online faculty, how to communicate clearly and consistently to keep faculty informed, and how to employ strategies for regular coaching outreach efforts to work with online faculty on a variety of teaching performance areas.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Create a Faculty Development Program that is Engaging and Effective?
  • What are the Key Components of the Online Instructor Onboarding Process?
    • What are the Key Components of the Online Instructor Onboarding Process?

    • What are the Key Components of the Online Instructor Onboarding Process?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • To ensure faculty have a seamless transition into their online role, your institution needs to have a proper onboarding process in place that introduces instructors to the unique aspects of the online classroom. This program provides best practices for onboarding online faculty and ensuring online programs run smoothly and successfully.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Attract and Retain Adjunct Online Faculty?
    • How Can I Attract and Retain Adjunct Online Faculty?

    • How Can I Attract and Retain Adjunct Online Faculty?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Making sure students are taught by quality faculty—often adjunct instructors—is key to retention and brand success. This program contains proven strategies that can be used to attract and retain the best adjunct instructors for online courses.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?
    • How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?

    • How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • 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.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Do I Overcome Faculty Barriers to Online Teaching?
    • How Do I Overcome Faculty Barriers to Online Teaching?

    • How Do I Overcome Faculty Barriers to Online Teaching?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Explore the different fears and concerns of faculty when it comes to online teaching and acquire practical answers. You'll learn about the misconceptions that educators harbor about online courses and how to debunk them in respectful, constructive ways.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Engage Adjunct Online Faculty in Professional Development?
    • How Can I Engage Adjunct Online Faculty in Professional Development?

    • How Can I Engage Adjunct Online Faculty in Professional Development?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn how to focus your developmental offerings on the topics that will benefit your adjuncts most; you'll consider the most effective delivery methods for this far-flung and difficult-to-schedule constituency; and you'll learn how to provide meaningful incentives for adjuncts to participate in training.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • What Do Adjunct Faculty Need to Be Successful in the Online Classroom?
  • How Can I Evaluate Online Teaching If I Haven’t Taught Online?
    • How Can I Evaluate Online Teaching If I Haven’t Taught Online?

    • How Can I Evaluate Online Teaching If I Haven’t Taught Online?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn the difference between the design elements of a course and the instructional interactions done in the online classroom that count as teaching practices. Identify the five key online teaching behaviors from your Learning Management System.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page