MAGNA ONLINE SEMINARS
Category: On-Demand Seminars
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- Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
10 Ways to Engage Your Students on the First Day of Class
- $39.00 – $697.00
- If you want to create a first-class learning environment start with the first class. From the very first day—from the moment students walk in the door—you set the tone for the entire semester. You can establish expectations, clarify responsibilities, energize, and engage your students, and create a strong framework for success. We provide you with practical, proven tips for starting your classes off right.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
What to Teach When There Isn’t Time to Teach Everything
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Get advice on what to include, and what you can safely disregard, as you write your syllabi and plan your busy semesters.
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- Department and Program Evaluation and Assessment, Leadership, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars
Connect Learning Across Courses with Curriculum Mapping
- $39.00 – $697.00
- More and more schools are turning to curriculum mapping. Curriculum maps can enhance your programming and engage your faculty while standing up to increased oversight of by accrediting agencies, funders, students, and employers. We help you get started with curriculum maps and help you improve the overall educational program at your school.
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- Faculty Support, Leadership, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
23 Practical Strategies to Help New Faculty Thrive
- $39.00 – $697.00
- It's not surprising that many new faculty members struggle when they are first asked to lead their own classes. Bad habits picked up early in a teaching career can become self-defeating in the long term. Drawing upon our presenter's 15 years of teaching and mentoring experience, we offer compelling and realistic advice on day-to-day teaching and improving student learning to guide new faculty members around predictable pitfalls and set them on the path to a rewarding teaching career.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Personal Development
15 Practical Strategies to Re-energize Mid-career Teachers
- $39.00 – $697.00
- A challenging economy has resulted in larger class sizes, increased workloads and more stress for faculty at colleges and universities across the country. Times like these can make it tough for educators to stay enthusiastic, but it's vital that they do so, for the sake of their students, their institutions, their careers, and their own well-being. This seminar will teach you how you can innovate your way past career stagnation and engage your students like never before.
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- Compliance, Leadership, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
Managing Student Discipline Issues Legally and Effectively
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Whether you're concerned about cheating or legal rights and responsibilities, a proactive approach helps stop problems before they start. We show you how preparation makes the difference in classroom management.
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- Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Specific Student Populations
Tools and Techniques for Improving Course Accessibility
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Research suggests that at-risk learners often benefit from reading—as well as listening to—lectures and presentations. The technology already exists. We show you various activities to help you understand the benefits and applications of transcription technology.
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- Active and Engaged Students, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Specific Student Populations
Four Strategies to Engage the Multicultural Classroom
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Diversity is the name of the game in higher education today, but facilitating a genuinely multicultural classroom requires more than a fresh set of labels. Learn the four key points of entry into multicultural course design. You will be guided through a framework for creating and sustaining an inclusive classroom.
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- Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
A Good Start: Helping First-year Students Acclimate to College
- $39.00 – $697.00
- Many first-year students arrive at college unprepared. It's not that they aren't smart or motivated. Instead, they experience a gap between the academic culture in high school and the culture of the university. These students arrive on campus thinking they are ready when no one has told them the rules have changed. This online seminar gives you the tools and techniques to help new students thrive during their first semester and throughout the rest of their college career.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Personal Development
Nine Essential Traits of the Effective Professor
- $39.00 – $697.00
- We explain not only what today's students believe are the most essential qualities for effective teaching, but also prepare you to make simple and sometimes subtle changes to incorporate or develop practices and traits that resonate with students and yield improved academic outcomes.
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- Active and Engaged Students, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars
Lecture Alternatives: Four Strategies to Engage Students
- $39.00 – $697.00
- If you're growing tired of lecturing, imagine how your students feel. Your students would probably welcome a change of pace as much as you would. The challenge, of course, is making a change for the better. Learn what other educators are doing to add variety and incorporate active-learning strategies into their courses in this Magna Online Seminar.
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- Faculty, Magna All Access, Magna Commons, On-Demand Seminars, Personal Development
Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching
- $39.00 – $197.00
- Parker Palmer, PhD, and Maryellen Weimer, PhD, talk about the underpinnings of their approaches to their work as teachers. They discuss the critical role of self-knowledge as a precursor to your work with students, as well as why it is the key to growth and development as teachers.
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