Category: 20-Minute Mentors

20-Minute Mentors

20 Minute Mentors

20-Minute Mentors are video-based programs designed to answer a specific question related to teaching and learning.

They deliver actionable insights in highly focused 20-minute presentations designed to fit busy schedules.

“Applicable ideas and always short! I’m always recommending these to my colleagues.” – Mary Ann Reeley, Penn Foster, Grader

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  • Bridging Classroom Knowledge and Career Readiness for Workforce Success
  • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?
    • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?

    • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, educator and author Flower Darby shares practical, research-informed strategies to bring joy, connection, and meaning back into your online teaching.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care
    • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care

    • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Lisa Blue, Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategies at Eastern Kentucky University, offers a grounded, practical approach to navigating the gray areas of AI misuse with clarity, confidence, and care.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?
    • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?

    • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • This 20-Minute Mentor provides ready-to-use retrieval practice strategies that strengthen memory, increase engagement, and help students build effective study habits, leading to deeper and more durable learning outcomes.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One
    • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One

    • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Dr. Christine Rizzo, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, offers strategies on how to structure an onboarding session, identifies essential content to include, and provides a customized format based on course goals.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate
    • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate

    • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Dr. Justin Mallett offers practical strategies for moving from ideas to meaningful integration. Learn how to align DEI with your institution’s strategic goals, build lasting cultural change, and lead with purpose.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?
    • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?

    • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, James Goodrich offers practical guidance on understanding different types of institutional budgets, developing strategies to navigate cuts, and leading faculty and staff through financial uncertainty with transparency and collaboration.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda
    • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda

    • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, empowers participants to take control of their research trajectory.
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  • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills
    • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills

    • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, explores how faculty can effectively teach essential employability skills—such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking—within the constraints of the existing curriculum.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students
    • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students

    • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, highlights three common teaching challenges and offers actionable solutions, including creating inclusive classroom environments, designing transparent and purposeful assignments, and integrating accessible academic support.
    • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • How Can You Scaffold Assignments to Promote Student Engagement All Semester Long?
  • How Can AI Feedback Tools and Blended Grading Develop Growth-Minded Students?