MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTOR
Category: 20-Minute Mentors
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Can Engagement in Games Teach Me About Engagement in My Courses?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- We can all use fresh ideas for engaging students with course content. What can the games we play teach us about designing our courses? Games have kept people engaged for decades because they have systematically designed engagement practices. In this program we will explore how to recognize these engagement practices and apply them into course design. Learn how to use the games that surround us to make our courses more powerful.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, COVID-19 Resource, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Student Engagement
- How Can I Increase Student Completion Rates in Online Learning?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- In this program, learn how to adopt a systemic and practical approach to increase online completion rates in the context of declining overall enrollments, increasing student diversity, and rising educational costs. And, understand that instructors partnering with instructional designers in the context of institutional support is key to implementing the proposed framework elements.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Classroom Climate, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Do I Create a Class That Support First-Year Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Learn several design-based first-year supports, how to create opportunities in the facilitation of your courses to create and build classroom skills, and how to plan/implement evaluations to continue to support students in their educational journey. Designing with students in mind first helps you be purposeful in your approach to building their skills and meeting their needs.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Program Strategy
- How Can I Increase Faculty and Staff Buy-in For Online Programs?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- This program is intended for academic leaders and online education program managers establishing an online education program or meeting resistance to a current online education program. How Can I Increase Faculty and Staff Buy-in For Online Programs? is a Magna 20-Minute Mentor that explains the contributors to resistance and provides actionable solutions that will help the viewer effectively lead change at the institution.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can Media Richness Theory and Social Presence Theory Improve My Instruction?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Attrition rates are 10% to 20% higher in online courses than their face-to-face counterparts. While online course formats offer convenient methods of instruction, poor course development often leads to high attrition rates. This program explores how applying Media Richness Theory (MRT) and Social Presence Theory to online course design and instruction can aid overall program retention and student satisfaction.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty Support, Leadership, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can High Quality Faculty Development Improve Online Course Quality?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Program Strategy
- How Does Consistency Improve Quality in Online Courses and Programs?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Enhancing consistency in online courses and programs is a current topic of interest to university administrators. Viewing this mentor will lead to enhanced awareness of the many benefits to both students and faculty that come from consistent course design. The program provides development staff, faculty, and other administrators many ideas that can be implemented easily at almost any institution.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Leadership, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Program Strategy
- How Can Student and Faculty Feedback Improve Online Program Quality?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- As colleges and universities continue to expand the number of online courses and programs they offer, faculty, staff, and administrators will continue to identify ways to improve the quality of those offerings. One sometimes-overlooked strategy to positively impact quality is to periodically survey online students and faculty to receive feedback on topics such as online course design, facilitation skills of instructors, how content is created and delivered, and if adequate technological support is available.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, COVID-19 Resource, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Assessment, Grading, and Feedback
- How Can I Ensure Academic Honesty in My Online Assessments?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- This program offers a realistic and practical alternative to the ever-escalating cheating wars that consume so much college and university resources in prosecuting dishonest academic conduct. Implementing the strategies in this presentation can greatly reduce the hassle for instructors and student-support staff of having to go through the paperwork, process, and frustration of responding to academic dishonesty.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, COVID-19 Resource, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Student Engagement, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Build Engagement in My Online Classes Through Student-created Videos?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Discover how to incorporate student-created video to foster engagement in online classes. Learn how to avoid common obstacles and how best to structure assignments to leverage student videos.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Technology in Online Courses
- How Can I Assess Students in My Online Classes Through Student-created Videos?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- By incorporating student videos into online classes, students can feel connected to their classmates and more engaged with course content. Online instructors may encounter some challenges when incorporating student videos initially. This session provides practical ways to avoid them.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can Promoting Academic Integrity Improve Learning Outcomes for Students?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- In this 20-minute session, you'll come away with expert strategies from a world-renowned teaching and learning specialist that will move students toward becoming effective learners with integrity, allowing them to pursue understanding, learn from failures, and continue learning for life.
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