MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTOR
Category: 20-Minute Mentors
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Use Informal Writing as Part of a Low-stakes Grading Strategy?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Informal writing assignments can be part of your strategy of frequent, low-stakes (FLS) grading. This approach incorporates many informal, low-pressure writing assignments that keep students engaged in the course materials and continually improving. Find out how informal writing assignments can create a dialogue between the students and instructor, boost student confidence, and increase student motivation.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Use Low-stakes Quizzing to Enhance Learning?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- A frequent, low-stakes FLS grading strategy, when used correctly, can decrease your workload while increasing student motivation and confidence. As an added benefit, it helps ensure students arrive to class prepared and ready to learn. The idea behind FLS is simple: you give many grades with lower weights. Learn how this technique can benefit your classroom in this 20-Minute Mentor.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Blended and Flipped Learning, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Three Things Could I Do to Improve My Blended Course?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Effective blended course design requires faculty to reconsider their role in learning. It calls for rethinking your approach to students, teaching, technology, and your colleagues. Whether you are new to blended learning or a seasoned pro, this program will take your course to the next level by exploring three avenues you can focus on for improvement.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Blended and Flipped Learning, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- In Blended Courses, What Should Students Do Online?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- For instructors interested in exploring blended learning, deciding which course elements to teach face-to-face and which to address through online technology can be a major stumbling block. Learn a framework for making those essential educational judgment calls. Be confident that your selection of which materials to present online and which to present in the classroom will provide the best learning experience for your students.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Should I Manage My Online Course?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Managing the workload of an online course can be more challenging than managing a face-to-face course. We walk you through an online instructor checklist created at Penn State University. When you have completed it, you will have created an instructors course manual that will help you stay organized, manage your workload, and keep your students working toward the learning goals.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Blended and Flipped Learning, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Is Blended Learning?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Blended learning, which combines face-to-face classroom instruction with supervised online activities, is one of the hottest topics in higher education today. Blended learning is here to stay. Learn how to take advantage of online technology to better your students learning experience and improve your instruction. Find out how you can fuse the best of traditional techniques and cutting-edge online technology.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Online Assessment, Grading, and Feedback
- I’m Teaching Online Next Term. What Do I Have to Know?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- If you're teaching your first online class next semester, and you're completely confident you know exactly what to do…then you're probably the first. If, on the other hand, you have more questions than answers, this program is tailor-made for you. We provide you with a 12-step framework for online teaching success.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- What Should I Do When a Student Challenges My Authority?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Students can challenge your authority in all sorts of ways. Some are overt (is he actually snoring?!), and some are not (that gentle pitter-pat you hear is most likely not rain on the roof…it's texting). This content-rich program examines effective and appropriate responses when students cross the line.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Teaching Strategies
- How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Developing critical thinking skills is the real business of higher education—teaching students to analyze and dissect every idea, ruminate about it, and arrive at thoughtful, informed opinions. This fast, focused program will show you how to incorporate active learning components into every aspect of your courses, from lectures to labs, from writing assignments to tests.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Teaching Strategies
- What Can I Do to Increase Student Retention?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Gain useful strategies that will help improve student retention and give every student a better chance at success. Learn some powerful tools and techniques for continuously improving student retention at your institution.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons
- How Can I Transform My Tests into Learning Tools?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- Tests and other assessments are effective tools for determining how well students learned (and how well you taught) earlier in the semester. But they don't really do much to help students learn in the present, or as the semester progresses. This fast, focused program will provide you with an assortment of tools and techniques to promote better learning.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Mentor Commons, Teaching Strategies
- What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom?
- $49.00 – $199.00
- This fast, focused presentation zeroes in on a trio of potential higher education teaching pitfalls—one involving how you teach, one what you teach, and one whom you teach. You'll come away with ideas you can use right away to avoid problems and create a positive, productive learning environment.
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