MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTORS
Category: 20-Minute Mentors

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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Online Student Engagement
How Do I Set Students up for Success in Online Courses?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Beginnings matter, whether you're teaching students face-to-face or online. Find out how you can make the most of online course introductions. In this fast and focused session, you'll discover how you can transform course introductions from ho-hum exercises in housekeeping into time-saving, inspirational new beginnings.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can I Use Discussion to Facilitate Learning?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Focused, energizing classroom discussions that involve everyone are what higher education instructors dream of. Too bad they don't just happen. But you can learn the careful planning and structuring it takes to make them happen. We show you how to structure and plan classroom discussions to maximize student engagement, student participation, and learning.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Classroom Management, COVID-19 Resource, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Delivery and Instruction
What are the Communication ‘Musts’ in an Online Class?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Establishing effective communication in online classes can be challenging. We show you how to use technology to create an effective online learning environment. You will learn five essential steps to enhance your online communication.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can Objects and Analogies Improve My Teaching?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- Whether you teach physics or philosophy, you're probably looking for innovative ways to increase student engagement with your course material. Encouraging students to make new connections is essential in higher education, and we show you what students think about just that.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Blended and Flipped Learning, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Three Things Could I Do to Improve My Blended Course?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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
In Blended Courses, What Should Students Do Online?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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, Classroom Management, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Should I Manage My Online Course?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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
What Is Blended Learning?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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, Online Course Design and Preparation
I’m Teaching Online Next Term. What Do I Have to Know?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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, Active and Engaged Students, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Can I Do to Increase Student Retention?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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
How Can I Transform My Tests into Learning Tools?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom?
- $19.00 – $399.00
- 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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