MAGNA ONLINE SEMINARS
Dynamic and Effective Teaching Through Applied Improvisation
Get a new take on active learning! This Magna Online Seminar gives instructors the confidence to bring improvisational theatre techniques to the university classroom and apply them to create meaningful connections with students, leading to deeper learning of classroom material.

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Thursday, November 12, 2020 | 1:00 PM Central | 60 Minutes
Get a new take on active learning! This Magna Online Seminar gives instructors the confidence to bring improvisational theatre techniques to the university classroom and apply them to create meaningful connections with students, leading to deeper learning of classroom material.
What are the learning goals?
Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll be able to:
- Discover improvisation as a problem-solving tool in theater, teaching, and life
- Apply disciplined improvisation to the university classroom
- Achieve effective communication through spontaneous connection
- Strengthen your students’ active engagement and focus
Who should attend?
- Faculty
- Instructors
- Teaching assistants
Why you don’t want to miss this!
Making lectures and presentation more interactive and engaging is a consistent challenge many educators face. One creative active learning method is implementing theatrical improvisation to the university classroom. This Magna Online Seminar will provide materials and practical examples, applicable and transferable to all disciplines and multiple styles of teaching, of how to successfully integrate improvisation to better connect with students, create a higher engagement of learning, and promote student success.
What’s included?
Your seminar registration includes the following:
- A single connection to the live seminar (one connection per purchased registration)
- On-demand access
- Downloadable PowerPoint presentations from the speaker
- Written transcript
- Supplemental materials
- 100% satisfaction guarantee
Connection instructions for live Magna Online Seminars are sent to registrants by email three (3) business days prior to the scheduled seminar, one day prior to the scheduled seminar, and again one hour before the start of the seminar.
For the live seminar, you can have as many people participate in the program as you like using the single connection by using a large screen, projector, and speakers.
There is no limit to how many times the seminar is accessed while available on-demand. Additional connections for other locations or branch campuses can be purchased for $100 per additional connection. Contact Magna Customer Service at 800-433-0499 to add additional connections for the rebroadcasted seminar.
Additional Detail
Through this Magna Online Seminar, you will explore methods to foster connections in your classroom, leading to more effective communication; approaches to ensure full involvement by the whole group, yielding a more present and direct learning experience; and the understanding of power of story and empathy as an ongoing approach to making your subject matter relevant and enduring.
MAGNA ONLINE SEMINAR PASS
Interested in getting this program and every Magna Online Seminar for one year?
The Magna Online Seminar Pass gives you access to all of Magna’s online seminars including the live broadcast and 12-month on-demand access for 12 months. Covering the topics you want from the nation’s top academic thought leaders, Magna Online Seminars help you promote continued faculty and staff development.
The Magna Online Seminar Pass costs less than the price of 6 programs. So, it’s like buying 6 programs and getting at least 19 free! This affordable subscription membership gives you access to every live Magna Online Seminar produced over the course of a 12-month period (minimum of 25 seminars). And you’ll be pre-registered so you won’t have to sign up for each program. Start your subscription today!
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