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Miriam Rosalyn Diamond is the program director at Encore Boston Network who has led courses and lessons on ethics for students as well as educators. Diamond holds a PhD in educational processes from Northwestern University, an MA in counseling psychology from Lesley University, and a BSc in rehabilitation/counseling from Boston University.
Last Updated: 05-28-2023
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Preparing Students for Thoughtful, Ethical Decision Making
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar addresses ways faculty can provide students with skills to identify and contend with ethical matters in specific disciplines and professions, civic life, and as part of the educational process (including academic integrity and interpersonal interactions).
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Grade Less, Teach Less, Learn More
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar presents a framework of expert-level teaching practices, all backed by the science of how our brains learn. Adopting three elements of a constructivist teaching approach can help to make learners more active, curious, and engaged, all while reducing your workload as an instructor.
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Online Learning That Sticks: Strategies to Shift to Student-Centered Learning
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar invites you to peek behind the classroom doors and LMS screen of college and university instructors who win national teaching awards to find out what they do that is so different.
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Increase Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Visual Literacy with Graphic Novels
- $39.00 – $799.00
- Discover how changing instruction from using traditional text to adding graphic novel(s) can open communication with different student groups and also develop skills, such as visual literacy, in all students.
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Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar will provide strategies to apply adult learner principles in online courses to enable high expectations and promote student success across diverse adult learners.
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Online Program Design Strategies to Increase Program Graduation Rates
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar builds upon information presented in Online Course Design Strategies to Increase Student Completion Rates and extends this challenge to the program level.
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Online Course Design Strategies to Increase Student Completion Rates
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This seminar offers practical course design strategies to facilitate equitable learning opportunities for all learners by leveraging transparent design and Universal Design for Learning principles.
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How to Use Interactive Lecturing as Pedagogy of Engagement
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar will detail interactive lecturing, a model for combining lectures and active learning techniques in a way that can engage students and improve their learning.
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8 Small Teaching Strategies that Deliver Big Results to Engage Online Students and Improve Learning
- $39.00 – $799.00
- In this Magna Online Seminar, explore practical, evidence-based changes you can make in your online teaching practice, which result in significant gains in student engagement and learning.
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Course Design for Faculty: Instructional Design Basics
- $39.00 – $799.00
- This Magna Online Seminar is perfect for those of you who are just a little lost, a little confused, or really want a glimpse of course planning with a real-life instructional designer. This seminar will focus on the prep work that happens before the syllabus is given to students.
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Practical Ways to Support First-Generation College Students in the College Classroom
- $39.00 – $799.00
- In this Magna Online Seminar, you will learn about the challenges that exist for first-generation college students and the support structures that can help them succeed.
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Understanding Negative and Toxic Leadership and How to Overcome It
- $39.00 – $799.00
- For leaders and aspiring leaders who want to grow in their position and help others do the same, this Magna Online Seminar examines the negative or toxic attributes of leadership and will help you avoid these traits through a lens of what not to do.
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Teaching Underprepared Students to Take Control of Their Learning by Developing Metacognitive Skills
- $39.00 – $799.00
- For faculty faced with an increasing number of underprepared students, this Magna Online Seminar helps them purposefully instill and foster metacognition and self-regulation in students through research-based strategies.
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Understanding Open Educational Resources (OER): A Powerful Solution for Both Faculty and Students
- $39.00 – $799.00
- In this online seminar, we'll examine the research on Open Educational Resources (OER) usage in collegiate classes and their impact on student retention and success.
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Designing Learning Spaces for Optimal Student Engagement
- $39.00 – $799.00
- For faculty and facility planners who desire an active, engaged classroom that simulates workplace collaborative spaces, this Magna Online Seminar shows a transformed classroom, that by design, encourages collaboration, group work, and active learning, all while preparing students for their future workplace.
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Hidden Disabilities: Navigating the Need for Disability Support on Campus
- $39.00 – $799.00
- Cognitive disabilities are often hidden—if not disclosed by the student, then an educator may not be aware of the barriers to learning that exist. This online seminar addresses some of the most common eligible accommodations to assist students with disabilities and how to use these accommodations in the classroom.
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Assessment Strategies for Mastery Learning in Large Session Classes
- $39.00 – $799.00
- For educators teaching large-session classes who are interested in implementing mastery learning but feel restricted by the instructor/student ratio, this online seminar offers strategies to implement mastery learning assessments in large enrollment classes.
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Using Humor to Engage Students in the Classroom
- $39.00 – $799.00
- For teaching professors who are faced with student apathy or lack of engagement, this online seminar provides a strategy based on humor that not only increases student engagement, but also contributes to students' improved recall, comprehension, and satisfaction.
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Faculty Evaluation and Review: Guidelines for Getting it Right
- $39.00 – $799.00
- Discrimination, litigation, and accusations—faculty evaluations can have negative consequences when conducted incorrectly. For deans and department chairs, developing a good faculty evaluation process is crucial to the health of the department and college as a whole. Take steps to ensure you get it right, because well-conducted evaluations don't just avoid problems—they inspire individual faculty and elevate entire departments.
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Why Students Cheat and What We Can Do About It
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- Discover what you need to do to reframe your attitudes about and revise your approach to academic dishonesty in this seminar.
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What Do Students Expect from Online Courses?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Asking the right questions can be just as important as getting the right answers. This is particularly important when it comes to designing for the online student. Learn how you can create a better online course experience. This pointed and practical session will show you how to meet online students desires without sacrificing your standards.
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How Can I Enhance the Impact of Feedback in Online Classes?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Feedback is a key element in the learning process. Discover multiple feedback strategies that can grab students' attention, help them learn from their mistakes, and upgrade your online feedback, making it more specific, timely, and effective.
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How Do I Include Introverts in Class Discussions?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Introverted students can find themselves at a disadvantage in the contemporary college classroom. Learn effective teaching strategies to engage introverted students in class discussions and how to guide them beyond their comfort zones.
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How Do I Set Students up for Success in Online Courses?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- 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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