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Chris Hamstra, PhD is an award-winning instructor who currently serves as associate professor of communication at the W. A. Lettinga campus of Davenport University. As a Fulbright Scholar (Iceland 2019), he has helped global leaders fine-tune their leadership life stories. He holds a doctoral degree in organizational leadership with an emphasis on human resource development and life-long learning from Regent University (Va.). He also attended Western Michigan University (Organizational Communication) and Calvin College (Telecommunication).
Hamstra has a passion in the areas of communication and leadership that connects individuals toward organizational and personal goals. He most recently earned a Fulbright Scholarship through the United States Government, serving with Bifrost University in Iceland. He has presented at international, national, and regional conferences primarily in the areas of leadership, communication, storytelling/narrative, and self-directed learning.
Last Updated: 01-16-2023
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access, Teaching Strategies
How Can I Harness the Power of Story to Create Classroom Community?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Sharing stories is a powerful tool for building connection in the classroom. Learn the connection between the power of stories and community while taking away three specific activities to create opportunity for storytelling in an academic classroom.
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- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Institutional Culture, Leadership, Leadership, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars, Student Support
Using an AI Chatbot: Programmed for Success
- $39.00 – $299.00
- Learn how to use an AI chatbot to address critical issues of college enrollment and retention while gaining strategies for implementation and planning, assessment, and continuous improvement of a bot-supported program.
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- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Leadership, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars, Strategic Planning, Technology in Online Courses, Technology in the Classroom
Facing the Future: Educators Discuss Teaching in the Era of ChatGPT
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Join three educators as they discuss teaching in the era of ChatGPT, and answer your questions about embracing this technology.
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- Faculty Support, Institutional Culture, Leadership, Leadership, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars, Personal and Professional Development for Academic Leaders
From Research to Practice: Re-Energized–Focusing on Engagement to Promote Faculty Wellbeing
- $39.00 – $299.00
- This Magna Online Seminar is presented by the creators of the Engagement Support Framework, a research-based framework for engaging faculty dealing with burnout which will guide you in not only better facilitating your faculty's ability to achieve student success, but also in shifting your organizational culture from glorifying burnout to celebrating wellbeing.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Are 7 Ways to Assess Students in an Ungraded Classroom?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Gain seven assessment strategies to use in classrooms of any size and classes of any type that maintain the benefits of ungrading while effectively maintaining rigor and high academic standards.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Assessment, Grading, and Feedback, Faculty, Magna All Access
What Is Ungrading and How Can It Unleash Your Students’ Potential?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Get practical tips for how ungrading can be brought to any classroom and how to get started while learning how ungrading takes the pressure away from high-stakes exams and instead creates a pathway for learning throughout the semester based on performance, feedback, and demonstrated growth.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation, Technology in Online Courses
What Are 5 Ways H5P Tools Can Help Students Retain Course Content?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- If you are in need ideas to increase student engagement in your course, this 20-Minute Mentor demonstrates the value that H5P tools can provide, and examples of how to use them, to engage students in content and instructions in ways that improve comprehension and retention.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Faculty, Magna All Access, Personal Development
What are 3 Calendar Hacks Faculty Can Use to Avoid Stress and Burnout?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- This 20-Minute Mentor shows how using a calendar effectively can provide boundaries and freedom, turning burnout and stress into efficient time management and heightened productivity.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can I Pace DEI Work to See Subtle Gains Now and Significant Gains in the Future?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- This 20-Minute Mentor demonstrates experienced productivity strategies, used by a tenured expert in leading success large-scale Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, to better manage large projects and find short-term success.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Active and Engaged Students, Classroom Climate, Course Delivery and Instruction, Faculty, Magna All Access
How Can I Use the First Day to Set the Tone for a Semester of Learning?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- This 20-Minute Mentor delivers meaningful, teacher-tested activities for the first day of class, that can easily be integrated into any course, which maximize the interest, investment, and interaction for students for the rest of the semester.
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- Faculty Support, Leadership, On-Demand Seminars, Online Seminars
From Research to Practice: A Co-Mentoring Model for Women in Faculty Development Leadership
- $39.00 – $299.00
- This Magna Online Seminar demonstrates how you can create an effective support system for women leaders through a proven model created by the expert presenters and backed by research.
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- 20-Minute Mentors, Course Design and Preparation, Faculty, Magna All Access, Online Course Design and Preparation
How Can I Create a Meaningful Service-Learning Project for my Online Class?
- $39.00 – $499.00
- Discover how to integrate meaningful communication skills with instruction and reflection to enrich the online student learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities through service learning.
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