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Michael G. Strawser is an associate professor of communication in Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida and the principal of Legacy Communication Training and Consulting, L.L.C. based in Orlando. Strawser teaches several courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including business and professional communication, advanced public speaking, and teaching communication. His research is primarily focused on matters relating to instructional communication and communication education. He’s co-editor of the four-volume Teaching Communication series [in press], editor of Instructional Communication in Professional Contexts (2023), and author of Conducting a Communication Audit: Promoting Organizational Effectiveness Through Communication (2022). Strawser earned a PhD in instructional communication from the University of Kentucky.
Last updated: 4-05-2024

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  • Contemplative Pedagogy for Purposeful Teaching
    • Contemplative Pedagogy for Purposeful Teaching

    • Contemplative Pedagogy for Purposeful Teaching

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • For faculty who are frustrated with the rapid, "get-it-done" pivot to remote instruction, this Magna Online Seminar provides strategies and tactics to immediately incorporate contemplative pedagogy into your teaching practice to provide more meaningful instruction and interactions.
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  • How Can I Adapt My Teaching So Students Thrive in a Polysynchronous Classroom?
  • What are the Differences Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching, and How Do I Best Choose the Format for My Online Class?
  • What are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?
    • What are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?

    • What are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For faculty teaching online in need of ideas to design and pace a synchronous classroom, this 20-Minute Mentor provides proven tips and strategies that address course design, instructional methods, and student engagement.
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  • How Can I Engage Students During a Synchronous Online Class?
    • How Can I Engage Students During a Synchronous Online Class?

    • How Can I Engage Students During a Synchronous Online Class?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For faculty teaching online in need of ideas to increase student engagement, this 20-Minute Mentor delivers proven tips and strategies for synchronous instruction, organized into before, during, and after class time.
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  • How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education?
    • How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education?

    • How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For faculty and teachers, especially in STEM fields, who are looking to shift their teaching mindset from sustaining technologies to disruptive technologies, this 20-Minute Mentor will provide you with expert-guidance on how teaching disruptive technology in a STEM course can help students think more critically.
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  • Teaching Strategies and Assignments for Blended and Flipped Classrooms
  • On-the-fly Assessment Strategies for the Active Learning Classroom 
    • On-the-fly Assessment Strategies for the Active Learning Classroom 

    • On-the-fly Assessment Strategies for the Active Learning Classroom 

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    • If you are hoping to assess student learning in real time in order to improve learning outcomes and student engagement, this online seminar offers more than 10 specific techniques for doing so, explained in detail, with examples of how to use each in the classroom.
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  • Using Active Listening to Deepen Student Engagement in Live Remote Classes
    • Using Active Listening to Deepen Student Engagement in Live Remote Classes

    • Using Active Listening to Deepen Student Engagement in Live Remote Classes

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • For faculty teaching online who are having issues with their students being distracted and not engaging with their content, this special, reduced-price online seminar will provide multiple proven strategies for teaching active listening across various online teaching formats.
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  • How Can Discussion Responses Give Narrative Shape to an Online Class?
    • How Can Discussion Responses Give Narrative Shape to an Online Class?

    • How Can Discussion Responses Give Narrative Shape to an Online Class?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For online teachers who are looking to create a more useful and engaging discussion board that ties to course content, this 20-Minute Mentor provides practical strategies to manage the discussion board and use it to frame course content.
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  • How Can I Optimize Announcements to Help Online Students Navigate My Class?
    • How Can I Optimize Announcements to Help Online Students Navigate My Class?

    • How Can I Optimize Announcements to Help Online Students Navigate My Class?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For online instructors or teachers who want to maximize learning without significantly adding to instructor workload, this 20-Minute Mentor details how comprehensive communication, grounded in pedagogy, can enhance learning even through simple tools such as course announcements.
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  • What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students?
    • What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students?

    • What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students?

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    • For faculty working online who have not considered using the discussion board beyond its basic function and are trying to avoid lifeless discussion boards that fail to engage students, this 20-Minute Mentor provides three areas for faculty to improve: engagement, community, and expertise, and specific strategies for doing so.
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  • The Advantages of Virtual Meetings
    • The Advantages of Virtual Meetings

    • The Advantages of Virtual Meetings

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Holding meetings online may be a necessity in times of remote work and social distancing, but have you considered that virtual meetings might have an advantage over the in-person alternative? This Magna Online Seminar reviews the pros and cons of virtual meetings and provides participants with tips and best practices leading to a successful virtual meeting.
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  • Taking My Career to the Next Level: Grant Writing Tips and Resources
  • Blended and Flipped Course Design: Tried and True Approaches
    • Blended and Flipped Course Design: Tried and True Approaches

    • Blended and Flipped Course Design: Tried and True Approaches

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • If you are interested in blended learning methods, especially the flipped classroom, and how they impact student learning, this Magna Online Seminar provides a thorough explanation of these concepts as well as practical advice for getting started.
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  • Taking My Career to the Next Level: Educational Consulting
    • Taking My Career to the Next Level: Educational Consulting

    • Taking My Career to the Next Level: Educational Consulting

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    • If you are curious about leveraging your higher-education experience into another career, this online seminar provides direct guidance about why and how to execute a career change from a former educator now leading a successful consulting practice.
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  • How Can Effective Note-taking Improve Online Student Learning?
    • How Can Effective Note-taking Improve Online Student Learning?

    • How Can Effective Note-taking Improve Online Student Learning?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • For online educators who want to assist students in effective note-taking in order to best succeed in learning content, this 20-Minute Mentor gives practical ideas for educators to guide student note-taking specifically in the online classroom.
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  • Engaging College Students Using Active Learning Techniques
    • Engaging College Students Using Active Learning Techniques

    • Engaging College Students Using Active Learning Techniques

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    • For faculty and teachers in any modality, this free Magna Online Seminar will guide you in engaging college students at a deeper, more cognitive level while learning the barriers to learning and how to effectively overcome them.
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  • How Can I Gauge Online Learning Through Engaging Activities and Assignments?
  • How Can I Maximize the First 10 Minutes of Remote Teaching to Spark Student Engagement?
  • How Can I Extend My Research to the Public with a Podcast?
    • How Can I Extend My Research to the Public with a Podcast?

    • How Can I Extend My Research to the Public with a Podcast?

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    • For higher education professionals who want to increase exposure for their academic research beyond their disciplines and to a broader public audience, this 20-Minute Mentor provides step-by-step instruction on both creating and producing a podcast.
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  • What Are 9 Practical Steps to Implement Mastery Learning?
    • What Are 9 Practical Steps to Implement Mastery Learning?

    • What Are 9 Practical Steps to Implement Mastery Learning?

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    • For teachers who want to increase student learning by applying mastery learning in their courses, this 20-Minute Mentor explains how mastery learning improves student success, how instructors can apply it without dramatically increasing their workload, and how technology can be an asset and time saver if using this method.
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  • Leveraging the Neuroscience of Trauma for Informed Teaching
    • Leveraging the Neuroscience of Trauma for Informed Teaching

    • Leveraging the Neuroscience of Trauma for Informed Teaching

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    • For educators who are teaching during stressful times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and recognizing that both their students and they are disrupted by stress and anxiety, this special two-part Magna Online Seminar provides actionable ideas and tools for teaching with a trauma-sensitive approach.
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  • How Do I Create Questions that Stimulate Engaging Conversations in Online Discussion Boards?