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Christy Ball, MEd is a dedicated student advocate and an expert in aligning coursework with career competencies with nearly 20 years of experience teaching and mentoring students. She has helped countless students successfully navigate the path to graduate school and meaningful careers by embedding career development into the classroom experience. Known for her supportive, student-centered approach, she empowers learners to identify their strengths, set clear goals, and connect academic work to real-world applications. Nationally recognized for her mentoring, Christy champions the integration of career readiness into higher education to enhance student engagement, belonging, and long-term impact.
Last Updated: 04.10.2025
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  • How Can Embedding Career Competencies in the Classroom Enhance Student Success?
    • How Can Embedding Career Competencies in the Classroom Enhance Student Success?

    • How Can Embedding Career Competencies in the Classroom Enhance Student Success?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Christy Ball shares practical strategies to align your course with the eight NACE career competencies, helping you prepare students for the workforce while enhancing engagement, equity, and real-world learning—without adding to your workload.
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  • Threat or Opportunity? Reframing the DEI Debate
    • Threat or Opportunity? Reframing the DEI Debate

    • Threat or Opportunity? Reframing the DEI Debate

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Molly Kerby reframes the current backlash against DEI as a pivotal opportunity for higher education leaders to reimagine inclusive practices with greater clarity, strategy, and long-term impact.
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  • Bridging Classroom Knowledge and Career Readiness for Workforce Success
  • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?
    • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?

    • How Can I Truly Enjoy Teaching Asynchronous Online Classes?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, educator and author Flower Darby shares practical, research-informed strategies to bring joy, connection, and meaning back into your online teaching.
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  • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care
    • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care

    • Detect, Document, Decide: Responding to AI Misuse with Confidence and Care

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Lisa Blue, Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategies at Eastern Kentucky University, offers a grounded, practical approach to navigating the gray areas of AI misuse with clarity, confidence, and care.
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  • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?
    • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?

    • How Can You Use Retrieval Practice to Make Learning More Effective?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • This 20-Minute Mentor provides ready-to-use retrieval practice strategies that strengthen memory, increase engagement, and help students build effective study habits, leading to deeper and more durable learning outcomes.
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  • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One
    • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One

    • Onboarding Meetings: Building Connection and Success from Day One

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Dr. Christine Rizzo, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, offers strategies on how to structure an onboarding session, identifies essential content to include, and provides a customized format based on course goals.
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  • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate
    • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate

    • How to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in a Volatile Climate

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Dr. Justin Mallett offers practical strategies for moving from ideas to meaningful integration. Learn how to align DEI with your institution’s strategic goals, build lasting cultural change, and lead with purpose.
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  • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?
    • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?

    • How Can I Lead Through Budget Cuts?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, James Goodrich offers practical guidance on understanding different types of institutional budgets, developing strategies to navigate cuts, and leading faculty and staff through financial uncertainty with transparency and collaboration.
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  • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda
    • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda

    • How to Develop and Maintain a Scholarly Agenda

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, empowers participants to take control of their research trajectory.
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  • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills
    • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills

    • Strategies for Teaching Essential Employability Skills

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, explores how faculty can effectively teach essential employability skills—such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking—within the constraints of the existing curriculum.
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  • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students
    • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students

    • Supporting First-Generation and Non-Traditional Students

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, Russell Carpenter, Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Eastern Kentucky University, highlights three common teaching challenges and offers actionable solutions, including creating inclusive classroom environments, designing transparent and purposeful assignments, and integrating accessible academic support.
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  • How Can You Scaffold Assignments to Promote Student Engagement All Semester Long?
  • How Can AI Feedback Tools and Blended Grading Develop Growth-Minded Students?
  • Core Concepts of Quality Assessment
    • Core Concepts of Quality Assessment

    • Core Concepts of Quality Assessment

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • Transform assessment from a daunting task into a powerful tool for student success with clear strategies, practical resources, and expert guidance to make the process more effective, manageable, and impactful.
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  • Conspicuously Human: How to be You in an AI-Driven Classroom
    • Conspicuously Human: How to be You in an AI-Driven Classroom

    • Conspicuously Human: How to be You in an AI-Driven Classroom

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Nate Pritts, PhD, challenges educators to embrace their unique human qualities while exploring the ethical implications of AI in education and strategies to maintain meaningful, personal student engagement.
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  • Applying “See One, Do One, Teach One” in Online Education
    • Applying “See One, Do One, Teach One” in Online Education

    • Applying “See One, Do One, Teach One” in Online Education

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, Nate Pritts, PhD, gives an in-depth explanation of the “See One, Do One, Teach One” framework and offers several tested strategies to implementing it within the online classroom, regardless of discipline or level.
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  • Recharging Your Personal and Professional Batteries
    • Recharging Your Personal and Professional Batteries

    • Recharging Your Personal and Professional Batteries

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • In this 20-Minute Mentor program, Dr. Seena Haines and Dr. Stuart Haines, both PharmD, offer a comprehensive solution to burnout for educators.
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  • What Challenges Do Neurodivergent Students Face in the College Classroom?
  • Using OER to Create Inclusive Classrooms
    • Using OER to Create Inclusive Classrooms

    • Using OER to Create Inclusive Classrooms

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • Discover how Open Educational Resources (OER) can transform your teaching by providing free, customizable materials that enhance equity, bridge resource gaps, and create inclusive, supportive learning environments for all students.
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  • How to Teach Transferable Skills for Career Readiness
  • How to Ensure Students Are Prepared for Class
    • How to Ensure Students Are Prepared for Class

    • How to Ensure Students Are Prepared for Class

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • Discover practical strategies to boost student preparation and engagement—because when 70% of students skip pre-class work, classroom success and participation take a hit. Nichole Barta, EdD, tackles the root causes of student disengagement and shares actionable solutions to set clear expectations, highlight the value of preparation, and help students build effective study habits.
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  • How to Supercharge Your Slide Deck
    • How to Supercharge Your Slide Deck

    • How to Supercharge Your Slide Deck

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • Transform your slide presentations into powerful learning tools with expert tips from Jeremy Rentz of Trine University, as he guides you on using on minimalist design and dual coding to enhance student engagement and retention in any classroom setting.
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  • How Can I Use Surveys and Polls to Support Active Learning?
    • How Can I Use Surveys and Polls to Support Active Learning?

    • How Can I Use Surveys and Polls to Support Active Learning?

    • Price range: $39.00 through $499.00
    • Discover how to transform your online teaching with real-time polls and surveys that boost engagement and provide instant feedback, helping you create more interactive and personalized learning experiences!
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