Winter Enrichment Course
James M. Lang is a professor of English and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College, where he teaches courses in British literature and in creative nonfiction writing. The author of five books including Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty (Harvard UP, 2013) and On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching (Harvard UP, 2013), and more than a hundred reviews or essays, on topics ranging from higher education to British literature, Lang writes a monthly column for The Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as contributing regularly to America and Notre Dame Magazine. He edits a series of books on teaching and learning in higher education for the University of West Virginia Press. He has delivered public lectures and faculty workshops at more than a hundred colleges or universities in the United States and abroad. In the fall of 2016, he received a Fulbright Specialist grant to work with three universities in Colombia on the creation of a MOOC on teaching and learning in higher education in Spanish-speaking countries. Prior to coming to Assumption College, he served for three years as the assistant director of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University.
Lang earned his PhD in English from Northwestern University and MA in English from St. Louis University.
Updated 11-20-2017
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Principles of Effective College Teaching
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- This Magna Online Course will help you master the delivery of your subject matter through providing in-depth instruction on the myriad responsibilities of a college teacher.
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- Department and Program Evaluation and Assessment, Enrichment Courses, Faculty Support, Leadership, Leadership, Personal and Professional Development for Academic Leaders, Strategic Planning
Academic Leadership Essentials
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- Academic leaders perform so many crucial tasks that new leaders can feel unprepared for their role. This Magna Online Course covers the essential areas of leadership, program assessment, and faculty development so that you can feel confident and fully prepared for your position.
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Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Course
- $199.00
- Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Course gives teachers the tools to light a path for their students. Benefit from research-based, classroom-tested best practices that can be immediately applied in the classroom.
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- Enrichment Courses, Faculty, Online Course Delivery and Instruction, Online Course Design and Preparation
Developing and Teaching an Online Course
- $199.00
- Developing and Teaching an Online Course is your surest path to online teaching success. This content-rich, 20- to 25-hour Magna Online Course provides core principles and best practices in online teaching - to get you up and running fast, without costly and frustrating false starts.
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Practical Solutions for Faculty: Higher-Order Learning
- $199.00
- For faculty seeking guidance on shifting the focus from classroom learning to learning beyond college, this Magna Online Course provides practical strategies from experienced educators that will shift your students into a higher level of thinking and help them become lifelong learners.
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The Wellbeing Elixir
- $199.00
- Understanding and managing physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing can lead to more joy and less stress. Developed by educators, this Magna Online Course helps higher education professionals address wellbeing and resilience in order to be stronger both in their personal and professional lives.
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