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As an academic leader, you can't overlook the importance of effective faculty development. New teachers need training that introduces sound pedagogical principles, while experienced faculty need continued professional development that keeps their teaching fresh and energized. From developing meaningful evaluations to implementing constructive mentoring programs, there are countless measures you can take to improve faculty development at your institution, but there are also a lot of areas where these things can go wrong. If you're looking for concrete ideas that will help boost faculty development on your campus, look no further than Faculty Development: A Resource Collection for Academic Leaders! This guide, which collects more than 30 of the finest articles from the established Academic Leader newsletter, Distance Education Report, Magna 20-Minute Mentors, and Magna Online Seminars, brings you specific, practical, and actionable ideas for effective faculty development at your institution. Faculty Development: A Resource Collection for Academic Leaders is presented in four sections covering all aspects of faculty development, from establishing a faculty development program to ensuring experienced faculty's continued growth. The four sections include: - Getting Started - Assessment and Evaluation - Mentoring - Development Across Faculty Careers

There's plenty to be excited about when teaching in the college classroom for the first time. But with that, also comes a significant amount of uncertainty, vulnerability, and pressure.New teachers want to perform well, but they come into the classroom as experts in their field-not necessarily experts in good pedagogy.Ready to set new teachers up for classroom success and a fruitful career? The College Teacher's Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty is here to do just that!This collection, which compiles more than 50 of the finest articles from The Teaching Professor newsletter, Online Classroom newsletter, and Magna 20-Minute Mentors, serves as a convenient professional development resource for new faculty, and a training tool for academic leaders and faculty developers across all levels of higher education.The College Teacher's Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty is presented in five sections, which provide some key teaching and learning principles that all new educators need to be aware of as they start a new semester or year of teaching. The five sections include: -Teaching Strategies-Student Learning-Testing and Evaluation-Technology and Multimedia-Special Considerations

You're teaching Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes to high school students. Beyond covering the material that will be on the exam, you also need to set a tone and expectation for college-level participation from your young students.How can you successfully integrate collegiate practices into your high school classroom?Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Teachers was created to guide you down that path. It provides a wealth of both research-driven and classroom-tested best practices to help teachers master the knowledge and skills required to run a successful classroom.A collection of articles drawn from resources including The Teaching Professor newsletter and the popular blogs Faculty Focus and The Teaching Professor, this helpful guide was compiled and edited by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, the newsletter's longtime editor, blog author, and an award-winning professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks.Featuring contributions from an exceptional assembly of experienced educators, Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Teachers is organized into seven chapters, each focused on a core aspect of teaching: Mastering instruction essentialsDesigning coursesAdvancing student learningCreating an optimal learning climateConstructing meaningful assessmentsGiving students feedbackTeaching onlineThroughout the guide, you will find careful examinations of a wide range of issues critical to classroom success. These include: Building a syllabusUsing active learning to keep students engaged"Right-size" course contentDeveloping meaningful assignmentsManaging a classroomDeveloping your "teaching persona"Creating a good climate for learningDeveloping effective exams and quizzesProtecting academic integrityMaking grading both meaningful and manageableFor those whose work also takes them into the online classroom, there is an entire chapter devoted to the fundamentals of teaching in that space.Compact and reader-friendly, Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Teachers is conveniently organized to serve as a ready reference whenever a new teaching challenge arises-whether it's refreshing older course design, overcoming a student's objection to a grade, or fine-tuning assessments. And because each article includes references and resource lists, it's easy to pursue a given subject in even greater depth.Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Teachers lets you enter the classroom as confident in your teaching ability as you are in your subject matter knowledge. It's an important step forward in your professional development.Bulk PurchasesTo purchase multiple print copies of this book, visit www.MagnaGroupBooks.com

Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty Interest in active learning on college campuses has grown dramatically in recent years. While no one sees traditional classroom practices ending, active learning has become a sought-after mode of instruction that is reshaping the way students learn and teachers teach. As with any promising but disruptive change to established norms, making active learning work efficiently can be problematic. Instructors have to know how to restructure their lectures to allow for more frequent interaction. Students need to be shown how to respond and participate in this new learning dynamic. Fortunately, it's easier than ever to learn from instructors at schools across the country who have integrated active learning into their classes. Their experiences and best practices for achieving success in active learning have been collected in a definitive, comprehensive resource: Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty. Whether you are new to active learning or have some familiarity and want to sharpen your proficiency, you'll find knowledgeable, reliable answers in these pages. This collection covers fundamental topics pertinent to active learning, discusses common problems, and provides solutions and options. Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty gives you incisive insights, including how to: Facilitate learning with discussions Manage heated, sensitive, or difficult classroom conversations Incorporate active learning into the online classroom Encourage experiential learning Handle informal writing assignments Use a quiz to jumpstart active learning in large classes Assign students to the right groups Choose and use group activities to foster learning Integrate learning assessment techniques into your classes Facilitate and assess small group activities Culled from the experiences of fellow educators, this book provides unique clarity. Developed by faculty for faculty, it can help you Integrate active learning for the first time in your classroom Hone your current active learning practices Reach student-centered teaching goals with greater class involvement Introduce, manage, and fulfill group work objectives This collection of authoritative articles is written in clear, accessible language for efficient comprehension. It includes an introduction by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, editor of The Teaching Professor newsletter and an award-winning professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks. The insights, strategies, and techniques explored in Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty can help you excel with an active learning component in your classroom. It is an essential resource for every educator interested in how active learning can boost the accomplishments of their students. Magna Publications products are designed to help education professionals gain insights and build skills that improve the student learning experience. We strive to bring readers timely, indispensable content that can be put to immediate use. When you are ready to try a new pedagogical approach such as active learning, you can find what you need with Magna Publications. Bulk PurchasesTo purchase multiple print copies of this book, visit www.MagnaGroupBooks.com.

The Academic Leader's Handbook: A Resource Collection for College Administrators Being in a campus leadership position requires constant growth and continued professional development. After all, as a leader, you have the power to shape the way your institution is viewed by faculty, students, parents, the press, and the country at large. More than ever, academic leaders are faced with greater responsibilities and challenges. Managing a campus, encouraging faculty development, promoting diversity-it's a lot to take on and involves a great deal of accountability, but being an academic leader can also be exciting and fulfilling. If you're looking for insight that will enhance your leaderships skills, The Academic Leader's Handbook: A Resource Collection for College Administrators is the ultimate guide for you. This comprehensive resource, presented in a user-friendly style, compiles the best articles from top experts and provides a variety of academic leadership perspectives and concrete ideas. You'll receive expert advice on the topics that matter most to you as a higher education leader. The collection explores groundbreaking strategies and tools, influential trends, future challenges, and best practices relating to excellence in academic leadership. The Academic Leader's Handbook is presented in five sections that speak to all levels of higher education leadership. Sections include: Academic Management Assessment, Evaluation, and Development: Programs and Departments Assessment, Evaluation, and Development: Faculty Best Practices for Deans and Department Chairs Issues and Trends in Higher Education Improved leadership practices will ultimately benefit the institution as a whole. Elevate the level of leadership at your college and continue to promote the highest student success. Purchase your copy of The Academic Leader's Handbook: A Resource Collection for College Administrators today!

If your institution's cohort of adjuncts is like most, it's been put together on an ad hoc basis based on instructional needs. As a result, you might be lacking the proper framework to support and manage those adjuncts. That can be a problem. In addition to creating an atmosphere of inefficiency and uncertainty, the absence of sound oversight can lead to issues ranging from declining retention to poor student outcomes. Fortunately, recent years have seen the establishment of best practices in adjunct management, and you'll find a wealth of them in Managing Adjunct Faculty: A Resource Collection for Administrators. This compendium of articles drawn from the newsletters Academic Leader, Recruitment and Retention, and Distance Education Report features some of higher education's leading voices offering guidance and perspective on adjunct management. The book includes sections dedicated to adjuncts working in both traditional and online classrooms. It covers issues including: Retaining and supporting adjuncts Monitoring performance and resource needs Developing policies for adjunct support Identifying professional development opportunities that engage adjunct faculty Getting online adjuncts on board quickly and effectively Supporting adjuncts in small online programs Understanding the impact of adjuncts on admissions Equipping adjuncts with tools for online success Managing Adjunct Faculty: A Resource Collection for Administrators also contains supplemental resources, including an adjunct training and development topic list, reflection questions, online teaching competencies checklists, and evaluation forms for identifying teaching competencies. Give your adjuncts the management and support they need to succeed. Bulk Purchases To purchase multiple print copies of this book, visit www.MagnaGroupBooks.com

Whether you're preparing to teach your first online course or seeking to upgrade your current offerings, this book is the go-to guide you've been looking for. Online faculty frequently work at some location other than their "home" campus, which can make it difficult for them to access the targeted collegial support and professional development it takes to truly flourish as educators. Teaching Strategies for the Online College Classroom helps bridge this gap. A collection of articles by leading distance education experts, this book is designed by and for busy college and university faculty. It combines real-world-tested tips and methodologies with a pedagogically sound perspective to help you take your online educational practices to the next level. Good teaching is good teaching, but the key indicators and most effective techniques change when you shift to an online environment. This action-oriented book will give you insights you can implement immediately to improve online course design and promote student engagement. You'll learn how to connect with students, enhance student learning, and address common problems in distance education. Academic audiences have already responded enthusiastically to this book's content since it was first released in the Online Classroom newsletter or introduced through Magna Online Seminars or Magna 20-Minute Mentors. Now compiled into one convenient source, the book is divided into four modules so you can zero in on what you need to know to: Create a great start for the semester Build rapport with students Deal with difficult behavior in online courses Implement strategies to increase student engagement Teaching Strategies for the Online College Classroom will help you transform your subject matter expertise into the sort of teaching students remember long after their final grades are posted. This book will help you learn how to: Prepare students to start learning before the first day of class Turn your class into a genuine online learning community Establish an effective framework for learning in your course Adapt traditional classroom management techniques for the online environment Handle challenging online students Use assessments effectively Discover new ways to engage and motivate your students No matter where you are in your online teaching career, this book will help you explore new ways to structure course content and activities while strengthening and enriching your interactions with students. Don't wait to start becoming the sort of faculty member you've always wanted to be. Order Teaching Strategies for the Online College Classroom today! Bulk PurchasesTo purchase multiple print copies of this book, visit: www.MagnaGroupBooks.com

Trading in your red pen for a keyboard?Here's an indispensable guide to online grading strategies.Of all the challenges you face in moving courses online, determining your approach to assessment and feedback is perhaps the trickiest. It goes far beyond simply retiring your red pen: there are questions of time management, grading frequency, quiz formatting, academic honesty, term paper assessment, credit for participation-the list is almost endless.Arriving at the right policies and practices to ensure a positive experience for both you and your students is not easy. But there is help in the form of a brand-new book, Grading Strategies for the Online College Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty.In article after article, you'll find critical insights into online feedback and assessment topics, including: Rubric options for online classesOptimal formats for quizzesAssessment strategies that are most meaningful to studentsProper construction of multiple-choice testsStudent analytics as a tool for course improvementManagement of discussion forumsStrategies to improve forum participationEfficient delivery of meaningful feedbackCollaborative learning tools and strategiesWays to monitor and prevent cheatingThe role of social media in participation and gradingFrequency and depth of feedbackOpportunities and pitfalls of peer reviewIf you're new to online teaching, this information will help you avoid false starts and apply proven best practices. If you're an online veteran, it will be a rich source of new tips and techniques.With Grading Strategies for the Online College Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty in your professional development library, you'll have a resource to help you: Deliver assessments that reflect progress and inspire learningProvide impactful feedback while managing your workloadCreate a positive online experience for you and your studentsOrder this affordable new guide today!Bulk PurchasesTo purchase multiple print copies of this book, visit www.MagnaGroupBooks.com