20 Minute Mentor - Online Faculty Professional Development - Fall 2019 Schedule

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) offers faculty a professional development series from Magna Publications, called the 20 Minute Mentor. The goal of the 20 Minute Mentor series is to offer faculty practical professional development opportunities in twenty minute snippets that can be accessed from anywhere and at any time during the given week. Session topics cover the areas of student engagement, teaching and learning, teaching online, assessment and learning goals, and classroom management.

Information on how to access the 20 Minute Mentor sessions is available each week in the Bulletin and the iDevelop e-newsletter.

New video presentations (with supplementary materials) go live at 10:00am each Monday morning and are only accessible through Sunday. 

The following sessions are on the schedule for fall 2019. For session descriptions, objectives, and mentor bios, click on the titles below. 

• August 26 - How Do I Create a Class that Supports First-year Students?
• September 2 - Beyond Syllabus Policies: What Strategies Help Students Take Responsibility for Learning?
• September 9 - How Do I Set Students up for Success in Online Courses?
• September 16 - How Can I Encourage the Growth Mindset with Three Simple Tips?
• September 23 - How Can I Increase Student Completion Rates in Online Learning?
• September 30 - How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning and Retention?
• October 7 - How Can I Build Community with My Online Faculty?
• October 14 - What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning?
• October 21 - How Can I Create a Platform for Difficult Conversations in the Online Classroom?
• October 28 - How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning?
• November 4 - How Can I Ensure Academic Honesty in My Online Assessments?
• November 11 - What Can Engagement in Games Teach Me About Engagement in My Courses?
• November 18 - How Can I Create an Effective Syllabus for My Online Class?
• November 25 - How Do I Design Effective Combinations of Gamified Elements to Encourage Deeper Learning?
• December 2 - How Does Consistency Improve Quality in Online Courses and Programs?
• December 9 - How Can I Teach Soft Skills to Better Prepare Students for the Workplace?

We would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of these sessions. Please send your input to ctli@northshore.edu.