Training and Professional Development

  • 20-Minute Mentor: Re-purpose Online Content

    Every Monday, Magna Publications provides UConn faculty members with access to a 20-minute video from its “Monday Morning Mentor” presentation series.  This series offers video-based programs designed to answer a specific question related to teaching and learning, delivering actionable insights in highly focused 20-minute presentations designed to fit busy schedules. 

    This week’s program, “How Can I Save Time and Money by Repurposing Online Content?” can be accessed at http://www.mondaymorningmentors.com; use the following password: repurposing21.  This session will inspire you to look at your existing work in new ways. Seeing all the future uses of your online education materials will motivate you to take your course preparation work to the next level. At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to

    • Apply the principle of reducing waste to development of materials for online education
    • Use your own and others’ online teaching materials in different ways
    • Design hybrid education courses and workshops by building on and adapting already-created content
    • Manage potential roadblocks to repurposing online content at your institution

    The video will be available from Monday, September 12, through Sunday, September 18, 2016.

    Please also note that the University of Connecticut now has a 20-Minute Mentor Commons Subscription.  As a member of our campus community, you now have free access to all of the 20-Minute Mentor videos, which cover a broad range of faculty development topics, at all times. Sign up today and help energize your higher education career:

    STEP 1: Activate your 20-Minute Mentor Commons subscription

    1. Go to www.magnapubs.com/sitelicense/registration.html?v=uconn0622
    2. Enter information in each of the required fields.  In the Authorization Code box, enter our group Authorization Code UCONN752 and click Submit

    Please note: entering the Authorization Code is done only once.

    STEP 2: Access the 20-Minute Mentor Commons library

    1. Go to www.magnapubs.com/profile
    2. Enter your email address & password & click Submit. If you do not know or remember your account password, use “Forget your password?” to reset it.
    3. On the left side of the screen, under My Account, My Online Access, select Subscriptions. The online content you have access to will be listed to the right. Click the appropriate link to view the content.

    Please do not share the Authorization Code with anyone outside our campus community.

    Need help?

    • Call 800-433-0499 ext. 2 (outside the U.S. & Canada call 608-246-3590 ext. 2). Magna’s office hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
    • Email support@magnapubs.com 
    For more information, contact: Laurie Wolfley at laurie.wolfley@uconn.edu