Training and Professional Development

  • 20-Minute Mentor: Instructor Presence Online

    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. 

    In this week’s program “How can I keep students engaged with instructor presence?” explore the importance of faculty presence for student success in distance education. Learn how to analyze, evaluate, and improve your level of instructor presence in your courses. After participating in this presentation, you’ll be able to

    • Identify the ways faculty presence can strengthen the learning community in an online classroom
    • Analyze course design and teaching practices to evaluate faculty presence in your own courses, and assess your effectiveness at reaching students when teaching online
    • Design distance learning courses that promote an engaged, active, and approachable instructor presence 

    Available from Monday, January 20 through Sunday, February 5, 2017 at www.mondaymorningmentors.com | Password: presence43.

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    Subscribe to Magna’s 20-Minute Mentor Commons Today 

    As a member of the UConn campus community, you 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?  Email support@magnapubs.com or call 800-433-0499 ext. 2 (office hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday).

    For more information, contact: The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at CETL@uconn.edu