Teaching Professor Microcredential

Teaching in higher education comes with its own unique set of challenges. Faculty often face issues such as engaging students effectively, creating a positive learning environment, fostering meaningful discussions, and promoting a growth mindset. These challenges can impact student outcomes and overall satisfaction in the classroom. When faculty are equipped with the right tools and strategies, they can transform their teaching approach, enhance student engagement, and foster a more productive learning environment. Solving these challenges not only improves student learning but also contributes to a more fulfilling teaching experience.

Our Teaching Professor Microcredential offers a comprehensive solution to these challenges. In this 10.5-hour asynchronous Magna Online Course, You’ll explore effective teaching strategies, create a supportive learning environment, and develop techniques for meaningful classroom discussions, all while gaining skills to promote a growth mindset among your students. With insights and proven solutions from a collection of seasoned educators, you’ll receive practical, immediately implementable tools and strategies, equipping you with the confidence to tackle your most pressing teaching challenges and enhance your classroom environment.

This asynchronous Magna Online Course is unique in its flexibility by adapting to your specific needs through a self-assessment tool that starts your journey. You’ll receive a recommended list of programs to complete to solve your biggest challenges. For those passionate about learning, you also have the option of completing as many of the programs you like. Upon completing this Magna Online Course, you will earn a digital badge that reflects your newly acquired skills and knowledge. This digital badge serves as a recognized credential of your proficiency in creating an engaging and growth-oriented classroom, adding significant value to your professional profile.

Transform your teaching and make a meaningful impact on your students’ learning experiences. Register for the Teaching Professor Microcredential today and embark on the path to becoming a more effective and impactful educator.

This Magna Online Course Includes:

• A self-assessment tool to guide your learning to incorporate your specific needs
• Goal-Setting Guide
• Classroom Action Plan Worksheet
• Supplemental materials for each program within the course
• A digital badge upon completion

View Included Programs In This Magna Online Course

Learning Goals:

At the conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Engage students with active learning strategies that promote participation and deeper understanding
• Use the first day of class to set a positive and productive tone for the semester
• Communicate with students in a way that fosters engagement, encourages learning, and stimulates interest in the course material
• Acquire skills to use classroom discussions as a tool for facilitating deeper learning and critical thinking among students
• Teach students to develop metacognitive skills and use emotional engagement to enhance learning outcomes
• Foster creative and critical thinking through intrinsic motivation and the integration of grit and growth mindset
• Develop techniques for managing challenging classroom situations, including hot moments and difficult discussions, to create a supportive learning experience

How Does This Magna Online Course Work?

• To earn the digital badge demonstrating your proficiency in fostering an engaging and growth-oriented classroom, view 5 or more of the 15 included programs.
• You may watch programs in any order.
• Each program includes a note-taking guide, supplemental materials, and a transcript to further your learning.
• To receive credit for a program, watch the entire program without refreshing or going to another page until the program is complete. (You may take breaks between programs.)
• The course comes with a self-assessment tool which takes your responses and provides you a custom learning path, focusing on your biggest needs.
• The course also comes with special additional resources such as a Classroom Action Plan and a Goal-Setting Guide to support you in implementing what you learned into your teaching.
• Once you have completed the requirements of the course, you will be able to request a digital badge which demonstrates your proficiency of the subject matter.

Who Will Benefit from This Course:

• Faculty teaching in any modality

Group Enrollment:

Discount pricing is available for multiple seats purchased at the same time.

For 10 or more seats, please contact Magna Sales at sales@magnapubs.com or call 800-433-0499 ext. 183 to receive a customized quote.

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Product Code: PQ23GA

Meet Your Presenters

Ken Alford, PhD
Professor of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University

Cathy Box, PhD
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Lubbock Christian University

Flower Darby
Associate Director of the Teaching Center, University of Missouri

Alexia F. Franzidis, PhD
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Jay Howard, PhD
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Butler University

Claire Howell Major, PhD
Professor, The University of Alabama

Mays Imad, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Equity Pedagogy, Connecticut College

Wren Mills, PhD
Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University

Louis E. Newman, PhD
Professor of Religious Studies, Carleton College

Marie Norman, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Lolita Paff, PhD
Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Penn State Berks

Tasha Souza, PhD
Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Boise State University

Michael G. Strawser, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jennifer H. Waldeck, PhD
Professor and Department Head of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, University of Georgia

Rebecca Zambrano, MA
Consultant, Founder of aipower Design