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Check out these books below by Magna Publications. 

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Our books cover many teaching and educational leadership topics. 
Each book features a theme-based collection of the best content from our digital programs and print memberships. Approximately 200 pages in length, Magna books can be purchased through Amazon or in bulk directly from Magna Publications.

Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty

This book is focused on the foundational elements of effective pedagogy and advises faculty, on proven strategies and best practices to take them successfully from the first day of class to the final exam.

LEARNING GOALS
 

Essential Teaching Principles: 
A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty

Articles within each chapter offer keen insights into everything from big-picture teaching approaches to day-to-day detail. Heres just a small sampling of the books takeaways:
How to design a new course or adapt an existing one
    
How to write a syllabus
    How to determine optimal course content
    How to establish a teaching persona in the classroom
    How to engage students in active learning
    How to create meaningful assignments
    How to establish and maintain a positive learning environment
    How to design quizzes and exams that assess learning outcomes
    How to establish grading criteria and manage the grading process
    How to approach online teaching 
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Flipping the College Classroom: Practical Advice from Faculty

Flipping the College Classroom: 
Practical Advice from Faculty

Flipping the College Classroom: Practical Advice from Faculty contains actionable advice for any instructor no matter how comfortable or familiar they are with flipping and teaches them how to:

• Identify flippable moments in courses
• Plan flipped lessons
• Engage students in flipped instruction and active learning
• Motivate unprepared students
• Hold students accountable for pre-class work
• Integrate moments of reflection into an active-learning classroom
• Use small-group work in flipped classrooms
• Flip courses regardless of the size of the classroom
• Accommodate introverted students who might be uncomfortable with the flipped model
• Assess in a flipped environment
• Flip online courses
• Use technology best in flipped instruction 

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Helping Students Learn: Resources, Tools, and Activities for College Educators
 

Helping Students Learn: 
Resources, Tools, and Activities for College Educators

Helping Students Learn: Resources, Tools, and Activities for College Educators gives every educator an action plan for guiding students through the early college years, with expert help on how to:

• Facilitate learning through discussion
• Help students create a before- and after-exam learning plan
• Encourage students to review and reflect on their grades and performance
• Confront the myth of multitasking
• Show students how to take comprehensive and thorough notes
• Provide actions to avoid that underscore the value of reading
• Assist college students with preparing more effectively for exams

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Grading Strategies for the Online College Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty 

LEARNING GOALS

Grading Strategies for the Online College Classroom:
A Collection of Articles for Faculty

The information provided in this book is indispensable for teachers at any stage of their online career. With the insights theyll gain from Grading Strategies for the Online College Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty, your online faculty members will have the means to:

• Provide students with meaningful feedback
• Deliver assessments that reflect progress and inspire learning
• Manage the time they spend in their online courses
• Create a positive online experience for their students and themselves

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The College Teacher’s Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty

OVERVIEW

The College Teacher’s Handbook:
A Resource Collection for New Faculty

Most graduate programs provide very little instruction on classroom pedagogy, leaving new faculty members to take the learn as you go approach when entering the college classroom for the first time. But when theyre equipped with the proper resources, this doesnt have to be the case.
The College Teachers Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty provides the essential tools and information that any new teacher in higher education needs to confidently lead a college classroom.
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.
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Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty

Active Learning:
A Practical Guide for College Faculty

Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty gives every instructor-regardless of skill level-an action plan and strategic guidance for setting up an active learning classroom, with expert help on how to

• Use discussions to facilitate learning
• Draw out introverts to engage with fellow students
• Create a dynamic and lively learning environment
• Use team teaching with fellow faculty to achieve mutual goals
• Measure what and how well students learn
• Surmount the unique challenges in large or oversized classes
• Use informal writing assignments to foster student thinking
• Put together engrossing group work sessions
• Assign students to groups that challenge them constructively

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