Monday Morning Mentor

Monday Morning Mentor: 20-Minute Online Teaching Programs
Start each week with an online teaching program that is focused on relevant teaching issues. VITAL and Falvey Library are pleased to bring this on-demand instructional programming to you. Explore common teaching questions, learn new practices. Access in the office, on the mobile device, at home; the program is available 24/7 for one week; the weekly video program is not archived; transcripts can be accessed below. Send a PDF of the 鈥渃ertificate鈥 of program completion to VITAL via email for documentation of instructional development; write 鈥淢MM鈥 in the subject line. You may include this documentation in your dossier.
Monday Morning Mentor: Week of 4/14-4/20
How Can I Use Surveys/Polls to Support Active Learning?
How might we foster active learning in courses that engage students via the LMS or are taught online? This program explores the use of polls and surveys to support personalized instruction. It outlines strategies that help us collect meaningful feedback on students鈥 learning. We can use this feedback to identify knowledge gaps and adjust our teaching approaches.
Password: surveys575
to program, handouts, and certificate
Spring 2025 Monday Morning Mentor Schedule
Access to Transcripts:
Per site license agreement we have access to all program transcripts; the video itself is only available for one week. If you鈥檙e interested in any program offered between Fall 2021 and current, please access the transcript on the links below. For the current semester, please contact us directly.
Fall 2021
Spring 2022
Fall 2022
Spring 2023
Fall 2023
Spring 2024
Fall 2024
Morning Mentor program topics and transcripts on
List of faculty who obtained Monday Morning Mentor Certificate
Faculty Testimonials
- "I have found these programs highly useful and practical for enhancing my teaching and developing more effective instructional strategies in my courses." - Faculty, CLAS
- "I have found the Monday Morning Mentor programs to be very helpful with various aspects of my teaching. They bring fresh new ideas and perspectives that you can add to your teaching. Plus, you can review them on your own schedule during the week." - Faculty, VSB