New Faculty Focus Website Launches with the Release of Free Special Report on Distance Education

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Magna Publications, a leading provider of innovative resources for higher education, today announced the launch of Faculty Focus, a new website dedicated to the academic issues at the forefront of higher education today. Located at http://www.FacultyFocus.com the online resource features innovative strategies, best practices and fresh perspectives for meeting current higher education challenges, and shaping future directions.

To commemorate the launch of this robust, highly informative site, Faculty Focus has released a free special report titled Tips for Creating a Distance Learning Program. The new 33-page report is a collection of 12 articles from distance educators who have built and sustained successful distance education programs. The articles provide practical advice on topics of interest to anyone looking to create or expand distance learning at their college or university, such as:

    -- Overcoming obstacles to faculty participation in distance education;
    -- Lessons for building and running a successful distance learning
       program;
    -- Keys to improving support for online students;
    -- Legal issues for distance education administrators; and
    -- A 12-step guide for gaining college-wide support for online programs.

To download a free copy of the report -- Tips for Creating a Distance Learning Program -- visit http://www.FacultyFocus.com.

"Tips for Creating a Distance Learning Program is a perfect example of the type of cutting-edge resources Faculty Focus is dedicated to delivering each and every day," says David Burns, publisher, Magna Publications. "Building on Magna's 36-year legacy of serving the higher education community, Faculty Focus is packed with timely, relevant information to help faculty, academic deans, and department chairs keep abreast of the important issues in their fields."

Faculty Focus features reporting and analysis from its editorial staff, as well as insightful contributions from higher education professionals at leading institutions nationwide who understand the issues first-hand and know what works and what doesn't when it comes to teaching, learning and leading. The site is organized across 18 specialty channels on the key topics that matter most to educators:

    -- Asynchronous Learning and Trends
    -- Best Practices in Teaching
    -- Educational Assessment
    -- Effective Classroom Management
    -- Effective Teaching Strategies
    -- Curriculum Development
    -- Instructional Design
    -- Faculty Development
    -- Faculty Evaluation
    -- Learning Styles
    -- Distance Learning
    -- Online Education
    -- Philosophy of Teaching
    -- Learning Communities
    -- Teaching and Learning
    -- Trends in Higher Education
    -- Teaching Careers
    -- Community College

For more information on Faculty Focus, download the special report Tips for Creating a Distance Learning Program, or to sign-up for the e-newsletter, visit http://www.FacultyFocus.com.