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Title: Teaching English in Chinese way? International Engagement in a Writing CoursePresenters: Xinqiang Li (Dept. of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures); Xinyu Wu (The Office of China Programs)Format: WTMCDate: May 11th, 2023Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmClick here to viewDescription:This presentation will introduce an inclusive and innovative course model for international students. In Fall 2022, the Office of China Programs (OCP) in collaboration with the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures (WRAC) piloted a student-focused academic writing and mentoring course (WRA291) targeting MSU undergraduate students from Chinese-speaking countries and regions.Based on the instructor’s intercultural knowledge and experiences, the class tried to balance Chinese and Western perspectives in the curriculum, ranging from the arrangement of classroom practice to the selection of course materials. By familiarizing students with writing process and providing effective instructional scaffolding, the class tried to help students overcome their writing anxiety and develop academic writing skills. The course also invited 6 faculty from different colleges to mentor one to two students by providing individual assignment writing support. Through one-on-one conferences, the mentors customized their teaching according to students’ practical needs.The class supported an inclusive, and welcoming environment. It kept an open attitude towards students’ diverse cultures, and the supportive and vibrant environment created in the class has enhanced students’ motivation and inspiration, which has in turn helped them fully realize their potential. This course proved to be successful, meeting both the project goals and students’ expectation. The immediate outcome and impact on students’ success are demonstrated by various feedback from participating students and faculty as well as program evaluation. All these teaching efforts have enriched the course’s pedagogy and demonstrated how inclusion in a global education context can be put in practice.

Topic Area: Pandemic Pivot
Presented By: Mina Shin, Ross Chowles, Yanjiang Teng
Abstract:
Travel is on a halt but international engagement and exchange don't stop under the pandemic. The Visiting International Professional Program (VIPP) continues advancing international education and professional exchange by developing innovative virtual programs during the pandemic. Our business model was based on in-person programs for the past 30 years but the pandemic pushed us to completely makeover our operation and reimagine international engagement in a creative way. In our presentations, we will share our experiences of running three successful online programs – 1) the fee-for-service professional development program for the South Korean government 2) the digital marketing, online virtual winter school program, for both MSU and international students 3) and the U.S. Department of State-funded exchange program for international professionals. Developing virtual programs for audiences living in different continents and time zones requires creativity while implementing the programs needs careful down-to-the-minute planning. This joint presentation between the VIPP and the Department of Advertising and Public Relations will focus on the challenges and rewards of running online programs. Our success story demonstrates how international exchange can continue in a virtual realm and bring value to all institutions and individuals involved. One of the Korean students who participated in our virtual program testified: “it is a miracle that we all meet virtually and learn from each other.”
Session Resources:
VIPP Virtual Programs (PDF)
Borderless Ideas (PDF)
Student Support (PDF)

***This is part of a series of articles compiling useful resources and information for new graduate students. Some of the information in this series will be relevant for anybody new to MSU, including undergraduates, postdocs, faculty and staff. The topical areas range from settling into East Lansing and Michigan, getting to know which services can be found on campus to administrative steps and information needed throughout a graduate program at MSU. For the full series, see this playlist dedicated to (international) graduate students.***
 
Hello and welcome to MSU!
My name is Clara and I am one of your fellow international graduate students from Germany.
Moving to a new country and starting to study/ work at a new institution can be both exciting and a little stressful at times. I, along with many others in our community, definitely experienced both!
This “playlist” brings together many useful resources and information to make your transition into MSU and East Lansing easier. In the next few days, you will receive a lot of information at the welcome events organized by OISS and your individual departments. However, not every available resource will be covered and it is hard to remember them all afterwards!
As one of the Graduate Leadership Development Fellows in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, I tried to create a ‘one-stop-shop’ for these information and resources. This “playlist” is meant to be a starting point to learn about MSU and your new home (without having to turn the search for resources into another research project). 😊
While I draw from and reference the official websites for most of the information, please note that this resource compilation is a work in progress based on both my experience and a survey among international students in December 2019 (for more information see the article on “My Leadership Fellowship experience”).
If you feel there are important resources missing, please leave a comment below the articles so that we can continually improve this resource list for future generations of international graduate students.
Go Green!

H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers that provides academic news, book reviews, job postings, and career advice.

Topic Area: Online Teaching & Learning
Presented by: Lucy Thompson, Jonathan Weaver, Nathan Baker, Jessica Tschida
Abstract:
Good collaborations are vital in higher education. They promote professional development and, when supported by the institution, help to sustain quality faculty members. However, these collaborations are usually framed around research goals and not undergraduate teaching goals. During the Spring 2021 semester Drs. Thompson (The Great Brit) and Weaver (her U.S. mate) collaborated on a new way of structuring and teaching their two separate and large online Introductory Psychology courses. Additionally, they worked closely with two of their Graduate Teaching Assistants - Nathan Baker and Jessica Tschida - in the preparation and eventual presentation of one week's worth of material to the students in both courses. This information session discusses the approaches, support systems, and co-teaching models that were undertaken to implement "The Great British-U.S. Teach Off" in the Spring Semester of 2021. Drs. Thompson and Weaver will also share the lessons they learned while teaching collaboratively, and how their collaborative teaching efforts supported a quality online undergraduate learning environment for their 750+ students combined across the two courses. Additionally, they will discuss their efforts to integrate and pilot a training model for the promotion and growth of graduate teaching assistants through this collaborative teaching model. Finally, Drs. Thompson and Weaver will offer suggestions for how MSU, and other institutions, can support, assess, and benefit from collaborative and co-teaching models of instruction in higher education.
Session Resources:
Great British-US Teach Off (PDF)

Greetings Educators!Are you, do you, or have you ever - crossed paths with an international student or colleague at MSU? It is highly unlikely that your answer to these prompts would be "no" given the following information provided by the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS):
Since admitting its first international students in 1873, MSU has welcomed tens of thousands of international students and scholars to East Lansing. Today, MSU is home to over 9,000 international students, scholars, and their dependent family members from more than 140 countries. In addition to contributing to the academic and intercultural environment, international students also have a tremendous positive economic impact on the Greater Lansing area. Michigan State University's international students contribute $324.5 million to the local economy through spending on education, housing, dining, retail, transportation, telecommunications, and health care. This economic impact supports 4,675 jobs in the Greater Lansing area. Source: NAFSA International Student Economic Value Tool
Given the significant presence of international students and scholars and the depth of contributions they make in the Spartan community, it is crucial that you consider diversity, equity, and inclusion from a global perspective. For starters, check out the Michigan State University's own: James M. Lucas, Nicola Imbracsio, and Sheila Marquardt have shared an excellent resource on Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for educators entitled "Global DEI Models and Methods" (2021). You can access the PDF of this resource on iteach.msu.edu. You should also visit the Global and Intercultural Learning at MSU page for more information about internationalizing undergraduate experiences. To learn more about this topic, review the "Internationalizing the Student Experience: Working Group Report."You should also consider varying degrees of familiarity with spoken and written english. Every learner is unique in their exposure to and experience with english. For a guided asynchronous experience to help you think more on this topic, explore the "Teaching Multilingual Learners: An Introduction to Translingual Pedagogy" playlist! An additional resources is "Seven Tips Toward Linguistic Inclusion". Both of these resources were shared directly by other educators at MSU. Another MSU resource for linguistic inclusion is the English Language Center. You should, at a minimum, be aware of the services and programs they provide!More broadly speaking, there are other resources to help you think about inclusive teaching. A great place to start is MSU Libraries' Inclusive Teaching page. In partnership with the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, MSU librarians have developed this site to highlight research and resources focusing on inclusive teaching in the disciplines. The site is a work in progress. Librarians have begun gathering resources by carrying out preliminary searches in their subject areas and summarizing their findings and search processes. These lists are meant to serve as a starting point for faculty interested in looking into research on pedagogy and inclusion in their fields. A breadth of very insighful reasources (relevant to all) are shared in the "Trauma Informed Practice: Resources for Best Practices in the Classroom" article and site. Similarly, an important centeralized resource for all is MSU's Institutional Diversity and Inclusion office, that has developed a great foundational set of resources for Building Inclusive Communities. Some of these resources are also represented, along side many others, in the "Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy" section of the "Expanded Educator Resources" playlist.Making big changes to your practice can seem overwhleming, but working toward a globally inclusive classroom is critical for the culture of MSU broadly and student success as a whole. You can take small steps to shifting the way you think about the design of your assignments (time based deadlines might not be that inclusive for individuals in time zones other than Eastern), your activities (whose perspectives are represented on your reading list), or even the your very first encounter with learners (a name is often core to one's identity, so correctly naming people is important [visit NameDrop for a free platform where anyone can share the correct pronunciation of their name])!Who will be globally inclusive in their teaching? Spartans will.Photo by Vladislav Klapin on Unsplash

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Challenge: Students lack discipline-specific vocabulary.
Strategy: Have a grad student collect and translate a glossary of common words in the field.
 
Challenge: Students are unsure how to respond to common writing prompts, like “synthesize” or “analyze.”
Strategies: Foreground these in a class session. Provide illustrations and examples.
Be consistent in your use of prompts.
Avoid embedded metaphor, like “leave breadcrumbs during your research.”
 
Challenge: Students hesitate to speak up in class.
Strategies: Allow a few minutes to make notes or freewrite answers before speaking.
Have students discuss in pairs and small groups before speaking before the entire class.
Be aware that their hesitation may be for linguistic or cultural reasons (they may not be used to active-learning classrooms).
 
Challenge: Students are not following the lecture or presentation.
Strategies: Don’t ask, “Does everyone understand?”
Ask students to demonstrate understanding by “saying back” (paraphrasing), giving examples, connecting a concept to a previous one…
Communicate concepts in different ways: visual illustrations, examples, stories…  Put keywords on slides or blackboards. Allow students to photograph board. Share slides with them.
 
Challenge: Students still haven’t mastered subject-verb agreement, verb tense consistency or definite and indefinite articles.
Strategy: Choose your battles. Some of these grammatical structures may be radically different in a student’s home language, and almost impossible to learn perfectly as an adult.
Consider, for example: Do you speak a Romance language? Do you ever make mistakes of noun gender? You probably do, but you can still communicate. Emphasize communication and clarity in your assessments.
 
Contact: Dr. Cheryl Caesar, WRAC, caesarc@msu.edu
Dr. Joyce Meier, WRAC, meierjo@msu.edu
Dr. Patricia Walters, ELC, walter31@msu.edu

Below is a list of resources that promote student success. All links provided are direct links (ONE CLICK) connecting you to contact information or an educator who can respond to your questions and/or help your students of specific identity groups. Thank you for helping our students achieve their goals.
First Generation

First Generation Student Assistance
TRIO Student Support Services Program For first-generation college students who meet certain income criteria and for students with documented disabilities

Office of Supportive Services Supports the TRIO Student Support Services Program



Athletes

Student-Athlete Support

International Students

Office of International Students and Scholars
English Language Center For international students needing to improve their English language skills before beginning their academic course work
Teaching Multilingual Students: Challenges and Strategies

Students who were in foster or kinship care, have experienced homelessness, or are otherwise independent

FAME (Fostering Academics, Mentoring Excellence)

Graduate Students

Graduate Student Life and Wellbeing

Student Veterans

Student Veterans Resource Center

Student Parents

Student Parent Resource Center