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Posted on: GenAI & Education
Incorporating Technologies
Monday, Aug 18, 2025
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance from MSU
We collectively share the responsibility to uphold intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity. These are core principles that may be compromised by the misuse of GenAI tools, particularly when GenAI-generated content is presented as original, human-created work.

You can learn more about generative AI and participate in discussions here on iteach.msu.edu.
Click section 3 of this playlist for additional resources on generative AI on #iteachmsu!
Posted by: Makena Neal
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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance from MSU
We collectively share the responsibility to uphold intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity. These are core principles that may be compromised by the misuse of GenAI tools, particularly when GenAI-generated content is presented as original, human-created work.

You can learn more about generative AI and participate in discussions here on iteach.msu.edu.
Click section 3 of this playlist for additional resources on generative AI on #iteachmsu!
INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGIES
Posted by: Makena Neal
Monday, Aug 18, 2025
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Posted on: GenAI & Education
Pedagogical Design
Monday, Aug 18, 2025
Generative AI Syllabus Guide
A good portion of your students will likely use AI to some extent this semester, so plan accordingly. Many students are aware of generative AI, and at least some of them will use these tools for their course work. Critically considering your course design in the context of generative AI is an important educator practice.

The following MSU-specifics should be used to inform your decisions...

Overall guidance: We collectively share the responsibility to uphold intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity. These are core principles that may be compromised by the misuse of GenAI tools, particularly when GenAI-generated content is presented as original, human-created work.

Permitted uses in Teaching & Learning: Instructors are expected to establish a course-specific guidance that defines the appropriate and inappropriate use of GenAI tools.

Students may only use GenAI tools to support their coursework in ways explicitly permitted by the instructor.
Non-permissible uses:

Do not Use GenAI to deliberately fabricate, falsify, impersonate, or mislead, unless explicitly approved for instruction or research in a controlled environment.
Do not Record or process sensitive, confidential, or regulated information with
non-MSU GenAI tools.
Do not Enter FERPA-protected student records, PII, PHI, financial, or HR data into unapproved tools; comply with MSU’s data policy and all regulations.
Do not Use export-controlled data or CUI with GenAI tools unless approved for MSU’s Regulated Research Enclave (RRE).
Posted by: Makena Neal
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Posted on 1: GenAI & Education
Generative AI Syllabus Guide
A good portion of your students will likely use AI to some extent this semester, so plan accordingly. Many students are aware of generative AI, and at least some of them will use these tools for their course work. Critically considering your course design in the context of generative AI is an important educator practice.

The following MSU-specifics should be used to inform your decisions...

Overall guidance: We collectively share the responsibility to uphold intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity. These are core principles that may be compromised by the misuse of GenAI tools, particularly when GenAI-generated content is presented as original, human-created work.

Permitted uses in Teaching & Learning: Instructors are expected to establish a course-specific guidance that defines the appropriate and inappropriate use of GenAI tools.

Students may only use GenAI tools to support their coursework in ways explicitly permitted by the instructor.
Non-permissible uses:

Do not Use GenAI to deliberately fabricate, falsify, impersonate, or mislead, unless explicitly approved for instruction or research in a controlled environment.
Do not Record or process sensitive, confidential, or regulated information with
non-MSU GenAI tools.
Do not Enter FERPA-protected student records, PII, PHI, financial, or HR data into unapproved tools; comply with MSU’s data policy and all regulations.
Do not Use export-controlled data or CUI with GenAI tools unless approved for MSU’s Regulated Research Enclave (RRE).
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
Posted by: Makena Neal
Monday, Aug 18, 2025
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Posted on: #iteachmsu
Pedagogical Design
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025
2025 Fall Educator Seminars
Join MSU IT Educational Technology, MSU Libraries, the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI), the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI), and MSU IT Training at the virtual 2025 Fall Educator Seminars, August 21 - 22. Various trainings and webinars are offered each day at no cost to help prepare MSU educators for the new academic year. Sessions will dive into topics such as how to design effective, interactive courses for students or how to connect with library resources, and more.
Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu
Posted by: Rashad Muhammad
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2025 Fall Educator Seminars
Join MSU IT Educational Technology, MSU Libraries, the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI), the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI), and MSU IT Training at the virtual 2025 Fall Educator Seminars, August 21 - 22. Various trainings and webinars are offered each day at no cost to help prepare MSU educators for the new academic year. Sessions will dive into topics such as how to design effective, interactive courses for students or how to connect with library resources, and more.
Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
Posted by: Rashad Muhammad
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025
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Posted on: #iteachmsu
Pedagogical Design
Monday, Jun 30, 2025
Quick Educator Resources by Theme
This is a collection of high-level resources for educators who are getting started with:
-their career
-the academic year
-their course
-their lifelong learning!
Posted by: Makena Neal
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Posted on 1: #iteachmsu
Quick Educator Resources by Theme
This is a collection of high-level resources for educators who are getting started with:
-their career
-the academic year
-their course
-their lifelong learning!
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
Posted by: Makena Neal
Monday, Jun 30, 2025
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Posted on: #iteachmsu
Incorporating Technologies
Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
D2L Customization Toolkit
Ready to personalize your D2L course?
This quick-read series walks you through simple customizations—from banners and navigation to FAQs and content templates—that can make your course more welcoming, accessible, and easier to navigate for students.
Authored by: Andrea Bierema
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Posted on 1: #iteachmsu
D2L Customization Toolkit
Ready to personalize your D2L course?
This quick-read series walks you through simple customizations—from banners and navigation to FAQs and content templates—that can make your course more welcoming, accessible, and easier to navigate for students.
INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGIES
Authored by: Andrea Bierema
Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
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Posted on: #iteachmsu
Pedagogical Design
Monday, Apr 21, 2025
A "Complete" Guide to Writing Syllabi: A Constant Cycle
The syllabus in a college class serves as the first impression between a course and its students. It often wears many hats acting as: a schedule, list of rules, summary of course policies, semi-grading rubric, and various other roles depending on its author. Due to the heavy lifting it provides to a course and its structure a plethora of research has been conducted on its value, and Universities often hold seminars each year on the process of creating and drafting syllabi for their staff. To understand how students and instructors view the role of syllabi in the classroom authors Gauthier, Banner, And Winer attempt introduce a framework in their piece: “What is the syllabus for? Revealing tensions through a scoping review of syllabus uses”

In it, they identify nine interconnected uses which are then categorized into three primary purposes or tools: an Administrative Tool, a Learning Tool, and a Teaching Tool. The goal of this project is to take their writing and configure the information into a writing guide to help instructors write/develop/improve their own syllabi for their own courses. While this may appear as though this is designed as a developmental tool (because in part, it is), it is my goal that this project truly captures the necessity of treating the creation of syllabus as a fluid, recursive and reflective process. As we develop as instructors, and the student bodies we teach change through the times, so must our syllabi change with it.
Authored by: Erik Flinn
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Posted on 1: #iteachmsu
A "Complete" Guide to Writing Syllabi: A Constant Cycle
The syllabus in a college class serves as the first impression between a course and its students. It often wears many hats acting as: a schedule, list of rules, summary of course policies, semi-grading rubric, and various other roles depending on its author. Due to the heavy lifting it provides to a course and its structure a plethora of research has been conducted on its value, and Universities often hold seminars each year on the process of creating and drafting syllabi for their staff. To understand how students and instructors view the role of syllabi in the classroom authors Gauthier, Banner, And Winer attempt introduce a framework in their piece: “What is the syllabus for? Revealing tensions through a scoping review of syllabus uses”

In it, they identify nine interconnected uses which are then categorized into three primary purposes or tools: an Administrative Tool, a Learning Tool, and a Teaching Tool. The goal of this project is to take their writing and configure the information into a writing guide to help instructors write/develop/improve their own syllabi for their own courses. While this may appear as though this is designed as a developmental tool (because in part, it is), it is my goal that this project truly captures the necessity of treating the creation of syllabus as a fluid, recursive and reflective process. As we develop as instructors, and the student bodies we teach change through the times, so must our syllabi change with it.
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
Authored by: Erik Flinn
Monday, Apr 21, 2025
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Posted on: #iteachmsu
Monday, Dec 2, 2024
Instructor/Academic Advisor Partnerships for Success and Thriving in College
This playlist includes videos and resources for both the advisor-facing and instructor facing versions of the Teaching Center workshop focused on partnerships between advisors and instructors to support student thriving.
Authored by: Ellie Louson
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Instructor/Academic Advisor Partnerships for Success and Thriving in College
This playlist includes videos and resources for both the advisor-facing and instructor facing versions of the Teaching Center workshop focused on partnerships between advisors and instructors to support student thriving.
Authored by: Ellie Louson
Monday, Dec 2, 2024
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Posted on: The MSU Graduate Leadership Institute
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024
The Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy is an intensive cohort-based developmental experience held every spring semester. The vision of the Academy is to create a learning community of engaged scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who will apply theories and principles of leadership to their current contexts and beyond.
Posted by: Emma Dodd
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Posted on 1: The MSU Graduate Leadership Institute
The Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy is an intensive cohort-based developmental experience held every spring semester. The vision of the Academy is to create a learning community of engaged scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who will apply theories and principles of leadership to their current contexts and beyond.
Posted by: Emma Dodd
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024
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