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With summer (beach) reading in mind, I've complied a working bibliography, of sorts, containing (mostly) recent titles that provide practical information on motivating and engaging students, critical thinking, universal design for learning, collaborative learning, reflective learning, culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices, Ed Tech and digital learning among other approaches. All are readily available through Amazon. I hope you might find a few of the titles useful as we steam through the coming summer months and toward Fall 2022.

The Office of the University Ombudsperson would like to invite faculty and staff to a special webinar about the ombuds office and its history in honor of Ombuds Day!

Ombuds Day was established in 2018 by the American Bar Association to “improve public awareness of ombuds, to connect ombuds in their respective communities, and to encourage greater use of ombuds programs and services”. Michigan State University has a rich history in ombuds practice as the longest continuously operating ombuds office at any college or university in the United States.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• A brief history of ombuds practice internationally
• The history of MSU’s Office of the University Ombudsperson and how it functions
• When and how you might engage with the staff of the ombuds office

When: Thursday, October 12th, 2023, at 1:00pm

To Register: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2tcyYxEv0z9mOW

For more information about our office, you may also visit our website at https://ombud.msu.edu/ and for more information about the ABA’s Ombuds Day, please visit: https://abaombudsday.wordpress.com/about-ombuds-day/.

If you have questions about our office, the webinar, or Ombuds Day, please email us at ombud@msu.edu.

Best Wishes,
Shannon Lynn Burton, Ph.D.
University Ombudsperson

Stokes and I are finalizing our agenda for our meeting this Friday, and in order to prevent this from being a 3-hour meeting, we're winnowing down my attempts to ask the wordiest questions possible. I couldn't bear to cut the question below entirely though, so I'm posting it here to see if it sparks any asynchronous discussion!
- GJS


Towards the end of Ch. 2, Museus, Griffin, and Quaye note that “calls for the elimination of cultural centers and organizations in order to create more opportunities for engagement across difference and fewer options for self-segregation do not acknowledge the important positive role that these organizations play in the lives of Students of Color. In fact, given the positive outcomes stemming from student participation and leadership in culturally-based organizations, institutions must begin or continue to support their goals and efforts” (28).

MSU has recently been in the news for plans to construct a freestanding multicultural center to expand the footprint of spaces currently provided in the MSU Union. (We may also recall that MSU made national headlines for closing its 90-year-old women’s lounge in 2016, under various external pressures.) [Links to both stories below]

How do you see events like these contributing to the climate/culture on MSU's campus?

What would it look like to advocate for or act on these topics responsibly from our positions?

https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/msu-campus/michigan-state-university-looks-at-building-freestanding-multicultural-center

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/08/08/michigan-state-sets-debate-eliminating-womens-lounge-student-union

CIRCLE, MSU's new Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement, invites interested educators to apply to be CIRCLE Affiliates!

How to Apply:

CIRCLE welcomes tenure-track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, academic specialists, postdocs, and staff members from across campus.
Applicants for affiliation in fall 2023 should submit a 1-page letter of inquiry (as a PDF) and a current CV no later than November 11, 2023 to ORI.Circle@msu.edu. Please use “Affiliate Fall 23” in the subject line. Letters should include:

-Your current research/teaching/engagement interests
-Your history of interdisciplinary activity and/or your current interest in interdisciplinarity
-How you hope to engage with CIRCLE as an affiliate faculty member

For more details about the fellowship and our upcoming CIRCLE events: https://research.msu.edu/circle/affiliate-faculty-program

Here's a new webinar on how we might use AI in the classroom:

How Teachers Can Use AI Effectively -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTxndY4el38

As you are designing learning experiences in or out of the classroom, what are your “go-to” resources? (Please share details and a link to more information if you have it!)

What pedagogy texts inform your practice? Can you share who you're reading and how it's affected what you do in the classroom, as a way to crowd-source different resources and practice that crucial "how I talk about how I teach" element we discussed?

Good Mid-December Morning! Just came across a couple of interesting pieces about AI and how it will, can, and does already impact (higher) education. (In my best Rod Serling voice) For your hopefully copious downtime during Winter Break, I submit:

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/why-ai-doesnt-worry-me-classroom-and-why-it-does

And the attached file of a May 2023 report from the U.S. Dept. of Education

Jingle-jingle!