We found 183 results that contain "#supporting educators"
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Educational Technologies
Different online tools to support teaching and learning + Playlist: Introductory Resources for Teaching Online
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Planning Support
Explore planning ideas, tools, and support specific to academic advisors. This includes ideas for creating events for your students, managing higher volume student contact during different points in the academic year, and planning for annual evaluations.
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
Posted on: PREP Matrix
Developing Support Systems
This playlist begins with resources about developing a community both inside and outside of grad school, moves into discussions of relationships, families, and spirituality, then provides resources specific to grad students with children, and ends with official entities like GEU and COGS.
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Expanded Educator Resources
Educators interested in:
professional development opportunities & resources; inclusive teaching & pedagogy; faculty rights & responsibilities; course design; and supporting students should start here!
professional development opportunities & resources; inclusive teaching & pedagogy; faculty rights & responsibilities; course design; and supporting students should start here!
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
Posted on: PREP Matrix
Sustaining Support Systems
This playlist begins with an overview of the different people and skills you need in your support system, moves into resources specific to maintaining your relationship with family, friends, and significant others, then discusses how to balance graduate school with the rest of your life, and ends with several MSU offices meant to support students through their program.
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Educator Development Opportunities
This playlist includes information about various educator development opportunities across the university. This includes tools and technology workshops from IT Services, workshops from MSU Libraries, and pedagogical design workshops from the Teaching, Learning and Innovation team.
note: this is not an all-inclusive list. If you have an article you'd like added to this playlist, let us know at iteach@msu.edu!
note: this is not an all-inclusive list. If you have an article you'd like added to this playlist, let us know at iteach@msu.edu!
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
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AI for MSU Educators
This playlist, developed by the Instructional Technology and Development Team at IT, includes some general and MSU-specific resources about using ChatGPT and similar AI tools in teaching and learning. Currently, it consists of a list of FAQs about ChatGPT and an interactive Padlet site for you to share your experiences with AI and get connected with other MSU educators.
Posted on: #iteachmsu
2023 Fall Educator Seminars
Join MSU IT, MSU Libraries, the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI), and the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI) at the virtual 2023 Fall Educator Seminars, August 23 - 25. Various free trainings and webinars are offered each day 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.
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Educator Support and Resources Overview
The following is a list of educator professional development tools, resources, and supports at MSU. This collection is just that, a sampling of offerings aimed at providing anyone who supports student success by contributing to the teaching and learning mission with a place to start when they're looking for ongoing opportunities for growth outside of the #iteachmsu Commons.
SOIREE: The SOIREE (Spartan Online Instructional Readiness Educational Experience) workshop was created to help you better prepare to teach online. You will learn online pedagogical principles and develop proficiency with a variety of technologies. You can check out SOIREE for more information. (Fall programming TBD)
ASPIRE: The ASPIRE (Asynchronous Program for Instructional Readiness) workshop was created to help you better prepare to teach online. ASPIRE is entirely self-paced and will guide you through the processes and issues you'll need to address in order to develop an online version of your course. You can check out ASPIRE for more information, including enrolling in ASPIRE.
The College of Education’s Mini-MOOC on Remote Teaching: The Master of Arts in Educational Technology Program (MAET) at Michigan State University is honored to support the amazing work that educators are doing around the world as they transition to a range of remote teaching contexts. You can check out CED Mini-MOOC for more information, including enrolling in the Mini-MOOC.
#iteachmsu: You teach MSU. A wide educator community (faculty, TAs, ULAs, instructional designers, academic advisors, et al.) makes learning happen across MSU. But, on such a large campus, it can be difficult to fully recognize and leverage this community’s teaching and learning innovations. To address this challenge, the #iteachmsu Commons provides an educator-driven space for sharing teaching resources, connecting across educator networks, and growing teaching practice. #iteachmsu Commons content may be discipline-specific or transdisciplinary, but will always be anchored in teaching competency areas. You will find short posts, blog-like articles, curated playlists, and a campus-wide teaching and learning events calendar. We cultivate this commons across spaces. And through your engagement, we will continue to nurture a culture of teaching and learning across MSU and beyond.
Teaching and Learning Bootcamp: The Teaching and Learning Boot Camp is offered to bring together educators new to MSU from across campus to explore and exchange ideas about quality and inclusive teaching, as well as find community among the large group of people who are engaged in the important work of creating the best learning environments possible for our students. The focus is to assist educators in developing practical materials that are needed for immediate use in their teaching and to best prepare them for their courses and work with students. For more information, check out Teaching & Learning Bootcamp.
Accessible Learning Conference: For the last five years, the Accessible Learning Conference has provided a forum for students, educators, community members and leaders to connect, share knowledge, and foster innovation in accessibility in higher education. You can check out the Accessible Learning Conference for more information.
MSU Dialogues: MSU Dialogues is an intergroup dialogue program for students, faculty and staff at Michigan State. It is a face-to-face learning experience that brings together people from different identity groups over a sustained period of time to: understand our commonalities and differences; examine the nature and impact of societal inequalities; explore ways of working together toward greater equity and justice; prepare individuals to live, work, and lead in a complex, diverse stratified society. Go to MSU Dialogues on Race, Religion, or Gender for more information.
Course Review Process: Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. MSU purchased a campus subscription to the QM Rubric to assist faculty and instructors in creating quality courses that will improve online education and student learning. For more information on getting started with peer course review and Quality Matters at MSU, please visit MSU SpartanQM Webpage.
Alternative assessment/Online exam workshops: These workshops ran live in 2020 and provided information and examples of designing online exams and assessing students with alternative assessments beyond exams. Recordings of the workshops can be accessed asynchronously via #iteachmsu Commons.
Learning Communities: Learning Communities provide safe and supportive spaces for complicated conversations about curriculum and pedagogy. Michigan State University has supported these initiatives since 2004 and continues to do so through a funding program administered by the Academic Advancement Network. Learning Communities at MSU are free to select their own topics and determine the structures that best support their inquiries. Accordingly, communities tend to vary greatly in their practices, interests, and agendas. All communities, however, share three things in common: they meet monthly across the academic year, explore important educational themes, and welcome all members of MSU’s instructional staff, regardless of rank or discipline. Please go to Learning Communities (AAN) or Learning Communities (#iteachmsu) for more information.
Cohort programs: Lilly Fellowship - The program is intended to advance the University’s continuing efforts to support excellence in teaching and learning. The program supports a cohort of six faculty or academic specialists at all ranks with at least five years of service to the institution. The Program also provides an opportunity for Fellows to expand relationships and collaborative engagement with peers and colleagues within their own college and across the University. The program is supported by matching grants from AAN and the Fellows’ departments and/or colleges. The goal is to develop academic leaders who will guide the University into the near future with regard to learning, teaching, and educational programming. Participants are expected to focus their work on a project of their choosing that will make a substantial contribution to a unit’s educational efforts. The unit can be a program or a department, but it can also be a college or a University unit or initiative. Using the proposed project as a foundation, participants will also learn leadership concepts and models, build specific skills, learn more about how the University works, and practice what they learn through the activities of their project and small group mentoring and coaching. Adams Academy - The Walter & Pauline Adams Academy of Instructional Excellence and Innovation is named in honor of former MSU President Walter Adams and his wife and MSU faculty member emerita, Pauline Adams, in recognition of their sustained commitments to promote instructional excellence. The program brings together a cross-disciplinary group of faculty and academic staff for a year-long fellowship focused on teaching and learning. Adams Academy Fellows explore the literature on effective university teaching and learning practices and consider how this robust body of research can be used to guide instructional decisions in the courses they teach. Participants learn from and contribute to a community of teacher-scholars committed to excellence in teaching and learning.
Technology and Tools: IT Services offers many different resources to support teaching and learning efforts. For more information, check out Tech and Tools workshops from IT.
MSU Libraries Workshops: MSU Library & Archives provides a series of events, seminars and workshops on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to: Mendeley, data management, 3D models, special collections, distinguished lectures, Zotero, geocoding and more. Go to MSU Library Workshops for more.
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute: The New Teaching Assistant Institute is a university-wide orientation for graduate teaching assistants, in partnership with academic and support units on campus. It is up to departments to decide to require or recommend that their students attend this program (*graduate students should ask their graduate program directors if they are unsure about participating). All attendees must register and are expected to attend the entire day. Go to Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute for more information.
Certification in College Teaching: The Michigan State University Certification in College Teaching program is an initiative of The Graduate School, in partnership with departments and colleges. The program is designed to help graduate students organize and develop their teaching experience in a systematic and thoughtful way. Program participants partake in a series of workshops, enroll in a graduate course devoted to teaching in higher education, engage in a mentored teaching experience with a faculty member and develop a teaching portfolio to highlight, organize and reflect upon their teaching experiences. Upon completion of the program, students receive an MSU Certificate in College Teaching and the accomplishment is noted on their transcript. Visit Certification in College Teaching for more information.
SOIREE: The SOIREE (Spartan Online Instructional Readiness Educational Experience) workshop was created to help you better prepare to teach online. You will learn online pedagogical principles and develop proficiency with a variety of technologies. You can check out SOIREE for more information. (Fall programming TBD)
ASPIRE: The ASPIRE (Asynchronous Program for Instructional Readiness) workshop was created to help you better prepare to teach online. ASPIRE is entirely self-paced and will guide you through the processes and issues you'll need to address in order to develop an online version of your course. You can check out ASPIRE for more information, including enrolling in ASPIRE.
The College of Education’s Mini-MOOC on Remote Teaching: The Master of Arts in Educational Technology Program (MAET) at Michigan State University is honored to support the amazing work that educators are doing around the world as they transition to a range of remote teaching contexts. You can check out CED Mini-MOOC for more information, including enrolling in the Mini-MOOC.
#iteachmsu: You teach MSU. A wide educator community (faculty, TAs, ULAs, instructional designers, academic advisors, et al.) makes learning happen across MSU. But, on such a large campus, it can be difficult to fully recognize and leverage this community’s teaching and learning innovations. To address this challenge, the #iteachmsu Commons provides an educator-driven space for sharing teaching resources, connecting across educator networks, and growing teaching practice. #iteachmsu Commons content may be discipline-specific or transdisciplinary, but will always be anchored in teaching competency areas. You will find short posts, blog-like articles, curated playlists, and a campus-wide teaching and learning events calendar. We cultivate this commons across spaces. And through your engagement, we will continue to nurture a culture of teaching and learning across MSU and beyond.
Teaching and Learning Bootcamp: The Teaching and Learning Boot Camp is offered to bring together educators new to MSU from across campus to explore and exchange ideas about quality and inclusive teaching, as well as find community among the large group of people who are engaged in the important work of creating the best learning environments possible for our students. The focus is to assist educators in developing practical materials that are needed for immediate use in their teaching and to best prepare them for their courses and work with students. For more information, check out Teaching & Learning Bootcamp.
Accessible Learning Conference: For the last five years, the Accessible Learning Conference has provided a forum for students, educators, community members and leaders to connect, share knowledge, and foster innovation in accessibility in higher education. You can check out the Accessible Learning Conference for more information.
MSU Dialogues: MSU Dialogues is an intergroup dialogue program for students, faculty and staff at Michigan State. It is a face-to-face learning experience that brings together people from different identity groups over a sustained period of time to: understand our commonalities and differences; examine the nature and impact of societal inequalities; explore ways of working together toward greater equity and justice; prepare individuals to live, work, and lead in a complex, diverse stratified society. Go to MSU Dialogues on Race, Religion, or Gender for more information.
Course Review Process: Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. MSU purchased a campus subscription to the QM Rubric to assist faculty and instructors in creating quality courses that will improve online education and student learning. For more information on getting started with peer course review and Quality Matters at MSU, please visit MSU SpartanQM Webpage.
Alternative assessment/Online exam workshops: These workshops ran live in 2020 and provided information and examples of designing online exams and assessing students with alternative assessments beyond exams. Recordings of the workshops can be accessed asynchronously via #iteachmsu Commons.
Learning Communities: Learning Communities provide safe and supportive spaces for complicated conversations about curriculum and pedagogy. Michigan State University has supported these initiatives since 2004 and continues to do so through a funding program administered by the Academic Advancement Network. Learning Communities at MSU are free to select their own topics and determine the structures that best support their inquiries. Accordingly, communities tend to vary greatly in their practices, interests, and agendas. All communities, however, share three things in common: they meet monthly across the academic year, explore important educational themes, and welcome all members of MSU’s instructional staff, regardless of rank or discipline. Please go to Learning Communities (AAN) or Learning Communities (#iteachmsu) for more information.
Cohort programs: Lilly Fellowship - The program is intended to advance the University’s continuing efforts to support excellence in teaching and learning. The program supports a cohort of six faculty or academic specialists at all ranks with at least five years of service to the institution. The Program also provides an opportunity for Fellows to expand relationships and collaborative engagement with peers and colleagues within their own college and across the University. The program is supported by matching grants from AAN and the Fellows’ departments and/or colleges. The goal is to develop academic leaders who will guide the University into the near future with regard to learning, teaching, and educational programming. Participants are expected to focus their work on a project of their choosing that will make a substantial contribution to a unit’s educational efforts. The unit can be a program or a department, but it can also be a college or a University unit or initiative. Using the proposed project as a foundation, participants will also learn leadership concepts and models, build specific skills, learn more about how the University works, and practice what they learn through the activities of their project and small group mentoring and coaching. Adams Academy - The Walter & Pauline Adams Academy of Instructional Excellence and Innovation is named in honor of former MSU President Walter Adams and his wife and MSU faculty member emerita, Pauline Adams, in recognition of their sustained commitments to promote instructional excellence. The program brings together a cross-disciplinary group of faculty and academic staff for a year-long fellowship focused on teaching and learning. Adams Academy Fellows explore the literature on effective university teaching and learning practices and consider how this robust body of research can be used to guide instructional decisions in the courses they teach. Participants learn from and contribute to a community of teacher-scholars committed to excellence in teaching and learning.
Technology and Tools: IT Services offers many different resources to support teaching and learning efforts. For more information, check out Tech and Tools workshops from IT.
MSU Libraries Workshops: MSU Library & Archives provides a series of events, seminars and workshops on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to: Mendeley, data management, 3D models, special collections, distinguished lectures, Zotero, geocoding and more. Go to MSU Library Workshops for more.
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute: The New Teaching Assistant Institute is a university-wide orientation for graduate teaching assistants, in partnership with academic and support units on campus. It is up to departments to decide to require or recommend that their students attend this program (*graduate students should ask their graduate program directors if they are unsure about participating). All attendees must register and are expected to attend the entire day. Go to Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute for more information.
Certification in College Teaching: The Michigan State University Certification in College Teaching program is an initiative of The Graduate School, in partnership with departments and colleges. The program is designed to help graduate students organize and develop their teaching experience in a systematic and thoughtful way. Program participants partake in a series of workshops, enroll in a graduate course devoted to teaching in higher education, engage in a mentored teaching experience with a faculty member and develop a teaching portfolio to highlight, organize and reflect upon their teaching experiences. Upon completion of the program, students receive an MSU Certificate in College Teaching and the accomplishment is noted on their transcript. Visit Certification in College Teaching for more information.
Authored by: Educator Development Network
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: PREP Matrix
Developing Your Support System
Resources from the University of Buffalo's School of Social Work on developing your support system, including specific practical advice on things you can do to sustain your current relationships/community.
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Navigating Context
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Supporting Student Basic Needs
Basic Needs Syllabus Statement
Including a basic needs statement on your statement can help your students identify resources and support that can help make their time at MSU more productive and caring. As well, it identifies you are someone who cares about the wellbeing of students in your classes.
Sample Syllabus Statement
Any student in this class who experiences difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient food to eat every day, or who lacks a safe and stable place to live, and believes this may affect their performance in our course, is urged to contact their academic advisor for support. You may also contact the MSU Student Food Bank (http://foodbank.msu.edu) for help getting access to healthy foods. Furthermore, if you are experiencing any other challenges with basic needs, you may also notify me, and I will work to connect you with any resources that I have access to.
Using this Statement
This statement can be used on the syllabus for undergraduate courses. To prepare you for student inquiries, familiarize yourself with the basic needs resources available in your department and college. Also, see Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Medium article on this topic: https://bit.ly/2vzzIwi
How Can I Help?
Be intentional. Check-in early. Student missing class? Student sleeping in class? Ask your student what there needs might be-encourage them to talk with their advisor.
Get to know your department’s advisors and the work they do to support student success.
Familiarize yourself with existing services on campus. You do not have to know everything! Check out:
http://studentaffairs.msu.edu/
https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/
https://finaid.msu.edu/
http://studentparents.msu.edu/
For more information and links to research and additional resources contact:
Benjamin Lauren, PhD, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture Assistant Director of MA in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing
blauren@msu.edu
Kim Steed-Page, MSW, Director Student Parent Resource Center
steedkim@msu.edu
Including a basic needs statement on your statement can help your students identify resources and support that can help make their time at MSU more productive and caring. As well, it identifies you are someone who cares about the wellbeing of students in your classes.
Sample Syllabus Statement
Any student in this class who experiences difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient food to eat every day, or who lacks a safe and stable place to live, and believes this may affect their performance in our course, is urged to contact their academic advisor for support. You may also contact the MSU Student Food Bank (http://foodbank.msu.edu) for help getting access to healthy foods. Furthermore, if you are experiencing any other challenges with basic needs, you may also notify me, and I will work to connect you with any resources that I have access to.
Using this Statement
This statement can be used on the syllabus for undergraduate courses. To prepare you for student inquiries, familiarize yourself with the basic needs resources available in your department and college. Also, see Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Medium article on this topic: https://bit.ly/2vzzIwi
How Can I Help?
Be intentional. Check-in early. Student missing class? Student sleeping in class? Ask your student what there needs might be-encourage them to talk with their advisor.
Get to know your department’s advisors and the work they do to support student success.
Familiarize yourself with existing services on campus. You do not have to know everything! Check out:
http://studentaffairs.msu.edu/
https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/
https://finaid.msu.edu/
http://studentparents.msu.edu/
For more information and links to research and additional resources contact:
Benjamin Lauren, PhD, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture Assistant Director of MA in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing
blauren@msu.edu
Kim Steed-Page, MSW, Director Student Parent Resource Center
steedkim@msu.edu
Authored by: Kim Steed-Page & Benjamin Lauren
Navigating Context
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Help and Support Resources
Help Resources
Perform the following steps to gain access to tutorials, help documentation, post questions, and see release notes:
Login to #iteachmsu Commons
Navigate to the Help and Support Group from the Home screen.
Click on the Join Group button
Check the "Getting started in the #iteachmsu Digital Commons" playlist for tutorials and helpdesk information.
Customer Support Process
MSU IT is available 24/7 to support your IT needs. Contact the MSU IT Service Desk using one of the methods listed below:
Option 1: Call (517) 432-6200 or toll-free at (844) 678-6200
Always call if you need a prompt response
You will be presented with six options, for most problems in your area you will want to dial six for general IT Service Desk assistance. The other options are as follows:
Option 1: Classroom Support
Option 2: Distance Learning Services such as D2L
Option 3: Clinical and Radiology Systems such as EMR, ARIS, or PACS
Option 4: EBS or other business or administrative services
Option 5: Student assistance with Internet access, login, or email questions
Option 6: Wait on the line (general IT Service Desk assistance
Choose Option 6 or stay on the line for assistance with anything not specifically listed above.
B. Option 2: Email ithelp@msu.edu<mailto:ithelp@msu.edu>
C. Option 3: Use the Self-Service Portal <https://uss.itservicedesk.msu.edu/web/frontoffice/login?redirect=/>
Log in with your NetID
Select either "Report an Issue," "Request a Service," or "Search Knowledge Base" depending on your needs
Contact ithelp@msu.edu<mailto:ithelp@msu.edu> if pre-populated fields are not correct
If using Internet Explorer, consult Knowledge Base document #404713 if errors are encountered.
Perform the following steps to gain access to tutorials, help documentation, post questions, and see release notes:
Login to #iteachmsu Commons
Navigate to the Help and Support Group from the Home screen.
Click on the Join Group button
Check the "Getting started in the #iteachmsu Digital Commons" playlist for tutorials and helpdesk information.
Customer Support Process
MSU IT is available 24/7 to support your IT needs. Contact the MSU IT Service Desk using one of the methods listed below:
Option 1: Call (517) 432-6200 or toll-free at (844) 678-6200
Always call if you need a prompt response
You will be presented with six options, for most problems in your area you will want to dial six for general IT Service Desk assistance. The other options are as follows:
Option 1: Classroom Support
Option 2: Distance Learning Services such as D2L
Option 3: Clinical and Radiology Systems such as EMR, ARIS, or PACS
Option 4: EBS or other business or administrative services
Option 5: Student assistance with Internet access, login, or email questions
Option 6: Wait on the line (general IT Service Desk assistance
Choose Option 6 or stay on the line for assistance with anything not specifically listed above.
B. Option 2: Email ithelp@msu.edu<mailto:ithelp@msu.edu>
C. Option 3: Use the Self-Service Portal <https://uss.itservicedesk.msu.edu/web/frontoffice/login?redirect=/>
Log in with your NetID
Select either "Report an Issue," "Request a Service," or "Search Knowledge Base" depending on your needs
Contact ithelp@msu.edu<mailto:ithelp@msu.edu> if pre-populated fields are not correct
If using Internet Explorer, consult Knowledge Base document #404713 if errors are encountered.
Authored by: Rashad Muhammad
Disciplinary Content
Posted on: PREP Matrix
Sustaining Support Systems - Next Steps
What's next to learn? If you're interested in learning more about support systems, try the "Developing Support Systems" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about wellness and resilience, try the "Managing Stress" playlist or the "Conflict Resolution" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Approaching Dissertation Research" playlist or the "Using Your Teaching Skills" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about wellness and resilience, try the "Managing Stress" playlist or the "Conflict Resolution" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Approaching Dissertation Research" playlist or the "Using Your Teaching Skills" playlist.
Authored by: Jessica Kane
Navigating Context
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Translingual Theory in Action, and in Support of Multilingual Learners
Title: Translingual Theory in Action, and in Support of Multilingual LearnersPresenter: Joyce MeierCo-Presenters: Cheryl Caesar (WRAC); Ayman Mohamed (LILAC); Shannon Quinn (LILAC)Date: May 11th, 2023Time: 11:30 am - 12:30pm
Description: Representing what is now called the “translingual turn,“ teacher-scholars argue for an instructional approach that leverages the full range of students’ linguistic resources. Raising awareness of the complex relationship between language and power, translingualism frames languages as in flux rather than fixed; its pedagogy raises students’ awareness of the linguistic choices they make. In this panel, four CAL Inclusive Pedagogy Fellows come together to discuss how translingual pedagogies can transform our teaching – especially of international and/or multilingual students. Two professors from the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures introduce participants to translingual theory and to some of its implications for the second-language classroom, then the other two teachers (from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures) discuss how they have enacted this theory in their teaching of multilingual learners. In considering how translingualism might pose particular challenges to teachers of specific disciplines, the presenters will also share a series of animated videos made by a team of multilingual students, which both unpack the “invisible classroom” in terms of the challenges such students face and propose several pedagogical solutions, through a translingual lens.
Description: Representing what is now called the “translingual turn,“ teacher-scholars argue for an instructional approach that leverages the full range of students’ linguistic resources. Raising awareness of the complex relationship between language and power, translingualism frames languages as in flux rather than fixed; its pedagogy raises students’ awareness of the linguistic choices they make. In this panel, four CAL Inclusive Pedagogy Fellows come together to discuss how translingual pedagogies can transform our teaching – especially of international and/or multilingual students. Two professors from the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures introduce participants to translingual theory and to some of its implications for the second-language classroom, then the other two teachers (from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures) discuss how they have enacted this theory in their teaching of multilingual learners. In considering how translingualism might pose particular challenges to teachers of specific disciplines, the presenters will also share a series of animated videos made by a team of multilingual students, which both unpack the “invisible classroom” in terms of the challenges such students face and propose several pedagogical solutions, through a translingual lens.
Authored by: Joyce Meier
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: MSU Online & Remote...
Snagit: a core tool to support remote teaching
Snagit
Snagit allows you to capture screenshots, record short videos via capture or webcam, and edit content to help enhance your course.
MSU has an agreement to provide teaching staff with a license for this service through June 2020.
To access the software, please go to msu.onthehub.com or the Camtasia and Snagit Access Community in D2L.
If you are a TA or GA, please note that you will need to access and acquire this software through D2L and not msu.onthehub.com. Snagit is licensed for a limited term that ends June of 2020. Any use of this software after June 2020 will require that you either pay to use the software or uninstall.
More Snagit tutorials are available here https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-video-from-images.html
Snagit allows you to capture screenshots, record short videos via capture or webcam, and edit content to help enhance your course.
MSU has an agreement to provide teaching staff with a license for this service through June 2020.
To access the software, please go to msu.onthehub.com or the Camtasia and Snagit Access Community in D2L.
If you are a TA or GA, please note that you will need to access and acquire this software through D2L and not msu.onthehub.com. Snagit is licensed for a limited term that ends June of 2020. Any use of this software after June 2020 will require that you either pay to use the software or uninstall.
More Snagit tutorials are available here https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-video-from-images.html
Posted by: Makena Neal
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Supporting Students with Disabilities During COVID19
Topic Area: Pandemic Pivot
Presented by: Ashley Maloff, Jennifer Montague
Abstract:
This presentation will discuss how the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) adapted services to support students with disabilities when classes became remote due to COVID-19. We will provide information on common accessibility issues for students, both pre-COVID and now, and discuss the critical role faculty play in the student accommodation process. We will review the process for registering with the RCPD and the steps taken to determine reasonable accommodations. We will cover what is a reasonable accommodation and how to communicate with students about VISA accommodations.The presentation will also provide an overview of the innovative services offered by the RCPD to meet student needs during the pandemic. We will discuss the collective efforts of the RCPD staff to respond to student requests for more connection. These programs include peer mentoring, community building, and an enhanced program for incoming freshmen with disabilities.
Presented by: Ashley Maloff, Jennifer Montague
Abstract:
This presentation will discuss how the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) adapted services to support students with disabilities when classes became remote due to COVID-19. We will provide information on common accessibility issues for students, both pre-COVID and now, and discuss the critical role faculty play in the student accommodation process. We will review the process for registering with the RCPD and the steps taken to determine reasonable accommodations. We will cover what is a reasonable accommodation and how to communicate with students about VISA accommodations.The presentation will also provide an overview of the innovative services offered by the RCPD to meet student needs during the pandemic. We will discuss the collective efforts of the RCPD staff to respond to student requests for more connection. These programs include peer mentoring, community building, and an enhanced program for incoming freshmen with disabilities.
Authored by: Ashley Maloff, Jennifer Montague
Navigating Context
Posted on: PREP Matrix
Developing Support Systems - Next Steps
What's next to learn? If you're interested in learning more about support systems, try the "Sustaining Support Systems" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about planning and wellness, try the "Creating a Wellness Plan" playlist or the "Setting Expectations" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Building Professional Networks" playlist or the "Identifying Career Goals" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about planning and wellness, try the "Creating a Wellness Plan" playlist or the "Setting Expectations" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Building Professional Networks" playlist or the "Identifying Career Goals" playlist.
Posted by: Jessica Kane
Navigating Context
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Supporting Black Women in CEPSE
Who did you work with (college administrators, key stakeholders, offices on campus, etc.) and what was their role in your project? I was one of eight women, PhD students, who authored the letter listed here:
Madison Allen
Joi Claiborne
Andryce Clinkscales
Adrianna E. Crossing
Briana Green
Brooke Harris-Thomas
Lindsay Poole
Briana J. Williams
We met and worked with various people in CEPSE including several faculty members, Program Directors from Scholy psych and EPET. Department Chair Carey Roseth was instrumental in our working for change. We worked with other student groups including EPET Allies for Change and in other capacities in the EPET townhall meetings with Jen Schmidt. We also met with Dr. Terah Chambers in her capacity as the Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion. How did you manage relationships with key stakeholders in your college to achieve your project goals? We outlined our disappointments and goals in our open letter to CEPSE and were open to meeting with anyone who wanted to discuss the letter and its aim. We scheduled regular meetings with Dr. Roseth and others to check in on progress. What has been the impact of your project? Who was your target audience and what difference did your project make for them? We supported the efforts of our department to create real and lasting change in CEPSE that supported BIPOC students and dismantled barriers to our education. Changes that have already occurred relates to admissions requirements and student representation. If someone were to continue your work in the future, what advice would you have for them? My advice to anyone doing this work is to take care of themselves and always stand up for your values and beliefs. People will try to wrap your efforts in red tape and make you feel that you have done the wrong thing by pointing out injustice. You haven’t. This work is uncomfortable. Get used to that. This work means dismantling places of comfort. How did this work contribute to your personal leadership development? I was able to be a part of a team of women who cared about more than just themselves. We wanted change for everyone. We started out with just conversations and bonding, but we developed into a group of Black leaders without putting one person over the other. We support every effort of every person, small or large.
Madison Allen
Joi Claiborne
Andryce Clinkscales
Adrianna E. Crossing
Briana Green
Brooke Harris-Thomas
Lindsay Poole
Briana J. Williams
We met and worked with various people in CEPSE including several faculty members, Program Directors from Scholy psych and EPET. Department Chair Carey Roseth was instrumental in our working for change. We worked with other student groups including EPET Allies for Change and in other capacities in the EPET townhall meetings with Jen Schmidt. We also met with Dr. Terah Chambers in her capacity as the Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion. How did you manage relationships with key stakeholders in your college to achieve your project goals? We outlined our disappointments and goals in our open letter to CEPSE and were open to meeting with anyone who wanted to discuss the letter and its aim. We scheduled regular meetings with Dr. Roseth and others to check in on progress. What has been the impact of your project? Who was your target audience and what difference did your project make for them? We supported the efforts of our department to create real and lasting change in CEPSE that supported BIPOC students and dismantled barriers to our education. Changes that have already occurred relates to admissions requirements and student representation. If someone were to continue your work in the future, what advice would you have for them? My advice to anyone doing this work is to take care of themselves and always stand up for your values and beliefs. People will try to wrap your efforts in red tape and make you feel that you have done the wrong thing by pointing out injustice. You haven’t. This work is uncomfortable. Get used to that. This work means dismantling places of comfort. How did this work contribute to your personal leadership development? I was able to be a part of a team of women who cared about more than just themselves. We wanted change for everyone. We started out with just conversations and bonding, but we developed into a group of Black leaders without putting one person over the other. We support every effort of every person, small or large.
Authored by: Madison Allen
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Building Awareness for Better Support of MSU Counseling Services
Katherine and Kelly recognized the need for more counselors to serve MSUs large student body and ran an information campaign on campus alerting students to the state of MSUs mental health services. They posted flyers that gave students an opportunity to give feedback and received many comments regarding how inaccessible counseling services had been for them.
Final Report: https://iteach.msu.edu/posts/preview_attachments?post_id=1489
Final Report: https://iteach.msu.edu/posts/preview_attachments?post_id=1489
Authored by: Katherine Harris and Kelly Pohl
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Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities During Covid-19
Topic Area: Pandemic Pivot
Presented by: Ashley Maloff, Abby Johnson
Abstract:
The RCPD Stern Tutoring and Alternative Techniques for Education (STATE) Program began providing innovative and important assistance for MSU students with learning disabilities in the spring of 2004. Each fall and spring, the program works with partnered colleges at MSU to invite students with learning disabilities who are on academic probation or at risk of falling on probation to participate. STATE provides disability-specific instructional, tutorial, and peer mentoring components as well as strategies for academic success. When MSU courses transitioned to remote learning, instructors transitioned the STATE seminar to weekly Zoom sessions. Even though there was a drastic change in the format of the program, students continued to support each other, build community, and displayed a high degree of resilience. Come learn how this Program was moved online and was continuously improved over the three semesters of virtual learning.
Presented by: Ashley Maloff, Abby Johnson
Abstract:
The RCPD Stern Tutoring and Alternative Techniques for Education (STATE) Program began providing innovative and important assistance for MSU students with learning disabilities in the spring of 2004. Each fall and spring, the program works with partnered colleges at MSU to invite students with learning disabilities who are on academic probation or at risk of falling on probation to participate. STATE provides disability-specific instructional, tutorial, and peer mentoring components as well as strategies for academic success. When MSU courses transitioned to remote learning, instructors transitioned the STATE seminar to weekly Zoom sessions. Even though there was a drastic change in the format of the program, students continued to support each other, build community, and displayed a high degree of resilience. Come learn how this Program was moved online and was continuously improved over the three semesters of virtual learning.
Authored by: Ashley Maloff, Abby Johnson
Pedagogical Design
Host: CTLI
Preparing Educators to Teach and Lead K-12 Schools in the Time of Generative AI
The College of Education Fall 2023 Seminar Series “Teaching & Learning with Generative AI” is presented by CREATE for STEM and the Office of Academic & Student Affairs:
Preparing Educators to Teach and Lead K-12 Schools in the Time of Generative AI
Dec. 11, 2023, at 10 a.m. EST
Presented by Dr. Chris Kaiser & Dr. Lara Dixon, MSU
Join event via Zoom (Zoom link forthcoming)
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Host: CTLI
Writing Your Teaching Philosophy Statement: Who are you as an Educator?
Many academic positions require a teaching philosophy statement as one of the application materials to learn about a candidate’s teaching beliefs, values, and use of evidence-based teaching and assessment practices for effective instruction. In this workshop you will learn how to document your teaching and/or teaching professional development experiences to start crafting your teaching philosophy statement with the help of a rubric. At the end of this session, you will have a working draft of your teaching statement, which will encourage you to continue your efforts toward intentional and effective teaching and instruction.
* This is part two (2) of our 3-part workshop series. The last in the series is on Diversity Statements and will be held on November 21 from 3:00-4:30pm.
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s):
Dr. Stefanie Baier is the Director of Instructional Development for Graduate Students and Postdocs at the Graduate School at Michigan State University. In her role she is in charge of the curriculum for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) preparation, manages teaching professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and (co-)facilitates workshops on various topics including Teaching Philosophy Statement and DEI Statement workshops.
Please register for this event and add the details to your calendar. The Graduate School will send a reminder with Zoom connection information a few days before the session. Additionally, slides and any other related materials after the session will be distributed to all registered participants after the fact.
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