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AT&T Faculty-Staff Awards Competition
Nominations for the AT&T Faculty-Staff Awards Competition are now open! The awards recognize innovative instructional technology within credit-bearing courses at MSU. This past year has required many instructors to utilize instructional technology in more frequent and groundbreaking ways, so they deserve to be celebrated! Faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants are eligible to apply. Awards will be given for the following categories:
Online: Instructors who use technology to enhance effective teaching practices in online courses.
Hybrid: Instructors who provide at least 50% of instruction with online experiences in hybrid courses.
Best Technology-Enabled Innovation: Instructors who enhance in-person courses with technology, or “flip” their courses. Flipped courses are those in which much of the lecture and content work is done outside of the classroom, so course time is preserved for more active instruction.
The deadline for entry is Friday, March 5, 2021 by 5 pm.
For more details on nominating an instructor, or for information on past winners, visit https://att-awards.msu.edu/entry-information. If you have any other questions, email Nick Noel at lepeschk@msu.edu.
Online: Instructors who use technology to enhance effective teaching practices in online courses.
Hybrid: Instructors who provide at least 50% of instruction with online experiences in hybrid courses.
Best Technology-Enabled Innovation: Instructors who enhance in-person courses with technology, or “flip” their courses. Flipped courses are those in which much of the lecture and content work is done outside of the classroom, so course time is preserved for more active instruction.
The deadline for entry is Friday, March 5, 2021 by 5 pm.
For more details on nominating an instructor, or for information on past winners, visit https://att-awards.msu.edu/entry-information. If you have any other questions, email Nick Noel at lepeschk@msu.edu.
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Applications are open for the 2025 AT&T Awards
MSU IT’s Educational Technology Department is excited to announce that applications are now open for the AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards. These annual awards highlight successful uses of instructional technology to support student success in any courses at MSU and celebrate the educators responsible for implementing them.
For application details and information about past winners, visit the AT&T Awards website.
For application details and information about past winners, visit the AT&T Awards website.
Posted by: Caitlin Clover
Pedagogical Design
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AT&T Award Recipients 2023
The MSU IT AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award selection committee is excited to announce the following individuals as the 2023 award recipients:
Ayman Mohamed from the College of Arts & Letters
Rabindra Ratan from the College of Communication Arts & Sciences
Kirtimaan Mohan, Kathleen Hinko, and Vashti Sawtelle from the Lyman Briggs College
The 2023 AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the use and development of information technology for teaching and learning in credit-bearing courses at Michigan State University. These educators are recognized as campus leaders in contributing to student success through technology integration and enhancement in their courses. Up to three awards are given each year. Any practice used in a course is eligible for consideration. This includes, but is not limited to, assessments, activities, and projects.
This year the criteria for the awards was revised to focus on the specific practice of using technology effectively. Applications with an explanation of their course and how they used technology, along with a video, were submitted by academic staff. A committee of peers and campus leaders evaluated and chose three general winners based on their submission. In addition to being honored at the event, the award recipients also receive a $2,000 stipend to use toward the purchase of technology to enhance their teaching practice, or for their own professional development.
Read more about the AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology award recipients, and previous recipients at the official MSU AT&T website.Congratulations to all!
Ayman Mohamed from the College of Arts & Letters
Rabindra Ratan from the College of Communication Arts & Sciences
Kirtimaan Mohan, Kathleen Hinko, and Vashti Sawtelle from the Lyman Briggs College
The 2023 AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the use and development of information technology for teaching and learning in credit-bearing courses at Michigan State University. These educators are recognized as campus leaders in contributing to student success through technology integration and enhancement in their courses. Up to three awards are given each year. Any practice used in a course is eligible for consideration. This includes, but is not limited to, assessments, activities, and projects.
This year the criteria for the awards was revised to focus on the specific practice of using technology effectively. Applications with an explanation of their course and how they used technology, along with a video, were submitted by academic staff. A committee of peers and campus leaders evaluated and chose three general winners based on their submission. In addition to being honored at the event, the award recipients also receive a $2,000 stipend to use toward the purchase of technology to enhance their teaching practice, or for their own professional development.
Read more about the AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology award recipients, and previous recipients at the official MSU AT&T website.Congratulations to all!
Posted by: Alicia Jenner
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Congratulations 2024 AT&T Award Winners!
2024 AT&T Awards for Excellence in Teaching with Technology
This awards program, generously funded by AT&T, recognizes outstanding contributions to the use and development of information technology for teaching and learning in courses at Michigan State University. These educators are recognized as campus leaders in contributing to student success through technology integration and enhancement in their courses.The Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation would like to extend joyful congratulations and deep gratitude for the three educators selected this year. They expemplify not only great uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning, but also commitments to the success of learners, engagement in MSU communities, and their own lifelong learning. Learn more about each of the award recipients and their pedagogical contributions by clicking their names below and checking out their nomination videos. Brittany Dillman, College of Education's MAET & MALXD Graduate Certificate Program Director & CTLI Affiliate!Isaac Record, Lyman Briggs College Associate Teaching Professor in Science and SocietyKristy Kellom, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources' School of Planning, Design and Construction Instructor in Interior DesignIndividual MSU faculty, instructors, teaching assistants and staff, or teams of faculty and staff, are eligible to submit practices that use technology to enhance their teaching. Nominations are peer-reviewed by a committee of faculty and staff, which gives due regard to MSU’s commitment to diversity and accessibility, as well as the university’s commitment to outstanding instruction and effective design and technology integration.Michigan State University’s AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award benefits the winners by conferring peer reviewed recognition. The competition also benefits the larger MSU community because it highlights inspiring and innovative approaches to blended and fully online learning. The disciplinary expertise of applicants and judges reflect the diversity of majors and colleges at MSU.Information on the awards, nomination review rubric, and an archive of past winners can be accessed on the MSU AT&T Awards webpage (link opens in new window).
This awards program, generously funded by AT&T, recognizes outstanding contributions to the use and development of information technology for teaching and learning in courses at Michigan State University. These educators are recognized as campus leaders in contributing to student success through technology integration and enhancement in their courses.The Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation would like to extend joyful congratulations and deep gratitude for the three educators selected this year. They expemplify not only great uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning, but also commitments to the success of learners, engagement in MSU communities, and their own lifelong learning. Learn more about each of the award recipients and their pedagogical contributions by clicking their names below and checking out their nomination videos. Brittany Dillman, College of Education's MAET & MALXD Graduate Certificate Program Director & CTLI Affiliate!Isaac Record, Lyman Briggs College Associate Teaching Professor in Science and SocietyKristy Kellom, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources' School of Planning, Design and Construction Instructor in Interior DesignIndividual MSU faculty, instructors, teaching assistants and staff, or teams of faculty and staff, are eligible to submit practices that use technology to enhance their teaching. Nominations are peer-reviewed by a committee of faculty and staff, which gives due regard to MSU’s commitment to diversity and accessibility, as well as the university’s commitment to outstanding instruction and effective design and technology integration.Michigan State University’s AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award benefits the winners by conferring peer reviewed recognition. The competition also benefits the larger MSU community because it highlights inspiring and innovative approaches to blended and fully online learning. The disciplinary expertise of applicants and judges reflect the diversity of majors and colleges at MSU.Information on the awards, nomination review rubric, and an archive of past winners can be accessed on the MSU AT&T Awards webpage (link opens in new window).
Posted by: Makena Neal
Pedagogical Design
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MSU AT&T Awards Recognize Innovative Educators
AT&T, the nationwide telecommunication giant, continues its generous support of Michigan State University faculty and staff with the 2020 AT&T Awards.Established as grants in 2005, AT&T Awards recognize faculty and staff who have utilized technology in exciting new ways to improve their classrooms. With courses ranging from computer science to business, all fields of study at MSU are eligible. Each year, educators are asked to present how they use technology to enhance the learning experiences they deliver to their students. The AT&T Awards are an excellent opportunity to recognize innovation in instructional technology, as well as the educators and staff responsible for utilizing them.
This year, the AT&T Awards will recognize winners in three different categories: Online, Hybrid and Best Technology-Enabled Innovation. The Online category is open to instructors who use technology to enhance effective teaching practices in an online course. The Hybrid category is for instructors who replace 50% seat time with online experiences in hybrid classes. The third and final category, Best Technology-Enabled Innovation, is for those who enhance in-person courses with technology or "flip" their courses. Flipped courses are those in which much of the lecture and content work is done by the students outside of the classroom, leaving more time for active instruction.
All submissions will be collected by Feb. 24 and winners will be announced in March.
In April, MSU IT will host an awards luncheon featuring special guest speakers to recognize the first-place winners and honorable mentions from each of the categories. Previous winners have utilized a variety of concepts, including digital syllabi, hands-on learning for newcomers, hardware and programming and using video conference calls that help improve classroom engagement.
MSU IT is proud to partner with AT&T to help support MSU faculty and teaching staff. We thank all of our educators for their continued dedication to academic excellence. Their commitment and innovative spirit help build a generation of global, future-ready Spartans.
For more information, be sure to check out https://att-awards.msu.edu/
This year, the AT&T Awards will recognize winners in three different categories: Online, Hybrid and Best Technology-Enabled Innovation. The Online category is open to instructors who use technology to enhance effective teaching practices in an online course. The Hybrid category is for instructors who replace 50% seat time with online experiences in hybrid classes. The third and final category, Best Technology-Enabled Innovation, is for those who enhance in-person courses with technology or "flip" their courses. Flipped courses are those in which much of the lecture and content work is done by the students outside of the classroom, leaving more time for active instruction.
All submissions will be collected by Feb. 24 and winners will be announced in March.
In April, MSU IT will host an awards luncheon featuring special guest speakers to recognize the first-place winners and honorable mentions from each of the categories. Previous winners have utilized a variety of concepts, including digital syllabi, hands-on learning for newcomers, hardware and programming and using video conference calls that help improve classroom engagement.
MSU IT is proud to partner with AT&T to help support MSU faculty and teaching staff. We thank all of our educators for their continued dedication to academic excellence. Their commitment and innovative spirit help build a generation of global, future-ready Spartans.
For more information, be sure to check out https://att-awards.msu.edu/
Authored by: Erik Heckel
Disciplinary Content
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Deadline to submit your course for an AT&T Award extended to Oct. 30
MSU IT is extending the submission deadline for the AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology awards to 5 p.m. (EDT) Monday, Oct. 30 to give you more time to apply.
We want to see the great work you’ve done and share it with others!
Do you have a course that uses technology to support student success?
Does it enhance your teaching with impactful, accessible, and engaging practice?
Could you use the $2,000 stipend all award winners receive to help with your professional development or purchase more technology?
Apply now at the AT&T Awards website. Anyone teaching a course at MSU is eligible to apply and up to three awards will be given to those who best illustrate their practice of using technology effectively.
If you have questions about the awards, please email educationaltechnology@msu.edu.
We want to see the great work you’ve done and share it with others!
Do you have a course that uses technology to support student success?
Does it enhance your teaching with impactful, accessible, and engaging practice?
Could you use the $2,000 stipend all award winners receive to help with your professional development or purchase more technology?
Apply now at the AT&T Awards website. Anyone teaching a course at MSU is eligible to apply and up to three awards will be given to those who best illustrate their practice of using technology effectively.
If you have questions about the awards, please email educationaltechnology@msu.edu.
Posted by: Aaron Michael Fedewa
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OER Award Program Call for Proposals
The MSU Libraries’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Award Program call for applications for academic year 2021-2022 has been extended to January 31, 2022.
Now on its 3rd year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support for instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional textbooks to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
You can download the Call for Proposals overview to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications and successful awardees will be notified on February 14, 2022.
Application forms are available in the OER LibGuide. Please submit your proposals via email to Regina Gong, OER & Student Success Librarian at gongregi@msu.edu. Deadline for submission of proposals is 5:00 pm, January 31, 2022.
If you have questions about the OER Award program and the application categories, Regina offers a one-on-one project consultation. Please send an email to gongregi@msu.edu to schedule a session.
Now on its 3rd year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support for instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional textbooks to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
You can download the Call for Proposals overview to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications and successful awardees will be notified on February 14, 2022.
Application forms are available in the OER LibGuide. Please submit your proposals via email to Regina Gong, OER & Student Success Librarian at gongregi@msu.edu. Deadline for submission of proposals is 5:00 pm, January 31, 2022.
If you have questions about the OER Award program and the application categories, Regina offers a one-on-one project consultation. Please send an email to gongregi@msu.edu to schedule a session.
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College of Nursing 2020 #iteachmsu Educator Award Recipients
The following is a list of the educators receiving the #iteachmsu Educator Award from the College of Nursing. For more information on these awards, check out the article entitled "#iteachmsu Educator Awards".
Rebecca Boni: Thank you for being an amazing mentor, role model, and friend this past year at MSU. I appreciate our many chats whether it was work, school, or kid related. Your patience and prompt answers to my many questions/concerns was very appreciated. Excited that I am able to call you my friend and mentor!
Betty Buck: I appreciate your input and guidance on nursing matters and the fun we have when we get together! Thank you for being an amazing co-worker and friend!
Patrick Crane: As new faculty for NUR 460, you took the time to meet with me one on one and make sure I understood the course and how to communicate with preceptors-something I had never done before. While I did require a lot of support teaching this course for the first time, you understood and offered all the support and guidance I needed to help me be successful and the students as well. Thank you!
Izabella de Barbaro: Izabella is hands down the most passionate instructor I have had while at MSU and I am so grateful for her patience in teaching and contagious enthusiasm.
Pallav Deka: In the beginning of the semester, Dr. Deka told our pathophysiology class that it would be his first time teaching the class. Usually, it is professors talking about how great it was to see students grow, but this time I'd like to acknowledge how much Dr. Deka has improved already in just one semester. He made the class interesting and enjoyable, even when the information got hard. He was willing to work with students when they needed help and often stayed after class. There was not one single day that Dr. Deka was not willing to go above and beyond for his students, or just be generally kind to them. I hope that Dr. Deka will continue teaching this course, and as he did on the last day of class, finish the lecture slides all at once:) Thank you for a wonderful semester, Dr. Deka!
Jessica Ery: This semester was Dr. Ery's first semester teaching NUR 205 and she did a wonderful job. I feel very prepared to move on to the next step with the base knowledge she has provided us. There are a lot of things Dr. Ery did a lot of great things throughout the semester, but the thing that has made the largest impact on me was not a teaching moment. On our last clinical day, Dr. Ery took a guess at which type of nursing everyone in the clinical group would do. During the semester while I was waiting to find out her prediction for me, I thought it would just be fun to see how my instructor saw me. However, when she told me her guess, pediatric oncology, and the reasons she thought so, it opened my eyes to a type of nursing I had never considered before. Pediatric oncology is now at the top of my interests, but without Dr. Ery I may have never discovered this. So I would like to thank her for not only doing an incredible job of teaching us all, but also for making clinical a fun, safe environment and opening my eyes to an area of nursing that I believe I will one day love being a part of.
Joanne Golbert: Thank you for an amazing semester where you offered me a LOT of support and guidance on student issues that were new to me at MSU. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to help me navigate MSU policies and vesting in my success that in turn ensured students' success this semester. Thank you!
Stephanie Gray: Thank you for all the support and willingness to go above and beyond to make a learning event that much better for the DMC students. I appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share that knowledge with me to teach the future of our profession.
Andy Greger: Andy works tirelessly to support faculty and students successful navigation of all things technology to enhance the learning environment. He responds, without hesitation, to urgent calls about computer blue screens, presentation issues, to evaluating software, designing online learning environments, integration of technology and continuous faculty development and support. Most impressive - he is always patient, supportive, and professional.
Jackie Iseler: As my Academic Advisor in both my MSN CNS and now in my post masters DNP program Dr. Iseler has been extremely supportive and encouraging. Dr. Iseler often checks in to see how I am doing with course work and provides support as needed. I have also had Dr. Iseler as course faculty in many of my CNS courses and she always did a great job of incorporating real life examples from her own clinical setting into our instruction providing an authentic learning environment. I would like to thank Dr. Iseler for providing me the support and guidance I need as I work towards achieving my academic goals.
John Mailey John was the best clinical instructor I've ever had, and was by far the most influential in developing my clinical skills, knowledge, and confidence.
Emily McIntire: Emily McIntire is the director of the simulation lab and has developed a program of simulated learning at the College of Nursing that uses the best technology available. However, beyond that, she has amazing skills in developing real life scripted situations that allow nursing students to experience fully the minute to minute consequences of their nursing decisions in a high pressure setting. Over the past two years, Emily and I have been adopting and presenting the first ever community based simulation at the College of Nursing using the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty simulation kit. As we provide this simulation, Emily and I have become aware of the emotional aspect of this experience. She is currently exploring the concept of embodied learning in order to understand how simulation can provide more than kinesthetic based learning, but also help develop emotional intelligence and compassionate based care giving. This project has been presented at the National Conference for the Association of Contemplative Learning in Higher Education and is currently an active IRB based study with a manuscript in process. We can always train intelligent nurses, but exploring how to train wise and compassionate nurses is a more daunting task. I believe Emily McIntire is a champion and leader in this important area.
Kyle Miller: Bio was a hard subject for me to comprehend and Dr.Miller really made it more enjoyable and showed that he really cared when I was having difficulties
Francisika Nekaien: I appreciate the helpful and flexible office hour times and that the professor showed that she genuinely cared about students understanding of the material. I appreciate the professor's down to earth personality and also her patience when I was struggling to understand the material. Getting one on one help time surely help me understand the class material.
Kathleen Poindexter:
a) You are a wonderful leader, teacher, and friend. It is impossible to count the ways that you have helped me to achieve my professional and personal goals. Without you, I would not be the nurse, leader, or educator I am today. Thank you for believing in me and teaching me how to believe in myself.
b) Dr. Poindexter impacted my life tremendously as a graduate student at MSU in the MSN clinical nurse specialist (CNS) program. As a graduate student I had to balance many responsibilities (family/children, full time employment etc.). Dr. Poindexter gave me the support, encouragement, and guidance I needed to continue to achieve my goal of becoming a Masters prepared CNS. Dr. Poindexter was always there when I needed her, once when I was feeling very overwhelmed in my second semester of coursework I called Dr. Poindexter and her and I spoke for almost 2 hours and our conversation helped me to have a renewed sense of confidence and determination, this was a turning point for me in the program. Currently I am faculty in the CON at MSU and a Masters prepared CNS and again with Dr. Poindexter's encouragement and support I am continuing my education to pursue my post masters DNP. Dr. Poindexter is my faculty mentor and is helping me to transition into my faculty role at MSU as well. Dr. Poindexter is great role model and someone I greatly admire and would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank her for the role she has played in my academic and professional career thus far.
c) Thank you for your assistance on my first poster presentation, promotion of an EBP clinical learning environment, and navigating scholarship at MSU. My success (current and future) is because you believed in me and guided me to the path I needed to be on. Thank you!
Amy Pollock: Dr. Pollock was an amazing professor. She knew her subject very well and made it as easy as possible for me to understand the material. She was also very helpful during her office hour and I would definitely have her again!
Lorraine Robbins: Dr. Robbins has provided guidance and support throughout my PhD Nursing Program at Michigan State University. She is always available and willing to share her vast experience in research. She has the nursing research experience to know and adhere to the ethical standards associated with conducting research. Her professionalism and expertise in nursing research should be applauded. Through her research experience she is well versed in conducted research and analyzing data in a detailed and scientific manner to accurately assess the benefits of program interventions. She is able to communicate these skills across all levels of the interdisciplinary research team. She is committed to ensuring efficient, high-impact and well-organized research studies and holds her students to these same standards. She is very deserving of this recognition.
Carol Vermeesch: Thank you for always being available and responding to the many needs and questions I had through the past year. As new faculty, your guidance has made me feel more welcomed at MSU and successful in being a Spartan Nurse!
Anne Thomas (Passed in July): Thank you for being inclusionary of all new faculty. I truly have felt very welcomed and set-up for success at MSU because of the environment you have created among faculty. This environment that is welcoming and supportive does not go unnoticed by our faculty, especially those of us that are new! Thank you!
Anyone can recognize a fellow Spartan for their contributions to MSU's teaching and learning mission or for how they made a lasting impression on your experience. All you have to do is click "Thank an Educator" in the left panel of iteach.msu.edu. From there you'll be directed to a form where you can enter the name, netID, and a short story of the educator you'd like to recognize.
Rebecca Boni: Thank you for being an amazing mentor, role model, and friend this past year at MSU. I appreciate our many chats whether it was work, school, or kid related. Your patience and prompt answers to my many questions/concerns was very appreciated. Excited that I am able to call you my friend and mentor!
Betty Buck: I appreciate your input and guidance on nursing matters and the fun we have when we get together! Thank you for being an amazing co-worker and friend!
Patrick Crane: As new faculty for NUR 460, you took the time to meet with me one on one and make sure I understood the course and how to communicate with preceptors-something I had never done before. While I did require a lot of support teaching this course for the first time, you understood and offered all the support and guidance I needed to help me be successful and the students as well. Thank you!
Izabella de Barbaro: Izabella is hands down the most passionate instructor I have had while at MSU and I am so grateful for her patience in teaching and contagious enthusiasm.
Pallav Deka: In the beginning of the semester, Dr. Deka told our pathophysiology class that it would be his first time teaching the class. Usually, it is professors talking about how great it was to see students grow, but this time I'd like to acknowledge how much Dr. Deka has improved already in just one semester. He made the class interesting and enjoyable, even when the information got hard. He was willing to work with students when they needed help and often stayed after class. There was not one single day that Dr. Deka was not willing to go above and beyond for his students, or just be generally kind to them. I hope that Dr. Deka will continue teaching this course, and as he did on the last day of class, finish the lecture slides all at once:) Thank you for a wonderful semester, Dr. Deka!
Jessica Ery: This semester was Dr. Ery's first semester teaching NUR 205 and she did a wonderful job. I feel very prepared to move on to the next step with the base knowledge she has provided us. There are a lot of things Dr. Ery did a lot of great things throughout the semester, but the thing that has made the largest impact on me was not a teaching moment. On our last clinical day, Dr. Ery took a guess at which type of nursing everyone in the clinical group would do. During the semester while I was waiting to find out her prediction for me, I thought it would just be fun to see how my instructor saw me. However, when she told me her guess, pediatric oncology, and the reasons she thought so, it opened my eyes to a type of nursing I had never considered before. Pediatric oncology is now at the top of my interests, but without Dr. Ery I may have never discovered this. So I would like to thank her for not only doing an incredible job of teaching us all, but also for making clinical a fun, safe environment and opening my eyes to an area of nursing that I believe I will one day love being a part of.
Joanne Golbert: Thank you for an amazing semester where you offered me a LOT of support and guidance on student issues that were new to me at MSU. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to help me navigate MSU policies and vesting in my success that in turn ensured students' success this semester. Thank you!
Stephanie Gray: Thank you for all the support and willingness to go above and beyond to make a learning event that much better for the DMC students. I appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share that knowledge with me to teach the future of our profession.
Andy Greger: Andy works tirelessly to support faculty and students successful navigation of all things technology to enhance the learning environment. He responds, without hesitation, to urgent calls about computer blue screens, presentation issues, to evaluating software, designing online learning environments, integration of technology and continuous faculty development and support. Most impressive - he is always patient, supportive, and professional.
Jackie Iseler: As my Academic Advisor in both my MSN CNS and now in my post masters DNP program Dr. Iseler has been extremely supportive and encouraging. Dr. Iseler often checks in to see how I am doing with course work and provides support as needed. I have also had Dr. Iseler as course faculty in many of my CNS courses and she always did a great job of incorporating real life examples from her own clinical setting into our instruction providing an authentic learning environment. I would like to thank Dr. Iseler for providing me the support and guidance I need as I work towards achieving my academic goals.
John Mailey John was the best clinical instructor I've ever had, and was by far the most influential in developing my clinical skills, knowledge, and confidence.
Emily McIntire: Emily McIntire is the director of the simulation lab and has developed a program of simulated learning at the College of Nursing that uses the best technology available. However, beyond that, she has amazing skills in developing real life scripted situations that allow nursing students to experience fully the minute to minute consequences of their nursing decisions in a high pressure setting. Over the past two years, Emily and I have been adopting and presenting the first ever community based simulation at the College of Nursing using the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty simulation kit. As we provide this simulation, Emily and I have become aware of the emotional aspect of this experience. She is currently exploring the concept of embodied learning in order to understand how simulation can provide more than kinesthetic based learning, but also help develop emotional intelligence and compassionate based care giving. This project has been presented at the National Conference for the Association of Contemplative Learning in Higher Education and is currently an active IRB based study with a manuscript in process. We can always train intelligent nurses, but exploring how to train wise and compassionate nurses is a more daunting task. I believe Emily McIntire is a champion and leader in this important area.
Kyle Miller: Bio was a hard subject for me to comprehend and Dr.Miller really made it more enjoyable and showed that he really cared when I was having difficulties
Francisika Nekaien: I appreciate the helpful and flexible office hour times and that the professor showed that she genuinely cared about students understanding of the material. I appreciate the professor's down to earth personality and also her patience when I was struggling to understand the material. Getting one on one help time surely help me understand the class material.
Kathleen Poindexter:
a) You are a wonderful leader, teacher, and friend. It is impossible to count the ways that you have helped me to achieve my professional and personal goals. Without you, I would not be the nurse, leader, or educator I am today. Thank you for believing in me and teaching me how to believe in myself.
b) Dr. Poindexter impacted my life tremendously as a graduate student at MSU in the MSN clinical nurse specialist (CNS) program. As a graduate student I had to balance many responsibilities (family/children, full time employment etc.). Dr. Poindexter gave me the support, encouragement, and guidance I needed to continue to achieve my goal of becoming a Masters prepared CNS. Dr. Poindexter was always there when I needed her, once when I was feeling very overwhelmed in my second semester of coursework I called Dr. Poindexter and her and I spoke for almost 2 hours and our conversation helped me to have a renewed sense of confidence and determination, this was a turning point for me in the program. Currently I am faculty in the CON at MSU and a Masters prepared CNS and again with Dr. Poindexter's encouragement and support I am continuing my education to pursue my post masters DNP. Dr. Poindexter is my faculty mentor and is helping me to transition into my faculty role at MSU as well. Dr. Poindexter is great role model and someone I greatly admire and would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank her for the role she has played in my academic and professional career thus far.
c) Thank you for your assistance on my first poster presentation, promotion of an EBP clinical learning environment, and navigating scholarship at MSU. My success (current and future) is because you believed in me and guided me to the path I needed to be on. Thank you!
Amy Pollock: Dr. Pollock was an amazing professor. She knew her subject very well and made it as easy as possible for me to understand the material. She was also very helpful during her office hour and I would definitely have her again!
Lorraine Robbins: Dr. Robbins has provided guidance and support throughout my PhD Nursing Program at Michigan State University. She is always available and willing to share her vast experience in research. She has the nursing research experience to know and adhere to the ethical standards associated with conducting research. Her professionalism and expertise in nursing research should be applauded. Through her research experience she is well versed in conducted research and analyzing data in a detailed and scientific manner to accurately assess the benefits of program interventions. She is able to communicate these skills across all levels of the interdisciplinary research team. She is committed to ensuring efficient, high-impact and well-organized research studies and holds her students to these same standards. She is very deserving of this recognition.
Carol Vermeesch: Thank you for always being available and responding to the many needs and questions I had through the past year. As new faculty, your guidance has made me feel more welcomed at MSU and successful in being a Spartan Nurse!
Anne Thomas (Passed in July): Thank you for being inclusionary of all new faculty. I truly have felt very welcomed and set-up for success at MSU because of the environment you have created among faculty. This environment that is welcoming and supportive does not go unnoticed by our faculty, especially those of us that are new! Thank you!
Anyone can recognize a fellow Spartan for their contributions to MSU's teaching and learning mission or for how they made a lasting impression on your experience. All you have to do is click "Thank an Educator" in the left panel of iteach.msu.edu. From there you'll be directed to a form where you can enter the name, netID, and a short story of the educator you'd like to recognize.
Posted by: Makena Neal
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Applications are now open for the AT&T Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards, which recognize effective uses of instructional technology to support student success in credit-bearing courses at MSU. Faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants can submit applications starting Sept. 1 through Oct. 28.
More info: https://attawards.msu.edu/
More info: https://attawards.msu.edu/
Posted by: Alicia Jenner
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Hello Colleagues,
I’m writing to inform you that the MSU Libraries' Open Educational Resources Award Program call for applications for the academic year 2023-2024 opens today.
Now in its 5th year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support to instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional learning materials to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award or consult the attached Call for Proposals to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. Application forms are available at https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award, and the deadline for submission is February 12, 2024.
The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications, and successful awardees will be notified on March 1, 2024.
Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Sincerely,
Linda
I’m writing to inform you that the MSU Libraries' Open Educational Resources Award Program call for applications for the academic year 2023-2024 opens today.
Now in its 5th year, the OER Award Program provides financial incentives and support to instructors interested in adopting, adapting, or creating OER as an alternative to traditional learning materials to advance our goals of affordability, access, equity, and student success.
Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award or consult the attached Call for Proposals to learn more about the application categories, eligibility, participation requirements, timelines, and criteria for evaluation. Application forms are available at https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer/award, and the deadline for submission is February 12, 2024.
The OER Advisory Committee will meet to review applications, and successful awardees will be notified on March 1, 2024.
Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Sincerely,
Linda
Posted by: Linda Miles
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu Educator...
We're now utilizing this group as a space dedicated SOLELY to recognizing and celebrating MSU Educators who have received #iteachmsu's annual Educator Award. Award recipients are nominated through iteach.msu.edu via the Thank an Educator form. You can submit any educators you want to celebrate by clicking here: https://iteach.msu.edu/home/thank_an_educator.
If you're looking for featured educators and educator stories, please join the new group "Doing the Work: Educator Stories" at https://iteach.msu.edu/groups/doing-the-work-featured-educators/feeds
If you're looking for featured educators and educator stories, please join the new group "Doing the Work: Educator Stories" at https://iteach.msu.edu/groups/doing-the-work-featured-educators/feeds
Posted by: Makena Neal
Navigating Context
Posted on: MSU Academic Advising
Professional Development opportunities!
1. The NACADA Global Awards deadline is tomorrow and it's not too late to submit a nomination.
https://nacada.ksu.edu/Programs-Services/Global-Awards.aspx
2. NACADA is also seeking individuals to help with reading and scoring those 2024 Global Award nominations . You can find sign-up information at the following link.
https://shorturl.at/pilS1
1. The NACADA Global Awards deadline is tomorrow and it's not too late to submit a nomination.
https://nacada.ksu.edu/Programs-Services/Global-Awards.aspx
2. NACADA is also seeking individuals to help with reading and scoring those 2024 Global Award nominations . You can find sign-up information at the following link.
https://shorturl.at/pilS1
Posted by: Dr. Q (she/her) Green
Disciplinary Content
Posted on: #iteachmsu
If you are interested in civic, social studies, gamified learning, or coding - you may be interested in this opportunity!
CTLI received a note that the Library of Congress is sponsoring a challenge to help improve public knowledge of civics – that is, the rights and responsibilities of citizens - by asking video game developers to create fun, lightweight video games related to civics that incorporate Library of Congress resources. The Library will award cash prizes to the winners and the games will be hosted on the Library's site for use by the public. The deadline for entries is 11/27/23.
You can find details on the rules and information on how to enter here: https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/06/help-the-library-of-congress-create-video-games-that-improve-public-knowledge-of-civics/
CTLI received a note that the Library of Congress is sponsoring a challenge to help improve public knowledge of civics – that is, the rights and responsibilities of citizens - by asking video game developers to create fun, lightweight video games related to civics that incorporate Library of Congress resources. The Library will award cash prizes to the winners and the games will be hosted on the Library's site for use by the public. The deadline for entries is 11/27/23.
You can find details on the rules and information on how to enter here: https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/06/help-the-library-of-congress-create-video-games-that-improve-public-knowledge-of-civics/
Posted by: Makena Neal
Host: MSU Libraries
Film Screening: I’m Still Here (Ainda estou aqui)
Ainda Estou Aqui (I’m Still Here), winner of the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards (2025), tells the powerful true story of Rubens Paiva’s arrest and disappearance in 1970s Rio de Janeiro and his wife Eunice’s relentless fight for the truth amid Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964–1985).
Based on the novel by Marcelo Rubens Paiva—son of Rubens and Eunice—the film portrays the Paiva family’s struggle to uncover Rubens’ fate in a nation gripped by political repression. The trauma of her husband's disappearance drives Eunice to study law, ultimately becoming a leading advocate for Indigenous rights in Brazil.
We invite the MSU community and the general public to a free screening and discussion on political oppression, censorship, fear, trauma, democratic challenges, and social upheaval. Faculty members will facilitate the conversation, encouraging critical engagement with the film’s historical and contemporary relevance.
This event is free and open to the public.
Agenda
5:30 PM: Screening to be presented by Janette Nuñez (MSU Libraries) and Saulo Gouveia (Romance and Classical Studies)
7:45 PM (immediately after the screening): Discussion panel featuring:
a. Peter Beattie, History
b. Saulo Gouveia, Romance and Classical Studies
c. María Isabel Espinoza, Sociology
d. Rocío Quispe Agnoli, Romance and Classical Studies
Navigating Context