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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.
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Developing Teaching Skills
This playlist begins with an intro to being a TA, moves into resources related to course design, then MSU-specific student feedback, and ends with a technology overview
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Leadership Training and Development Website 2013-2014
The Leadership Development group of the 2013-2014 Academy cohort created a website with resources for leadership development at both the department/lab level, the college/university level, and the community/volunteer level. This group also sought to house a graduate leadershipn forum where students could connect virtually about leadership development principles and events. This project is significant because as some of the first Academy cohort members, this group offers a window into the thinking and motivations behind the Academy during its conception. Further, the website offers specific and thoughtful advice on how to identify and navigate leadership resources within your different networks.
Resources:
Leadership Training & Development Website
Resources:
Leadership Training & Development Website
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Pedagogy and Professional Development Wiki
The Graduate Employees Union at MSU provides this wiki for teaching assistants to share classroom experiences, best practices, and professional advice.
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Aligning Educator Development for Enhanced Student Success
In the beginning, there was a graduate-student-led effort called Inside Teaching MSU (ITMSU) that originated out of the MSU Graduate School. ITMSU was an effort dedicated to promoting teaching excellence through conversation and sharing practices for graduate teaching assistants. The goal also was to create a platform for individuals to share their experience and best practices across disciplinary and institutional silos.
ITMSU used three primary social software platforms to build digital community around teaching and learning: microblogs (Twitter), Facebook, and a university hosted blog. Through its user-generated blog, ITMSU also aimed to challenge the conventional ideas of who is an educator and where learning takes place. Any member of the institutional community was encouraged to submit an idea related to teaching and learning for the blog and educators across levels and roles took up this opportunity. This is also where the hashtag “#iteachmsu” was born and continues to this day to be not only a way to digitally tag post and build community, but also serves as a rally cry of sorts. Users who post with the hashtag are stating “I teach MSU”.
On such a large campus, it can be difficult to fully recognize and leverage the MSU community’s teaching and learning contributions, especially when so much of our institution is decentralized - leaving colleges, departments, and units to manage their own educator development. After seeing the success of the ITMSU effort, other institutional partners joined in collaboration to strategize how an initiative like ITMSU could be launched institutionally to better align educator professional development across roles on campus, create a space to amplify the great work already happening to support student success on campus, and help individuals connect with one another. The result is the #iteachmsu Commons at iteach.msu.edu.
The #iteachmsu Commons provides an educator-driven space for sharing teaching resources, connecting across educator networks, and growing teaching practice. The site has been in development led by a team of administrators, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students with regular feedback and insights provided by a similarly diverse Advisory Group of staff, students, and faculty. This is congruent with ITMSU’s original aim to challenge traditional conceptions around who teaches. The founding partners of the #iteachmsu Commons, Academic Advancement Network, The Graduate School, and The Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, believe that a wide educator community (faculty, Teaching Assistants, Undergraduate Learning Assistants, instructional designers, academic advisors, librarians, coaches, et al.) helps learning happen at MSU.
The site is now live, so if you contribute to the teaching and learning, and thus student success, mission of Michigan State University we hope you consider joining the community at iteach.msu.edu. To do so, visit iteach.msu.edu and click the “Log in” button in the upper right-hand corner. Use your MSU netID to log on with Single Sign-On. Now you have full access to contribute to the Commons! Build your bio. Share updates, questions, and celebrations via posts. Add to articles with your practical insights or scholarly work. Connect with others! Right now, anyone can visit the Commons and consume content, but only members of the MSU community with a netID can log in and contribute at this time.
ITMSU used three primary social software platforms to build digital community around teaching and learning: microblogs (Twitter), Facebook, and a university hosted blog. Through its user-generated blog, ITMSU also aimed to challenge the conventional ideas of who is an educator and where learning takes place. Any member of the institutional community was encouraged to submit an idea related to teaching and learning for the blog and educators across levels and roles took up this opportunity. This is also where the hashtag “#iteachmsu” was born and continues to this day to be not only a way to digitally tag post and build community, but also serves as a rally cry of sorts. Users who post with the hashtag are stating “I teach MSU”.
On such a large campus, it can be difficult to fully recognize and leverage the MSU community’s teaching and learning contributions, especially when so much of our institution is decentralized - leaving colleges, departments, and units to manage their own educator development. After seeing the success of the ITMSU effort, other institutional partners joined in collaboration to strategize how an initiative like ITMSU could be launched institutionally to better align educator professional development across roles on campus, create a space to amplify the great work already happening to support student success on campus, and help individuals connect with one another. The result is the #iteachmsu Commons at iteach.msu.edu.
The #iteachmsu Commons provides an educator-driven space for sharing teaching resources, connecting across educator networks, and growing teaching practice. The site has been in development led by a team of administrators, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students with regular feedback and insights provided by a similarly diverse Advisory Group of staff, students, and faculty. This is congruent with ITMSU’s original aim to challenge traditional conceptions around who teaches. The founding partners of the #iteachmsu Commons, Academic Advancement Network, The Graduate School, and The Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, believe that a wide educator community (faculty, Teaching Assistants, Undergraduate Learning Assistants, instructional designers, academic advisors, librarians, coaches, et al.) helps learning happen at MSU.
The site is now live, so if you contribute to the teaching and learning, and thus student success, mission of Michigan State University we hope you consider joining the community at iteach.msu.edu. To do so, visit iteach.msu.edu and click the “Log in” button in the upper right-hand corner. Use your MSU netID to log on with Single Sign-On. Now you have full access to contribute to the Commons! Build your bio. Share updates, questions, and celebrations via posts. Add to articles with your practical insights or scholarly work. Connect with others! Right now, anyone can visit the Commons and consume content, but only members of the MSU community with a netID can log in and contribute at this time.
Authored by: Makena Neal
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Individual Development Plans
The American Association for the Advancement of Science offers this tool for students in STEM and biomedical fields to define short- and long-term professional goals.
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Research Development Framework
This website from Vitae in the UK helps researchers think about their professional development, strengthen the skills that will help them in their career, and communicate with potential employers about what they have to offer.
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The Provost’s Office has brought together resources from around the university to support the necessary ongoing professional development of faculty to help transition from remote teaching to the development of online course curriculum. These efforts have resulted in both asynchronous and synchronous options being available to faculty through our SOIREE (Summer Online Instructional Readiness Educational Experience) and ASPIRE (ASynchronous Program for Instructional REadiness) workshops.
These workshops have been created to help you better prepare to teach online. You will learn online pedagogical principles and develop proficiency with a variety of technologies. By the workshop’s conclusion, you will have drafted a course structure and learned strategies for aligning content delivery, learning activities, and assessment for your course goals. In addition, you will have learned more solid online teaching practices.
Please note that the SOIREE and ASPIRE workshops are equivalent; you should not sign up for or complete both. Each workshop will take roughly 20 hours to complete.
Professional Development Registration Dates:
The SOIREE (synchronous, facilitated) workshop will take place during the following times this summer. The five-day workshop will have facilitated sessions that occur from 9-10 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. These sessions will be recorded and can be reviewed at a later time.
July 13-17
August 17-21
The ASPIRE (asynchronous, self-paced) workshop will open on the following date this summer:
June 15
To Register for SOIREE:
To register for the SOIREE (synchronous, facilitated) workshop, please complete this Sign-up Form (please link to: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AdVlXQcAoHWof3) . We are limiting each workshop to a total of 200 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, if you do not see the July workshop date as an option, that means that its maximum enrollment has been met. The registration deadline for each workshop is two weeks prior to its start date.
To Register for ASPIRE:
Registration and self-enrollment for the ASPIRE (asynchronous, self-paced) workshop will open June 15is now open. We will send a reminder email on the day registration opens, with a D2L self-enrollment link. Please follow the link below to enroll:
https://apps.d2l.msu.edu/selfenroll/course/1153446
If you have questions related to any of the workshops, please direct them to Ashley Braman (behanash@msu.edu) or Breana Yaklin (yaklinbr@msu.edu) for additional support.
In addition to the workshops mentioned above, the College of Education, building on its tradition of excellence in online instruction, is offering a free, limited-enrollment, intermediate-level course for faculty during the months of July and August that will lead to earning a college Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching. This four-week course has a total of a 20-hour time commitment (over the four weeks) and can be taken after the completion of SOIREE or ASPIRE.
The College of Education also has a free, self-paced introduction to remote teaching that can be taken as a prerequisite to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching. You can find more information about this here: https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/maet/2020/03/30/maetminimooc/.
Registration for the intermediate-level course, which leads to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching, will begin within individual colleges; associate deans for undergraduate education (and other associate deans in graduate/professional-only colleges) will receive information about this opportunity and will share with faculty. This course will add to what you will have already learned about online and hybrid approaches looking into next year, with particular attention on:
Designing the student experience and flow of your online course
Designing engaging and accessible online learning experiences
Developing and sustaining community
Online assessment and feedback
If you have questions related to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching, please reach out to Kaitlin Klemp (klempkai@msu.edu) for additional support.
Summer 2020 Professional Development
The Provost’s Office has brought together resources from around the university to support the necessary ongoing professional development of faculty to help transition from remote teaching to the development of online course curriculum. These efforts have resulted in both asynchronous and synchronous options being available to faculty through our SOIREE (Summer Online Instructional Readiness Educational Experience) and ASPIRE (ASynchronous Program for Instructional REadiness) workshops.
These workshops have been created to help you better prepare to teach online. You will learn online pedagogical principles and develop proficiency with a variety of technologies. By the workshop’s conclusion, you will have drafted a course structure and learned strategies for aligning content delivery, learning activities, and assessment for your course goals. In addition, you will have learned more solid online teaching practices.
Please note that the SOIREE and ASPIRE workshops are equivalent; you should not sign up for or complete both. Each workshop will take roughly 20 hours to complete.
Professional Development Registration Dates:
The SOIREE (synchronous, facilitated) workshop will take place during the following times this summer. The five-day workshop will have facilitated sessions that occur from 9-10 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. These sessions will be recorded and can be reviewed at a later time.
July 13-17
August 17-21
The ASPIRE (asynchronous, self-paced) workshop will open on the following date this summer:
June 15
To Register for SOIREE:
To register for the SOIREE (synchronous, facilitated) workshop, please complete this Sign-up Form (please link to: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AdVlXQcAoHWof3) . We are limiting each workshop to a total of 200 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, if you do not see the July workshop date as an option, that means that its maximum enrollment has been met. The registration deadline for each workshop is two weeks prior to its start date.
To Register for ASPIRE:
Registration and self-enrollment for the ASPIRE (asynchronous, self-paced) workshop will open June 15is now open. We will send a reminder email on the day registration opens, with a D2L self-enrollment link. Please follow the link below to enroll:
https://apps.d2l.msu.edu/selfenroll/course/1153446
If you have questions related to any of the workshops, please direct them to Ashley Braman (behanash@msu.edu) or Breana Yaklin (yaklinbr@msu.edu) for additional support.
In addition to the workshops mentioned above, the College of Education, building on its tradition of excellence in online instruction, is offering a free, limited-enrollment, intermediate-level course for faculty during the months of July and August that will lead to earning a college Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching. This four-week course has a total of a 20-hour time commitment (over the four weeks) and can be taken after the completion of SOIREE or ASPIRE.
The College of Education also has a free, self-paced introduction to remote teaching that can be taken as a prerequisite to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching. You can find more information about this here: https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/maet/2020/03/30/maetminimooc/.
Registration for the intermediate-level course, which leads to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching, will begin within individual colleges; associate deans for undergraduate education (and other associate deans in graduate/professional-only colleges) will receive information about this opportunity and will share with faculty. This course will add to what you will have already learned about online and hybrid approaches looking into next year, with particular attention on:
Designing the student experience and flow of your online course
Designing engaging and accessible online learning experiences
Developing and sustaining community
Online assessment and feedback
If you have questions related to the Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching, please reach out to Kaitlin Klemp (klempkai@msu.edu) for additional support.
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Developing Teaching Skills - Next Steps
What's next to learn? If you're interested in learning more about teaching, try the "Using Your Teaching Skills" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about planning for and developing professional skills, try the "Ethical Research Training" playlist or the "Setting Expectations" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Financial Planning" playlist or the "Choosing an Advisor" playlist.
If you're interested in more resources about planning for and developing professional skills, try the "Ethical Research Training" playlist or the "Setting Expectations" playlist.
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Financial Planning" playlist or the "Choosing an Advisor" playlist.
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Developing the Peer Mentoring Toolkit
As a returning fellow, Alex continued the work of his 2017-18 fellows project, the “peer mentoring toolkit”. In addition to consulting with groups on the implementation of the toolkit, Alex worked with one of the 2019 Leadership Academy participants to develop a reference tool for the TGS mentoring working group on methods and modes of evaluating mentoring relationships.View Alex's completed project from 2019-2020
Authored by: Alex Wright
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Domains vs MSU Commons - Options for Developing a Professional Website
MSU faculty, staff, and students have the opportunity to create professional websites, as they develop their digital presence, as they create digital pedagogy and online learning materials, and in the organization of projects and professional activities. This simple graphic explains when MSU Domains (http://msu.domains) is the suitable place for this work, and when MSU Commons (https://commons.msu.edu) is the suitable place for this work.
MSU faculty, staff, and students have the opportunity to create professional websites, as they develop their digital presence, as they create digital pedagogy and online learning materials, and in the organization of projects and professional activities. This simple graphic explains when MSU Domains (http://msu.domains) is the suitable place for this work, and when MSU Commons (https://commons.msu.edu) is the suitable place for this work.
Posted by: Kristen Mapes
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New blog post on my website covering some considerations for planning for a blended approach to teaching post-crisis.
https://schopie1.commons.msu.edu/2023/02/24/planning-for-a-blended-approach-to-teaching-post-crisis-at-msu/
https://schopie1.commons.msu.edu/2023/02/24/planning-for-a-blended-approach-to-teaching-post-crisis-at-msu/
Posted by: Scott E Schopieray
Pedagogical Design
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ASK ME ANYTHING - Kristen Mapes - Building your digital presence and website development
There are many ways to cultivate your digital presence as a scholar, and it often comes down to making decisions about what audience you are trying to reach and what activity will be manageable for you now and moving forward. In my work, I lead an 8-week long Digital Fellows program that works with faculty, staff, and graduate students to strategically develop their digital presence based around their own professional goals. I can speak to the Domains Initiative at MSU, which provides server space and website creation support, as well as to the brand-new MSU Commons, a social network and open access platform that connects MSU scholars with a wider community of over 23,000 scholars from around the world, and which also serves as MSU's institutional repository for open access materials.
There are many ways to cultivate your digital presence as a scholar, and it often comes down to making decisions about what audience you are trying to reach and what activity will be manageable for you now and moving forward. In my work, I lead an 8-week long Digital Fellows program that works with faculty, staff, and graduate students to strategically develop their digital presence based around their own professional goals. I can speak to the Domains Initiative at MSU, which provides server space and website creation support, as well as to the brand-new MSU Commons, a social network and open access platform that connects MSU scholars with a wider community of over 23,000 scholars from around the world, and which also serves as MSU's institutional repository for open access materials.
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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
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Disciplinary Content
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Everyone develops their own way of planning and mapping out a new course, but here is what has emerged for me during the last several years:
Week 1 -- Introductory Course Documents and Orientation
Week 2 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
Individual Reflection #1 Submitted
Student Learning Teams Posted to D2L
Week 3 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading Viewing B
SLT Collaboration Begins
Individual Reflection #2 Submitted
Week 4 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #3 Submitted
Week 5 -- SLT Project #1 (Powtoon Animated Newscast Article Review OR YouTube Podcast)
Week 6 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #4 Submitted
Week 7 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #5 Submitted
Week 8 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #6 Submitted
Week 9 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #7 Submitted
Week 10 -- SLT Project #2 (Readers’ Guide Flipbook OR Infographic)
Week 11 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #8 Submitted
Week 12 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #9 Submitted
Week 13 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #10 Submitted
Week 14 -- SLT Project #3 (E-Poster OR Digital Scrapbook)
Week 15 -- Individual Semester Reflection Submitted by 11:59pm Friday
I am using this semester planning worksheet to nail things down (Finally!) for two new IAH courses that I'll teach in the spring. The first course is on modern Scandinavian and Nordic authors that begins with canonical dead white guys from the late 19th century (Ibsen and Strindberg), moves through the 20th century, and finishes with 21st century queer, indigenous Greenlandic writer Niviaq Korneliussen. Basically it takes students from the rise of modern drama and symbolism through High Modernism, Postmodernism, and into the post-postmodern as manifested in Scandinavian and Nordic literature. The second such course will feature global cinema directed by and/or about contemporary women and the issues they face around the world. Related readings will come from feminist film theory and texts on intersectionality. Everything from Laura Mulvey to Kimberle Crenshaw in other words.
Week 1 -- Introductory Course Documents and Orientation
Week 2 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
Individual Reflection #1 Submitted
Student Learning Teams Posted to D2L
Week 3 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading Viewing B
SLT Collaboration Begins
Individual Reflection #2 Submitted
Week 4 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #3 Submitted
Week 5 -- SLT Project #1 (Powtoon Animated Newscast Article Review OR YouTube Podcast)
Week 6 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #4 Submitted
Week 7 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #5 Submitted
Week 8 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #6 Submitted
Week 9 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #7 Submitted
Week 10 -- SLT Project #2 (Readers’ Guide Flipbook OR Infographic)
Week 11 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #8 Submitted
Week 12 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #9 Submitted
Week 13 -- Reading/Viewing A OR Reading/Viewing B
SLT Collaboration
Individual Reflection #10 Submitted
Week 14 -- SLT Project #3 (E-Poster OR Digital Scrapbook)
Week 15 -- Individual Semester Reflection Submitted by 11:59pm Friday
I am using this semester planning worksheet to nail things down (Finally!) for two new IAH courses that I'll teach in the spring. The first course is on modern Scandinavian and Nordic authors that begins with canonical dead white guys from the late 19th century (Ibsen and Strindberg), moves through the 20th century, and finishes with 21st century queer, indigenous Greenlandic writer Niviaq Korneliussen. Basically it takes students from the rise of modern drama and symbolism through High Modernism, Postmodernism, and into the post-postmodern as manifested in Scandinavian and Nordic literature. The second such course will feature global cinema directed by and/or about contemporary women and the issues they face around the world. Related readings will come from feminist film theory and texts on intersectionality. Everything from Laura Mulvey to Kimberle Crenshaw in other words.
Posted by: Stokes Schwartz
Pedagogical Design
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UCF is developing a repository for teaching and learning materials that integrate generative AI: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/traiil/
Posted by: Caitlin Kirby
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Last week, I developed another short explainer animation to help students/student learning teams get the ball rolling with their upcoming second collaborative project, due in a little over two weeks. The animation is based on, or informed by Harold Bloom's revised taxonomy. Here is the link for those of you who might like to take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI_W9qj38Bk
Posted by: Stokes Schwartz
Pedagogical Design
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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
Data Management Plans: Yes, you need one and here is how to create them
An overview of why data management plans are important and often required, and how to develop one. We will look at the items commonly included in all data management plans regardless of agency/institutional requirements, some examples of specific funding agency templates and review what resources are available to help you draft your plan.
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Host: MSU Libraries
Zotero Workshop (Online)
An introduction to the free open source citation management program Zotero. In this workshop, participants will learn how to:
Download references from MSU's article databases and websites
Format citations and bibliographies in a Word document
Create groups and share references with other users
Registration for this event is required.
You will receive a link to join a Zoom meeting before the workshop. Please install the Zotero software and Zotero browser connector on your computer before the session begins. More information is available from https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/zotero/setup.
Questions or need more information? Contact the MSU Libraries Zotero training team at lib.dl.zotero@msu.edu.
To schedule a separate session for your class or research group, please contact the Zotero team at lib.dl.zotero@msu.edu.
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Host: CTLI
The Educator Exchange Learning Community
The Educator Exchange is intentionally designed to provide protected time and space for meaningful connections about our work and paths as educators. We believe that the best [lifelong] learning occurs when we connect in spaces that affirm our experiences and celebrate our unique perspectives! Our aim is to be a community of practice where you can openly share when things don’t go as expected and brainstorm solutions to challenges, explore teaching practices in different ways, talk through the challenges of educator roles in myriad situations, and cultivate joy in the celebration of each other’s successes. Join The Educator Exchange and rediscover the joy of being part of a caring community dedicated to uplifting one another and making a positive impact in our classrooms, labs, and beyond. This offering is facilitated in collaboration with the Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Development. Check out their website more about MSU's formal Learning Communities [hyperlink: https://ofasd.msu.edu/teaching-learning/learning-communities/]
Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:
Build connections and foster a supportive community among MSU educators by sharing experiences, challenges, and successes
Exchange innovative teaching strategies and best practices to improve instructional effectiveness
Encourage peer-to-peer learning and reflection to promote professional growth, student engagement, and educator well-being.
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Host: CTLI
Supporting Student Success Through Early Warning: Strategies for Graduate Teaching Assistants
On behalf of the GREAT office at The Graduate School, check out Supporting Student Success Through Early Warning: Strategies for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Zoom
Audience: Current Graduate Students & Postdocs
This interactive session is designed to support Graduate Teaching Assistants in recognizing and responding to early signs that students may be in need of support. Participants will explore their role in MSU’s early warning efforts and develop practical strategies to promote academic engagement, connection, and timely support. The session will include discussion of common indicators that students may be facing challenges affecting their educational success, strategies for effective communication, and how to use campus resources and reporting tools like EASE to provide timely support.
Facilitator(s):
Kanchan Pavangadkar, Director of Student Success for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR)
Dwight Handspike, Director of Academic Advising & Student Success Initiatives, Undergraduate Academic Services, Broad College of Business
Samantha Zill, Human Biology & Pre-Health Advisor, Michigan State University, College of Natural Science
Maria O'Connell, University Innovation Alliance Fellow, Undergraduate Student Success Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Undergraduate Education
Register Here
**Zoom link will be sent closer to the workshop date.
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Host: CTLI
Start with the End in Mind: Backward Design for Better Assessment
This workshop introduces the concept of alignment as a foundation for effective course and assessment design. Participants will learn how to write clear, measurable learning objectives, identify course materials and assessments that align with those objectives, and evaluate the overall coherence of course elements. The session emphasizes backward design as a practical approach to creating intentional, goal-driven learning experiences.
Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:
define the concept of alignment as it pertains to curriculum design and development
write appropriately stated learning objectives using best practices (e.g., learning taxonomy)
suggest course materials and assessments that are aligned with learning objectives
evaluate various parts of a course for alignment.
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Host: CTLI
Educators as Researchers: The SoTL Approach to Innovative Teaching
Curious about conducting research in your classroom as a means to improve student outcomes? Join us for an informative workshop that introduces the fundamentals of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), which involves the systematic study of teaching and learning in higher education to improve student success. In this session, you'll discover how SoTL can transform your teaching and contribute to your professional growth. We'll guide you through the key steps of a SoTL inquiry, from formulating research questions to sharing your findings. Plus, you'll explore examples of impactful SoTL projects and learn about resources available to help you get started. Whether you're new to SoTL or looking to refine your approach, this session offers valuable insights into the research-based approach to improving student learning.
Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:
define SoTL and describe its core principles
explain the importance of SoTL in enhancing student learning and improving teaching practices
identify differences between SOTL and traditional research in higher education
describe how SoTL can contribute to professional development, tenure, and promotion in higher education
outline the key steps involved in a SoTL inquiry, from formulating a question to dissemination
explore examples of SoTL projects in various disciplines
identify institutional and external resources available for faculty interested in SoTL (funding, mentorship, workshops)
describe ethical considerations when conducting SoTL research, including the use of student data, informed consent, IRB, etc.
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Instructor Jumpstart: Part 2
Join the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI)- in partnership with the Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Development (OFASD)- for a two part introduction to high-level topics related to quality, inclusive teaching at Michigan State University. Each session in “Instructor Jumpstart” is a one-hour, hybrid, presentation, co-facilitated by Drs. Makena Neal and Ellie Louson.
Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:
participants will be able to identify key principles of quality and inclusive teaching practices at MSU
participants will recognize core strategies for creating an engaging and equitable learning environment
participants will describe foundational concepts related to effective instructional design and inclusive pedagogy.
The in-person location for this session is the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Please join us in the Main Library, Room W207. For directions to W207, please visit the Room Locations page.
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Setting the Tone from the Start
The way a course begins is crucial for educators to establish an environment that fosters engagement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging. Join us for a one-hour hybrid workshop where Educator Developers with MSU's Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation will share actionable strategies that lay the groundwork for an engaging and inclusive course experience from day one including items related to syllabi, expectation setting and pedagogical transparency, checking in on learner needs throughout the term, and way to build a sense of classroom community.
In this workshop, we'll delve into practical techniques and approaches educators can employ to create a welcoming and motivating atmosphere that resonates with learners. The content in this workshop will be primarily targeted to classroom instructors and settings, but tools and strategies are relevant for adaptation and use by any educator in any context. Whether you're a seasoned educator or just embarking on your teaching journey this academic year, "Setting the Tone from the Start" is designed to equip you with actionable insights that will make a difference in your classroom.
Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:
learn how to craft an engaging and purposeful course introduction that communicates the course's relevance, objectives, and expectations
discover techniques for fostering an inclusive and supportive learning community, understanding how to encourage peer connections and embrace diverse viewpoints
be equipped with a range of interactive strategies, including icebreakers and technology tools, to effectively engage students and cultivate an active learning environment that persists throughout the course duration.
The in-person location for this session is the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Please join us in the Main Library, Room W207. For directions to W207, please visit the Room Locations page..
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