Description
Welcome to the #iteachmsu Commons
There is a huge community of educators who contribute to teaching, learning, and student success across MSU. It’s important to us to draw your attention to this expansion of the definition of “educator” because when at #iteachmsu educator certainly include in-class instructors but is intentionally much broader to also include roles such as TAs, ULAs, instructional designers, academic advisors, librarians, coaches, etc.
On such a large campus, with such a large community, it can be difficult to elevate and celebrate the high-impact practices of all educators. To address this challenge, the #iteachmsu Commons provides an educator-driven space for sharing ideas and resources, connecting across disciplines and roles, and growing in practice.
#iteachmsu Commons content may be discipline-specific or transdisciplinary, but will always be anchored in five educator competency areas. You will find short posts, blog-like articles, curated playlists, and a campus-wide teaching and learning events calendar. #iteachmsu is a space that was built by educators, for educators - meaning we cultivate it across spaces. And through your engagement, we will continue to nurture a culture of teaching and learning across MSU and beyond.
The #iteachmsu Digest is a monthly email newsletter that serves as a quick recap of some articles and playlists that were recently posted. The goal is that elevating ideas from others will help you grow in your practice and encourage you to join the conversation on iteach.msu.edu. You can sign up to receive the Digest here.
Why engage?
There aren’t gatekeepers for the #iteachmsu Commons. The only thing you need to be an active member of this Educator Learning Community is your MSU netID to login. This platform was designed for sharing, connecting, and growing, so if you’re looking for ideas and resources - you’ve come to a great place! And you could stop there, but ultimately there isn’t a team of contributors designated to build content on iteach.msu.edu. This site is here to elevate and celebrate you and your ideas, so we’re depending on you to share. This community has the potential to be a constantly evolving space, with questions being asked, insights being shared, and people coming together across roles. But that depends on you!
You are in the best place to start if you’re new to engaging with iteach.msu.edu or need a refresher. This is the Getting Started playlist… a collection of brief instructive videos and “how to’s” on the core functionality of the site. If you have any additional questions you can share them as a post on the feed, or you can email iteach@msu.edu. For technical support please visit the Help and Support page.