March 2022
NEWS & NETWORKING
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Re-envisioning Learners, Educators, and
How Might We Succeed Together
We have been immersed over the last several months in numerous discussions, small and large group meetings organizing and visioning into the strategic planning efforts represented in MSU 2030. Two central themes, closely connected in many ways, are student success and staff and faculty success – both involving several sub-goals that foreshadow an exciting future and many changes to how we think about academic work and measures of achievement for... (read more)

Best wishes,

Marilyn Amey
Interim Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development
Making an Impact
Fellowship deadlines April 15 through 30
Fellowships provide opportunities to learn, connect, create, and influence 
Applications for several 2021-22 fellowship opportunities are now open. Review the information and insights from members of the current cohorts below.
  • Academic Leadership Fellowship by April 15
  • Lilly Fellowship by April 30
  • Adams Academy Fellowship by April 30. Read more
Michigan ACE: A Dynamic Support for Women in Higher Education
Interview with Ann Crain
By Emma Kolakowski
Ann Crain knows firsthand the difficulties faced by women in higher education. The Detroit-born advisor has overcome traditional mores about what a person in leadership should look like — namely, white and male — in order to support countless students at Michigan State, especially those with diverse or marginalized backgrounds. While there’s still a considerable amount of work to be done to advance equity in education, leadership, and all facets of society; Crain won’t be alone. She’s an alumnus of the Michigan chapter of the American Council on Education’s Women’s Network, part of a national system that’s found a supporter in MSU’s Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development.  Learn more
Events
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Resources
This is a collection of resources to help guide educators through the process of collecting mid-semester feedback, interpreting the data, and making an action plan!
Bring your online course to this workshop and get a framework for developing an online course plan. You'll use a framework and explore the QM Rubric to design one module for your online course. The “Designing Your Online Course” (DYOC) workshop includes an overview of the QM Rubric and provides a framework for participants to design an online course plan.
Learn the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. Learn about drafting helpful recommendations as you apply the Rubric to an actual course.
The MSU IT Educational Technology workshops in April have a split focus: 1) resources for newer educators getting started in the summer & 2) deep dive into D2L tools for course review. Recordings of previous topics are available. Learn more about Instructional Technology & Development.
Impacts shared about another educator
via #iteachmsu Thank an Educator:
Associate Professor
Academic Affairs
caesarc@msu.edu
"I've worked with Cheryl for over ten years now and I wanted to thank her for teaching me a lot about being a compassionate and caring teacher. The learning environment that Cheryl creates with her classes allows students to feel safe and comfortable being honest and open with their thoughts, feelings and views. I have seen the amazing progress and benefits her students have gained from being a student in her class and I am honored to call her a colleague and friend."
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Office of Faculty & Academic Staff Development
Phone: (517) 432-1185
Website: ofasd.msu.edu
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