Tag: instructional technology
Award-Winning MSU Technology Instructors
Six outstanding instructors for online and blended courses were selected as recipients of the 2016–2018 MSU AT&T Faculty-Staff Awards in Instructional Technology.
Jessica Knott, Learning Design Manager for The MSU Hub for Innovation and selection committee coordinator, explained, “The AT&T Awards provide a venue for MSU to recognize outstanding educators who, through innovation and creativity, inspire others in new ways of thinking about technology, access, and accessibility in the design of learning experiences.” Read Full Article →
MSU IT supports upgrade of 33 instructional spaces in 2017
During 2017 a range of strategic learning space renovations and technology investments were completed on campus. MSU IT supported upgrades to 33 instructional spaces that help with student engagement and student success initiatives.
Upgrades are part of a multi-year planning process at MSU and also involve Teaching and Learning Environment (TLE) funding requests from MSU IT. Read Full Article →
Enter the MSU AT&T Instructional Technology Awards by Feb. 2
To enhance teaching and learning, MSU holds the AT&T Instructional Technology Awards program encouraging best practices in the use of instructional technology across campus.
MSU faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants should submit entry forms by Friday, February 2, 2018, before 5 p.m.
“The awards help spread effective practice and share the outstanding work of our colleagues,” says Brendan Guenther, Director for Academic Technology. Read Full Article →
Find out the top technology tools MSU faculty use in teaching
The “Faculty Technology Use in Teaching Survey” was conducted by MSU IT during spring 2017. The results help MSU IT and campus stakeholders learn more about how faculty use instructional technology both inside and outside of the classroom.
It was emailed to approximately 3,100 faculty, and there were 373 respondents.
The top 5 MSU colleges to respond included:
- Social Science
- Agriculture & Natural Science
- Arts & Letters
- Natural Science
- Human Medicine
NOTE: Percentages were rounded down to full numbers in the following metrics. Read Full Article →
Brown Bag: Wireless Presentation and Lecture Recording: A Review of Free and Low Cost Options
Chris Shaltry, Marty Spranger, and Sue Way – Department of Physiology
At this brown bag session Chris, Marty and Sue will discuss their use of a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet with an inexpensive wireless presentation device, the ActionTec ScreenBeam Pro. This combination of devices was used to increase student engagement in one of their large lecture courses. Read Full Article →
MSU faculty & staff recognized for use of instructional technology
Four outstanding instructors for online and blended courses were selected as recipients of the 2017 MSU AT&T Faculty-Staff Awards in Instructional Technology.
“The AT&T Awards provide a venue for MSU to recognize outstanding faculty and staff whose innovation and creativity inspire others in new ways of using technology in instruction,” said Severin Grabski, lead judge for 2017 AT&T Awards; associate professor in the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, College of Business; and senior faculty advisor to the CIO of MSU. Read Full Article →
Brown Bag: Moving from Accessibility to Universal Design for Learning: A Paradigm Shift from Fear to Hope
- Cathleen McGreal, College of Social Science
- Stephen Thomas, College of Natural Science
- Casey Henley, MSU Neuroscience Program
- Jan Bukovac Phelps, College of Communication Arts & Sciences
- Emilia Marcyk, MSU Library
Over the last year, the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on Accessibility Through Creative Innovation has been working with MSU IT Services to create a self-enrolled course on accessibility and curriculum development. Read Full Article →
Brown Bag: Flipping a Music Class – Postponed
This week’s Explorations in Instructional Technologies brown bag seminar has been postponed until Spring 2017.
Our next brown bag session will be December 2, 2016 and features Cathleen McGreal, College of Social Science, Stephen Thomas, College of Natural Science, Casey Henley, MSU Neuroscience Program. Jan Bukovac Phelps, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, who will present “Moving from Accessibility to Universal Design for Learning: A Paradigm Shift from Fear to Hope.“ Read Full Article →
Brown Bag: Curriculum Mapping and Competency Search in D2L
- Mary Gebbia-Portice, College of Osteopathic Medicine
- R. Taylor Scott, College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Nathan Lounds, MSU IT Services
At this Brown Bag Seminar, Mary will be sharing the experiences and lessons learned by the team that is mapping the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (COM) curriculum. She will be sharing the processes that COM is following to map the curriculum and will also be demonstrating the map and the accompanying Competency Search Tool. Read Full Article →
Brown Bag: Conceptualizing MSU’s Next Generation Digital Learning Environment
- Sherief AbouElSeoud, IT Services, Teaching & Learning Technology
- Mike Zakhem, IT Services, Teaching & Learning Technology
At this brown bag session Sherief and Mike will share the current strategic thinking about MSU’s learning environments, including:
- Highlighting recent and current project work that MSU IT is doing collaboratively with many academic units.
