The Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology has existed long enough for us to account for our scholarly work. That sentence might surprise readers. The Hub is new, both to MSU and in higher education. We aren’t precisely like other sorts of entities, and people are surprised when I note that our design…
By Bill Heinrich, Director of Assessment and Korine Wawrzynski, Assistant Dean of Academic Initiatives MSU is developing a co-curricular record (CCR) to provide comprehensive evidence of students’ learning and engagement outside of formal coursework and academic programs. While we agree that faculty own the institution’s curriculum, learning takes place in multiple environments during college—and the CCR…
By Eric Kang When I was in undergrad, I used to tell my friends that I was working towards two degrees, one in psychobiology and another in co-curricular activities. My friends would laugh because they knew exactly what I meant about the latter degree, understanding my high level of involvement at the university in various…
Encountering and addressing the challenges of a new campus-wide record. This is the second post about the emerging Co-Curricular Record at MSU. Bill Heinrich, Director of Assessment, Hub; Heather Shea, Assistant Program Director, Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment Academic progress is regularly complemented by learning outside of courses at most campuses, including ours.…
Purpose, Definitions, and Positioning. By Bill Heinrich, Director of Assessment, Hub & Heather Shea, Assistant Program Director, Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment Student academic success is regularly complemented and enhanced by out-of-class learning at most campuses, including ours. Yet, how do we know what students’ experiences outside of the formal classroom at Michigan State…
By Jeff Grabill, Associate Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Technology & Director of MSU Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology This post is the third in a series about ed tech. For more on this topic, please see Part 1 and Part 2. I am writing about “personalized learning,” but with a focus on…
Crafting Student Employment Experience – One Semester In A reflection on the student employee experience at the Hub, and how it can evolve. By Nick Noel Nearly a semester has gone by since I last discussed crafting an intentional student employee experience. This idea grew out of my personal observations, as a former student employee,…
OSU Innovate Conference Reflection By Dave Goodrich, Instructional Designer; Bill Heinrich, Director of Assessment; & Breana Yaklin, Instructional Designer A couple van loads of Spartans attended the OSU Innovate conference down in Columbus, Ohio on May 16. What a conference it was! We had a lot of good reflective conversations over dinner, while traveling, and…
Assisting Faculty as an Undergraduate Learning Experience Designer A Reflection By Tommy Truong Over the past year of working with the Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, I have seen a plethora of opportunities come into fruition–some have been for me, some have been for the Hub staff, and most have been for the…