Infrastructure, Power and Opportunity: Reflections from the Biosphere 2
by Jess Knott This week I have had the incredible opportunity to camp at the beautiful Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona with a small group of interdisciplinary professionals engaged at the intersections of science, design, pedagogy and social justice. I am not locked in, and I have not met Pauly Shore, but as part of…
Expanding Opportunity through Access
Defining Access If you haven’t had a chance to read the recent Digital Content Guidelines Update Memo from the Provost, I would recommend checking it out before reading on. It is an important reminder and provides important context for my argument. You don’t have to look very far to realize that student “access” in…
Practice Makes Progress: Digital accessibility and moving toward a more inclusive campus
by Nate Evans The Impossible: No Playbook At this university, a dedicated group of faculty, curriculum and learning designers, software developers, communicators, and administrators achieved the impossible for the second year in a row. And they will do it again next year. Just a heads up: they may be looking for your help. I am…
We Welcome Brendan Guenther as Chief Academic Digital Officer
MSU has been working to design its digital learning future, and as an important part of adding capacity to that process, Brendan Guenther has been moved into a new role, Chief Academic Digital Officer (CADO). As CADO, Brendan will provide leadership in the implementation and administration of MSU’s digital innovation programs and enabling technologies, working…
Land Grant Ideals in Nigeria
by Bill Heinrich I’ve recently returned from a small training project with faculty and staff at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The team from MSU co-facilitated a series of design-driven conversations aimed at building the capacity of faculty and leaders in three areas at UNN. The redesigns focused on the UNN Information and Communications…
Reflection: John Duley’s Faith Journey and Morality in Education
This is the fifth post in a series by guest blogger and MSU professor emeritus John Duley. In it, he shares how his personal faith and experience in education have flourished together in his life and work in Edgewood Village. He posits that moral leadership is essential in education as the world moves toward the…
Choosing Course Resources: A Conversation with Stephen Thomas and Ewurama Appiagyei-Dankah
We wanted to know how professors choose classroom texts and resources. So we asked them. This is the final interview in a series of five conversations. Our purpose has been to to spotlight some of the interesting ways our educators are making innovative choices to help us learn more and spend less. If you missed…
Choosing Course Resources: A Conversation with Jane Zimmerman and Erin Campbell
We wanted to know how professors choose classroom texts and resources. So we asked them. This is the fourth interview in a series of five conversations that we’re sharing as part of a blog series. We hope to spotlight some of the interesting ways our educators are making innovative choices to help us learn more…
Choosing Course Resources: A Conversation with Paul Irving and Erin Campbell
We wanted to know how professors choose classroom texts and resources. So we asked them. This is the third interview in a series of five conversations that we’re sharing as part of a blog series. We hope to spotlight some of the interesting ways our educators are making innovative choices to help us learn more…
Student Competencies and Experiential Learning: An Account from Justin Morrill College (1965-1979)
This is the fourth post in a guest series by John Duley. In this post, Duley discusses his time as a faculty member in MSU’s Justin Morrill College (a predecessor of RCAH and Arts & Letters) and the student competencies its faculty sought to develop through experiential learning opportunities. In this and the next blog…