Questioning the Compliance Narrative
I recently attended the 3rd annual Spring Conference on Student Learning and Success at MSU. The first year it ran, it was a joining of a couple of similar events across campus that previously had been taking place simultaneously. This year, there were more added to the party. Namely, what was previously a Student Success…
Zaria Contejean – Science Gallery Mediator Profile
In many museums, docents share knowledge about artwork or special exhibits with museum visitors. These docents receive training or are particular experts on certain movements or styles. For Science Gallery International, the docent role is transformed in several ways. First, the role is staffed by young people—the same people who are in Science Gallery’s target…
Manna Chowdhury – Science Gallery Mediator Profile
When Manna Chowdhury first became aware of the Detroit Science Gallery mediator position for the HUSTLE exhibit, it was because of a class she was enrolled in, while still in high school. After reading the mission statement and realizing that the mission of Science Gallery’s dedication to public engagement with science and art, by igniting…
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…
By John Duley This is the third post in a guest series by John Duley. Here, he discusses how one housing property is building community and educating students in technology and communication. This series is about a very serious problem for us as a people, members of the richest country in the world. The national…
The Pedagogy of Engagement
By John Duley This is part of a guest series by John Duley. He delineates the problems which confront us in public school education due to the rapid and radical changes occurring in this new Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Problem: Inadequate Education system for the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) This blog is…