Teaching & Learning
The teaching and learning is a key function of the roles of many educators at MSU, and our goal is to help academic colleagues develop professional proficiency to better support the success of all MSU students. The university provides dynamic and responsive educator development, through central support through the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, Educational Technology, and some department and college initiatives that result in fulsome, credentialed, rewarding and sustainable training in teaching and learning practice for educators across roles and disciplines.
Teaching & Learning Events
Cohorts
Fellowship programs are now open to faculty and academic staff of any appointment type who have significant teaching responsibilities and/or want to strengthen themselves as educator-leaders.
Learning Communities
Fellowship programs are now open to faculty and academic staff of any appointment type who have significant teaching responsibilities and/or want to strengthen themselves as educator-leaders.
Learning Opportunities
These sessions are focused on innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment at the university level. These enable faculty and academic staff to explore a variety of strategies for enhancing learning and instruction. OFASD partners with several other units on campus to present the following:
- Academic Lunch and Learn sessions
- The ASPIRE (Asynchronous Program for Instructional Readiness) workshop
- Trauma-Informed Practice (resources for best practices in the classroom)
- Tools, Technology, Pedagogical Design Workshop Opportunities
- MSU IT – Technology Orientation for All
- MSU IT – Technology Orientation for Teaching and Learning
- MSU IT – Technology Orientation for Research
Additional campus events related to Teaching and Learning may be found on the Calendar.
Teaching & Learning Spring Conference
2025 Spring Conference on Teaching & Learning: Teaching and Learning Knowledge Sharing, organized by the Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI).
Resources for Teaching & Learning
- Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation
- Important University Policies for Faculty and Academic Staff
- Inclusive Resources
- Resources on Civility and Community Enhancement in Academic Environments
- Green Folder Resources to Navigate Difficult Situations
- Immigrant Support and Safety Resources
- #iteachmsu Commons to connect, learn and grow with other educators
- Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS) Policy
- SPLS Information for Instructors and Graduate Teaching Assistants Q&A
- Syllabus Resources (Provided by the Office of the University Ombudsperson)
- Syllabus Support
- Test Scanning & Scoring