It’s a time when we often reflect on what has been happening in our lives personally and professionally, as we recognize the seasons also changing around us. This combination of reflection and change is often what we think about when characterizing what it means to be an educational institution where learning is at the center – learning that requires considering new ideas,
Our first teachers are the village of people that surrounded us growing up. Our own world in higher education is constructed on the history of our education as much as it is based on our identity within our families,
Teaching and Learning are core features of any postsecondary institution, closely tied to student success in so many ways. Yet, it is an aspect of academic work for which most have little real training before assuming their position at a research university like Michigan State University (MSU),
Purpose
The purpose of mid-semester feedback is to collect formative feedback on your course to explore possible adjustments. Mid-semester feedback is optional.
Mid-Semester Feedback
Mid-semester feedback is a useful approach for receiving feedback on the course experience at a moment when it is possible to make adjustments.
Introduction
As part of our Leadership Fellows Program, four MSU academic administrators serve as mentors to our fellows and work collaboratively on a project to benefit their colleges.
Bryan R. Smith is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering within the School of Engineering and a member of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering (IQ). He received his Bachelor’s degree in physics,
Julie Sinclair received her Ph.D. in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from Michigan State University, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree with an emphasis in international management from the Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Mangala Sadasivan is an associate professor in Medical Education at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) and adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychiatry. She holds a PhD in Speech Language Pathology focused on neuropathology from MSU.
Jon Keune focuses on religion, social history and transnational flows between South Asia and East Asia.
Keune’s earlier research observed the development of popular, devotional (bhakti) Hindu traditions,
Catalina Bartlett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC), a Faculty Fellow and Core Faculty member in the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen),