Promoting Change
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Automating Course File Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach to Accessibility Reporting
The Problem: Managing Accessibility at Scale With the increasing reliance on digital course materials, higher education institutions face growing challenges in ensuring accessibility compliance. A recent ruling on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all publicly funded organizations to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards for digital content—including instructor materials, internal documents,…
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Listening to Students When It Matters: How MidFACT can Transform Teaching at MSU
MidFACT—Midsemester Feedback for Actionable Course Transformation Every instructor wants to create a meaningful and engaging learning experience, but how do we know if students genuinely connect with the material? Traditional student evaluations often come at the end of the semester, leaving faculty with valuable insights—but no opportunity to act on them for the current students.…
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Surfacing Our Work: Identifying Process Artifacts (1)
Authors: Shannon Kelly & Scott Schopieray Like many working in EdTech, the EDLI team has struggled to find an effective approach to document, publish, and share our work in a timely and engaging way. Given that our scholarly work is often applied in nature, and the outcomes or end products are things like workshops or…
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New Faculty Teaching Resources/Semester Readiness
Overview: Each semester EDLI team members and collaborators have provided support for new instructors on campus and opportunities for consulting in preparation for the semester. Outcomes: Provided support and resources to assist faculty in course preparation and management which included a cross-disciplinary perspective. This project provides faculty with an opportunity for cross-disciplinary perspectives on their…
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Colleges Online Learning Academy (COLA)
Overview: The Colleges Online Learning Academy is a summer teaching fellowship for graduate students that provides a $1,000 stipend and an opportunity for students across the three EDLI colleges to develop their online teaching skills, network with other graduate students, explore research on a teaching topic of interest, and compile a teaching portfolio. Outcomes: We…
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EDLI Teaching Fellows
Overview: A 2-4 semester-long program where instructors from one of the three EDLI colleges can be paid to engage in a teaching & learning project with the EDLI team. EDLI works with MSU faculty members to implement instructional interventions, measure the effects of those interventions, publish the findings about the interventions, and advocate for broader…
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EDLI Team Works with Collaborators Across Campus to Create Digital Training for Faculty and Staff; SOIREE and ASPIRE
Overview: Early in March 2020, before EDLI was formalized, a group largely populated by current EDLI members created a series of instructional guides and documents to support the Colleges of Natural Science, Arts & Letters, and Business in the rapid transition to online teaching. This work quickly scaled up, and in conjunction with other colleges…
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Guidance for students attending remotely
With the implementation of hybrid classroom technologies on MSU’s campus, all University classrooms now have the ability to stream your course to remote students. While the choice to do this remains with each instructor, if you do choose to stream the course to students as an option you may want to provide some specific guidance…
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Online and Hybrid Course Development Process
The EDLI online/hybrid course development process relies on multiple people working as a team to ensure the creation of an authentic, engaging, high quality online or hybrid learning experience. The team is led by a subject matter expert to provide expertise on the content of the course, and an instructional designer to provide expertise on…
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EDLI Collaborates on MSU Webcam Policies
During the start of the 2020 school year, the EDLI team collaborated with the Provost’s Office, MSU Hub, and MSU IT to create a policy regarding web cameras and virtual instruction. This work leveraged EDLI’s extensive experience working with faculty and students in the classroom, and connected it to administrative decision-making to create a policy…