As part of our work, the team publishes updates and information about projects and ideas on our website.

Members of the team regularly post in other spaces connected to our work such as MSU Commons, Broad Learning Technology and Design, and iteachMSU as well as on their own websites linked on the bios page.

Selected Work

• EDLI at 2025 Spring TALKS: Sharing Innovations in Teaching and Learning 
  The EDLI team participated in 2025 Spring TALKS, presenting a range of projects that reflect our commitment to… Read more: EDLI at 2025 Spring TALKS: Sharing Innovations in Teaching and Learning 
• Navigating the IRB Process for Generative AI Research
  Figure: The IRB Process for Generative AI Research. This figure may be shared and used freely with proper… Read more: Navigating the IRB Process for Generative AI Research
• EDLI Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Improve Blended Courses
  EDLI has received a National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education grant of $400k to support research aiming… Read more: EDLI Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Improve Blended Courses
• Instructor Challenges, Strategies, and Satisfaction in Blended Courses: a Case Study
  The EDLI team has been studying Hyflex teaching and learning practices for the past 2 years. Some of… Read more: Instructor Challenges, Strategies, and Satisfaction in Blended Courses: a Case Study
• Promoting Instructor and Student Satisfaction in Hyflex and Blended Courses
  Many current educators have developed a strong reaction to the term “hyflex”—most often one of horror, an involuntary… Read more: Promoting Instructor and Student Satisfaction in Hyflex and Blended Courses
• EDLI Teaching Fellows
  Overview: A 2-4 semester-long program where instructors from one of the three EDLI colleges can be paid to… Read more: EDLI Teaching Fellows

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Research Projects

• Observations for blended courses – what we’re learning
  One of the most exciting times for a researcher (I think) is beginning to analyze data. At this… Read more: Observations for blended courses – what we’re learning
• Observations for blended courses – why we do them 
  Researchers are often observing the world around them, but what’s the difference between an everyday observation and a… Read more: Observations for blended courses – why we do them 
• EDLI at 2025 Spring TALKS: Sharing Innovations in Teaching and Learning 
  The EDLI team participated in 2025 Spring TALKS, presenting a range of projects that reflect our commitment to… Read more: EDLI at 2025 Spring TALKS: Sharing Innovations in Teaching and Learning 
• Beginning My Dissertation Research: Recruiting Interview Participants at BMCC
  After months of preparation, refining my research questions, and navigating the IRB process, I’m excited to share that… Read more: Beginning My Dissertation Research: Recruiting Interview Participants at BMCC
• Navigating the IRB Process for Generative AI Research
  Figure: The IRB Process for Generative AI Research. This figure may be shared and used freely with proper… Read more: Navigating the IRB Process for Generative AI Research
• ChatGPT for natural sciences course design: Insights from a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis
  EDLI team members recently published an article on instructor uses of ChatGP in course planning and content generation… Read more: ChatGPT for natural sciences course design: Insights from a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis

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News and Other Work

• Innovating Ethics in AI Education: A Hands-On Global Workshop at MSU
  We’ve just wrapped up our dynamic 3-day AI Ethics Module Design Workshop (June 10-12, 2025), hosted at Michigan… Read more: Innovating Ethics in AI Education: A Hands-On Global Workshop at MSU
• Reframing AI in Higher Education: From Savior to Advocate
  Neurodivergent students are enrolling in higher education at increasing rates internationally. Therefore, it is important to understand how… Read more: Reframing AI in Higher Education: From Savior to Advocate
• EDLI is offering mid-semester course feedback with Mid-FACT
  Every instructor wants to create a meaningful and engaging learning experience, but how do we know if students… Read more: EDLI is offering mid-semester course feedback with Mid-FACT
• The “R” (Research) and “E” (Evaluation) of our Work: Insights from the 2024 EDLI Fall Retreat
  On October 22, 2024, the EDLI team members gathered for the 2024 Fall Retreat, where discussions centered around… Read more: The “R” (Research) and “E” (Evaluation) of our Work: Insights from the 2024 EDLI Fall Retreat
• EDLI presents on technology and teaching at Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning
  Caitlin Kirby, Hala Sun, and Min Zhuang each presented at the Traverse City Lilly Conference on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in October 2024
• EDLI Students Excel at UURAF 2024 with ChatGPT Research
  At the 2024 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), two EDLI undergraduate research assistants showcased their research… Read more: EDLI Students Excel at UURAF 2024 with ChatGPT Research

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Newsletter Archive

• Quarterly Newsletter Apr 2023
  EDLI has re-developed our newsletter and will be releasing quarterly installments on our projects and updates moving forward.… Read more: Quarterly Newsletter Apr 2023
• EDLI Newsletter 9 – March 2022
  General Team Update The EDLI Team has been working on compiling a two-year report that details the accomplishments… Read more: EDLI Newsletter 9 – March 2022
• EDLI Newsletter 8 – February 2022
  General Team Update The EDLI team has continued our work on different projects, including evaluation of multimodal classrooms,… Read more: EDLI Newsletter 8 – February 2022
• EDLI Newsletter 7 – January 2022
  General Team Update The EDLI Team has been working on growing our initiatives underway, with significant effort going… Read more: EDLI Newsletter 7 – January 2022
• EDLI Newsletter 6 – November 2021
  General Team Update The EDLI Team has been working this month on growing our initiatives underway, with significant… Read more: EDLI Newsletter 6 – November 2021
• EDLI Newsletter 5 – October 2021
  General Team Update This month the EDLI Team worked on expanding the mid-semester evaluation process to the Center… Read more: EDLI Newsletter 5 – October 2021

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