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Understanding Student Learning

Receiving Feedback for Online Teaching

April 21, 2020 by Amanda Hadlock

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With our recent transition to teaching online, it's important to hear feedback from our students about their online learning experience. The Office of Assessment encourages instructors to develop and administer surveys to their online classes, and to apply for an Assessment Grant for doing so. Dr. Steven Senger of the Mathematics department has already administered one such … [Read more...] about Receiving Feedback for Online Teaching

Filed Under: Assessment Grant, Assessment in Action, In the Loop, student learning, student success Tagged With: student evaluations, student feedback, teaching online

Student Engagement Strategies in an Asynchronous Online Course

February 27, 2020 by Amanda Hadlock

Faculty photo of Natalie Curry.

Congratulations to Natalie Curry, coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work program, on her recent receipt of an Assessment grant for her project “Student Engagement Strategies in an Asynchronous Online Course.” Curry’s project targets increasing student engagement in the only social welfare policy course offered by the BSW program. She will be using data collected from … [Read more...] about Student Engagement Strategies in an Asynchronous Online Course

Filed Under: Assessment Grant, Assessment in Action Tagged With: assessment, bachelor of social work, Online Teaching, social work, student engagement

General Education Report Process Undergoes Revision

September 19, 2019 by Amanda Hadlock

Dr. Richard Biagioni, Professor of Chemistry, CGEIP Chair

On Tuesday, September 16th, Faculty Senate approved a revision plan for the evaluation of general education courses. The Council on General Education and Intercollegiate Programs (CGEIP) has been working to streamline the general education evaluation process and make reports easier to complete and more useful for coordinators. Here’s what you need to know about how gen ed … [Read more...] about General Education Report Process Undergoes Revision

Filed Under: Action Reports, Assessment in Action, Closing the Loop, General Education, In the Loop, student learning Tagged With: Action, General Education, General Education Report Process

Evidence-Based Inquiry Using Student-Led Focus Groups

September 10, 2019 by Amanda Hadlock

Faculty photo of Lindsey Taggart.

Congratulations to Professor Lindsey Taggart, who has recently been awarded an assessment grant to benefit University Libraries. Funding from this grant will allow Taggart to incentivize student leadership in two focus groups here at MSU over the coming academic year. With the support of the assessment grant, University Libraries will be able to fund a student’s presentation … [Read more...] about Evidence-Based Inquiry Using Student-Led Focus Groups

Filed Under: Assessment in Action Tagged With: Action, Assessment Grants, Assessment in Action, Assessment of Student Learning, Grants

Open Your Mind to Open Education Resources

July 31, 2019 by Amanda Hadlock

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Open Education Resources are freely available materials, most of which are legal to reproduce, adapt, and/or distribute for educational purposes. Educators’ free access to this content is protected by fair use laws. Some benefits of using OER include increased accessibility/cost savings for students and instructors alike, availability of materials as soon as classes begin, … [Read more...] about Open Your Mind to Open Education Resources

Filed Under: student learning, student success Tagged With: Databases, Library, OER, Online Teaching, Open Education Resources

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