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Canvas Site Spotlight: Thomas Nechyba’s Econ 101 Course
At the end of Fall 2023, we asked students to share the names of any instructors they thought had used Canvas particularly well. We were thrilled to see dozens of instructors recommended, and are pleased to share with you a selection of these student-approved Canvas course sites. We hope this series provides inspiration for instructors who are either just starting out with Canvas or are reimagining how they organize their
MSU Print Consolidation
Upcoming Printer Consolidation: What you need to know MSU Print is consolidating its printing efforts to provide a more efficient, affordable, and effective service to the campus community. This effort will see a reduction of printers on campus to strategic places of high traffic and high use. Several old printer models will be retired in favor of newer and environmentally friendly models, which are faster and have more features. Visit tech.msu.edu
May’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the May training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register. As a bonus, participants are invited to share their feedback on the course anonymously through our End of Course Survey! Each completed survey earns you an entry into a quarterly drawing for a prize. Don’t miss out on this chance to learn, grow, and win!
For Earth Day 2024
Today is the 54th Earth Day, a holiday generally aimed at raising global ecological consciousness. It began in 1970 as a UNESCO project and I can’t help but hear Earth as system and Spaceship Earth from that origin then. earthday.org is the organizer now, and declared this year’s theme to be “Planet vs. Plastics.” They explain what that’s about: advocat[ing] for widespread awareness on the health risk of plastics,
Templates
I love it when a personalised, yet templated, email drops in my inbox and looks something like this … “Hey Hopkins. Noticed you’re the #REF! for LearningMate, I imagine you’re looking for ways to increase …” Yup. Move along. To be clear, I have nothing against outreach and/or a templated approach to communications. I do, however, think a little bit of effort can be put into the enterprise and get
One gaming design exercise in a seminar
Last week I tried a new exercise in my gaming seminar, and wanted to post about it because it went well and might be useful. I’d also like to build on the exercise. To recap: at this point in the class we’re explored a range of gaming forms. We started with tabletop games, moved on to role-playing games, then jumped to the digital world, and followed up with gamification. Throughout
Edtech has an evidence problem
Edtech brokers have begun producing new evidence and measurements of the impact of technologies in schools. Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Schools spend a lot of money on edtech, and most of the time it’s a waste of their limited funds. According to the Edtech Evidence Exchange, educators estimate that “85% of edtech tools are poor fits or poorly implemented”, indicating very weak returns for the $25 billion or
An “AI Student Agent” Takes an Asynchronous Online Course
The earlier we all start thinking about this problem, the sooner we can start generating ideas and potential solutions. Given the magnitude of impact generative AI is having and will have in education (and many other aspects of life), I’m working with some diligence to keep up to date with developments in the field. Recently, I noticed how a couple of the emerging capabilities of generative AI will come together
We’re hiring!
If you’re looking to further your career in information technology or a related field, have a passion for higher education, and want to contribute to MSU’s mission, we want to hear from you! All open IT roles can be found at careers.msu.edu. Student IT jobs can be found at msu.joinhandshake.com. The positions listed below are currently open. Click the job title to learn more and apply to each role. Current
ZOOM’S AI COMPANION: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN AI-ASSISTED WORK
As faculty closely monitoring the Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) landscape, you may be interested in learning about a new tool in your toolbelt: the Zoom AI Companion. While generative A.I. may rightfully be seen as a new hurdle to overcome in some contexts, such as assessment design and academic integrity, it’s important to also look for ways in which generative A.I. can make our work easier, more efficient, or more
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