Goal 2: Advance, celebrate and reward effective pedagogies and mentorship strategies.
Objectives
Provide support for faculty and staff to effectively promote diverse student learning in mentoring relationships, individual courses and throughout the college.
Establish a comprehensive system for defining, equitably assessing and rewarding excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Strategy 1.1: In partnership with OJEI, develop yearly workshop for pedagogical training, particularly with respect to diverse student experiences, perspectives and learning styles.
Events for faculty in the 2024-25 academic year: "Building Accessible Learning Environments" (November 2024), "Difficult Dialogues" (planned for January 2025)
Strategy 1.2: With respect to college-wide curriculum review (Goal 3), prioritize small class sizes, particularly for writing-intensive courses.
Smaller incoming classes in recent years have led to smaller class sizes. Will be re-evaluated as enrollment changes in the future.
Strategy 1.3: Offer more faculty workshops to continue development as educators in a range of pedagogical styles and techniques.
Events for faculty in the 2024-24 academic year, "Language in the Classroom" (September 2024), "The Election: A Teaching Conversation" (October 2024). Faculty workshops on a variety of topics are held on an ongoing basis throughout the academic year.
Strategy 2.3: Consider revising SIRS forms to better meet evidence-based best practices.
In 2023, MSU replaced the Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) with the new Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS). Learn more via MSU SPLS website.
Strategy 2.4: Continue to include mentoring of both students and colleagues in annual reviews.
Strategy 2.5: Continue to recognize disciplinary contributions and public service in annual reviews.