CEP 822

My chosen topic: Examining how learning communities can enhance professional development for MSU educators, improve engagement, and overcome modality and scheduling barriers. My rationale for choosing this topic: I chose this topic because the modality of professional development opportunities at Michigan State University has been a consistent issue in the level of participation by educators. In-person sessions are often difficult for educators to attend due to full schedules

Plan Responses Your context I work at a large university that serves about 50,000 students, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs through on-campus, hybrid, and fully online formats. While the university is a leader in research, its sports programs, particularly football, basketball, and hockey, significantly impact campus life.  In my role, I support the advising community and am part of a team of 15 educational developers and instructional designers serving a

Through the mock interview process, I gained a better understanding of the importance of incorporating pauses and allowing space for the participant to respond. I noticed that open-ended questions were more effective in having the advisor reflect on their personal experiences with professional development opportunities. I also realized that silence is a helpful tool during the interview process, which gave the participant time to reflect and led to a more descriptive and thor

Concept Map Lyrics: I found my fickle friend Out in the alley way He said, You don't look so good I said, "Hey doc that's great You started practicing ? I never got the note So let's shake and trade And be on our way " Let's go, go, go So here we are again Inside your neon shrine Sharing a chopping block Beneath embarrassed light That tries to hide from us It tucks itself away So we both grab hold And say no you don't Just stay, just stay And I'm racing towards The one mistak

Research Topic In this study, the research topic evaluates employee preferences for scheduling professional development opportunities, identifying the ideal timing to increase the accessibility of professional development opportunities.  The Property of Interest is the preferred time and day for professional development opportunities to be offered. This includes evaluating whether the current schedule meets employees’ needs or if adjustments are needed.  Pose a Question Are e

I have a hybrid schedule and chose a day to complete the field notes assignment in which I am in the office with colleagues. My office is located on the second floor of MSU’s Main Library, a lively environment with frequent activity but generally quiet within our actual office space. My desk is in an open-office design, with little to no walls separating about 10 employees. Depending on the day, the room can be filled with voices of 10-15 people, creating lots of energy and m

Reflection In reviewing my peer’s assignment, it showed me how different approaches to this assignment could result in different outcomes and styles of survey questions. For example, seeing how my peer structured the survey and the questions provided helped me to be more receptive to other ways of delivering a survey. I sometimes get stuck in only using a Likert scale when that doesn’t always fit the survey’s goal. It was helpful to see how they framed their questions very co

Survey Purpose A common concern among employees in my work environment is the scheduling of professional development opportunities for employees last year (2023-2024). Anecdotal feedback from employees suggests that these opportunities are often scheduled at inconvenient times and days, making it difficult for employees to attend. In reviewing common times and days in which last year’s workshops and sessions were offered, they typically fell on Tuesday afternoons between 1-4P

Dear Course Instructor, I am writing to you to gain permission from you, the course instructor, to proceed with a research study using students in your Computer Science course. This study, using a t-test, will compare computer programming skills for students in your Computer Science course that used either an interactive virtual textbook or the traditional paper textbook. Our study aims to understand if learners score better in the course if they use an interactive virtual te

Common Problem Identified A common concern among employees in my work environment is the scheduling of professional development opportunities for employees last year (2023-2024). Anecdotal feedback from employees suggests that these opportunities are often scheduled at inconvenient times and days, making it difficult for employees to attend. In reviewing common times and days in which last year’s workshops and sessions were offered, they typically fell on Tuesday afternoons b