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IAH Kickoff 2023:

Campus, Community, and Collegiality

August 25, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Julie Koehler, Ph.D.

Garth Sabo, Ph.D.

Stokes Schwartz, M.A.

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Today’s Agenda

10:00: Collegiality - Introductions and Reflections

10:30: Campus - Lightning Talks on Campus Resources

11:00: Community - Discussion and Brainstorm

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Collegiality

Companionship and Cooperation between Colleagues.

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Welcomes and Introductions

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IAH Kickoff Team Introductions:

  • Julie Koehler
  • Garth Sabo
  • Stokes Schwartz

Welcome from Ellen Moll and Michael Lockett

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Join Us on Nearpod!

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Join Us on Nearpod!

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IAH Housekeeping: SIRS/SPLS

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Make sure you download previous semesters’ SIRS feedback before September 30

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1 - Select semester

2 - Select all sections

3 - Download

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IAH Housekeeping: IAH 321

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Please email Garth Sabo, Stokes Schwartz, or Sarah Panuska if you are interested in joining our gen ed pedagogy learning community

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Welcomes and Introductions

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Introduction from Scott Schopieray

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Campus

Lightning Talks on Campus Resources

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Lightning Talks Agenda

Session One

  • Shannon Schmoll (Abrams Planetarium via Zoom)
  • Stephanie Brewer and Michelle Snitgen (Center for Community-Engaged Learning)
  • Maeve Basset (Beal Botanical Garden)
  • Short Question Session

Add your questions to the collaborate board on Nearpod during the talks and we’ll answer them during the question sessions.

Session Two:

  • Michelle Word (Broad Art Museum)
  • Justin Wadland (360 Room)
  • Abbie Stevens (MSU Museum)
  • Eric Olmscheid (Wharton Center)

Short Question Session

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Abrams Planetarium

Shannon Schmoll

Director

schmolls@msu.edu

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Planetarium Overview

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Content Options - From Canned…

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Content Options - …to Custom

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Setting Up Partnerships

Contact Shannon Schmoll

EMAIL: schmolls@msu.edu

DIRECT PHONE: 517-884-0039)

to set up a class, a visit to just check it out, or discuss ideas!

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Center for Community-Engaged Learning

Michelle Snitgen and Stephanie Brewer

Assistant Director and Academic Programs Manager

msnitgen@msu.edu / sbrewer@msu.edu

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An Introduction to Community Engaged Learning

Michelle Snitgen

Stephanie Brewer

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Michelle Snitgen

msnitgen@msu.edu

Michelle Snitgen is the assistant director for the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) and leads the academic programs team, which is responsible for developing, supporting, and advancing academic community-engaged learning at MSU. She serves as a resource and consultant for faculty and a support for students enrolled in such opportunities.

Prior to joining the CCEL in 2018, Michelle served as a program director for the MSU College Advising Corps and held positions as an active communities coordinator with the Michigan Fitness Foundation, a higher education consultant with the State of Michigan King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, and the assistant director of the Michigan Campus Compact. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Interpersonal and Public Communication from Central Michigan University, and is currently a doctoral student in MSU’s Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education program.

Michelle is an active member of the greater Lansing community as a non-profit organization board member, a volunteer, and a coach.

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Stephanie Brewer

sbrewer@msu.edu

Stephanie Brewer is the Academic Programs Manager with the Center for Community Engaged Learning as well as the Program Director for the Community Engagement Scholars Program. She works with a team responsible for developing, supporting, and advancing academic community-engaged learning at MSU. She supports faculty, students, and community partners in the creation and facilitation of these opportunities.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Central Michigan University, a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University, and a PhD in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from Michigan State University.

Stephanie worked for ten years in the field of community development and mental health before making her way to the field of higher education. Prior to CCEL, she was with the Broad College of Business at MSU, and previously served as Coordinator of the University Fellows Experience with the Honors College at the University of Alabama. Throughout her career, she has focused on supporting individuals and communities while serving as an advocate for meaningful social change.

Stephanie loves to teach, work with students, and engage in her campus and local community. When not doing those things, Stephanie and her spouse can be found supporting their two children at the soccer field or at their latest band/ choir/ theater performance. She and her family love going to concerts, eating delicious food, and having outdoor adventures.

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Our Mission:

We prepare students for lifelong civic and social responsibility.

Our Vision:

We envision community engaged learning as core to the MSU mission and that all Spartans contribute to a culture of social good.

Center for Community Engaged Learning

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    • VOLUNTEERING
    • COURSE-BASED PROGRAMMING
    • DAYS OF SERVICE
    • SUPPORT SERVICE-FOCUSED STUDENT ORGS
    • PRE-PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERING
    • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARS
    • AMERICA READS/COUNTS TUTORS

Who We Are/ What We Do

BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MSU STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF

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Community Engaged Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community partnerships with instruction and critical reflection to enrich the student learning experience, teach civic and social responsibility, and strengthen communities.

What is Community Engaged Learning?

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Implementation Strategies

Social Change Wheel 2.0

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How Can We Support Your Courses?

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CCEL Reflection Workshops

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Faculty Special Topics Series/ Hooked Consultations

Exploring the Social Change Wheel: Working Toward Anti-Racism, Equity, and an Expanded Definition of Community Engaged Learning

  • Location: Zoom (Virtual)
  • Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (EST)

Community Conversations: The Elements of Community Partnerships

  • Location: Zoom (Virtual)
  • Date: Monday, November 13th, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (EST)

Community Engaged Learning In the Classroom: Rubrics, Reflections, and Resources

  • Location: Zoom (Virtual)
  • Date: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (EST)

Monthly Consultation sessions at Hooked | 9:30-noon | 45 min. Sessions

  • September 15
  • October 13
  • November 10
  • December 8
  • January 26
  • February 9
  • March 8
  • April 5

https://communityengagedlearning.msu.edu/faculty/faculty-special-topics-series

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Thank You.

Michelle Snitgen

    • msnitgen@msu.edu
    • Assistant Director

Stephanie Brewer

    • sbrewer@msu.edu
    • Academic Programs Manager

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Beal Botanical Garden

Maeve Bassett

Education Program Director

basset63@msu.edu

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Presenter Questions

Add your questions to the collaborate board on Nearpod. We will get through as many as possible in five minutes. Please keep longer form questions for later or contact our speakers via email.

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Broad Art Museum

Michelle Word

Director of Education

wordmich@msu.edu

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OBJECT BASED

LEARNING

Transformative encounters with art that embrace many perspectives + inspire

other ways of knowing/looking deeply at ourselves, our community, and our world.

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GALLERY

EXPERIENCES

> multimodal

> individual + group activities

> close-looking @ 1-3 works

> interdisciplinary dialogue

> perspective-taking

> creative thinking

Encourage students to become more aware of their background and disciplinary viewpoints and the ways

this drive their thinking

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FOR STUDENTS,

BY STUDENTS

“Our mission is to bridge the gap between the student community and the art museum, fostering a stronger connection and appreciation for art and culture.”

>SpARTan Wellness

>Student Nights

>BroadPOP @ Neighborhood’s

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OUR CORE PURPOSE

Expands access to the MSU Broad Art Museum collection as a critical site of learning on campus and for communities across mid-Michigan, and beyond.

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OUR CORE VISION

Be an active educational site for students of all ages, further integrating the role of the arts and Object Based Learning across campus while advancing a sense of belonging through the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the betterment of our local communities.

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360 Room, Immersive Technologies and VR

Justin Wadland, MLIS, MFA

Head of Digital Scholarship Services

wadlandj@msu.edu

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Intro to Immersive Technologies in the MSU Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab

Justin Wadland (he/him)

Head of Digital Scholarship Services

wadlandj@msu.edu

Digital Scholarship Lab

DSLDesk@msu.edu

www.lib.msu.edu/dsl

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  • Located on 2-West in the MSU Main Library
  • Spaces, technology, and services devoted to digital scholarship, immersive technology, and student success
  • Originated in a partnership between Libraries and College of Arts & Letters

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360 Room

  • 6 projects displaying on wrap-around 360 screen
  • Capable of displaying 360 videos and other immersive content
  • Holds approximately 15 people
  • Reservable for class use after consultation with instructor

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360 Room Activities: Google Maps & Presentations

Google Street View

Immersive Presentations

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VR Room

  • Provides access to 2 Oculus Rifts and 1 HTC Vive VR headsets, with access to additional headsets, if needed
  • Drop-in for “Open VR”: Mon., 9am-12pm; and Friday, 1-5pm
  • Can be reserved for class use after consultation with instructor

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VR Room Activities: 360 Videos & Experiencing VR

Immersive Videos

Exploratory VR experiences

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Suggested for student-created 360 content: ThingLink

  • Enables tagging and labelling of multimedia, including 360 content
  • Can be used to create interactive images and videos
  • Contains library of 360 content
  • Can be viewed in 360 room or VR

Screenshot of ThingLink project: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1212789908121321477

(Clicking on plus signs describes item)

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Getting started with 360, VR, or ThingLink…

  • Go to our website and click on “Request a consultation”
  • Or email us at: DSLDesk@msu.edu
    • Class size
    • Description activity
    • Possible dates or timeframe

lib.msu.edu/dsl/

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MSU Museum

Abbie Stevens, PhD

Public Programming Manager, MSU Museum CoLab Studio

alstev@msu.edu

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Collaborating with �the MSU Museum

Dr. Abbie Stevens, Public Programming Manager

MSU Museum CoLab Studio

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Our mission

  • Inclusion, equity, & access
  • Innovation & experimentation
  • Co-creation & transdisciplinarity
  • Stewardship & sustainability

  • Founded in 1857
  • Smithsonian affiliate
  • Target audience: young adults (ages 18-25)

A creative collaboratory!

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Class visits to the Museum

  • North Campus next to Beaumont Tower
  • Class tie-ins: the environment; evolution, adaptation, & biodiversity; data visualization; technical writing and communication; artifact preservation
  • Main entrance and galleries are wheelchair-accessible, bathrooms less so
    • museum.msu.edu/accessibility/
  • Attendance is free, but please schedule groups in advance

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Science On a Sphere (SOS)

  • Data visualization
  • sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/

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Exhibition topics

  • Sounds of Religion, now – Oct 2023
  • WKAR’s Legacy of Innovation, now – Nov 2023
  • Knowing Nature, now – Nov 2023 (indigenous knowledge about the boreal forest)
  • The Tree of Peace Saves the Earth (quilt), now – Nov 2023
  • Prompt Response, now – Dec 2023 (generative AI)
  • Food Fight!, Jan – June 2024 (food security and our complex relationships with food)

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Ignite talks at MSU

1 idea. 5 minutes. 20 slides that auto-advance.

Give a talk

Watch the talks

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How to connect

Class Visits & Science on a Sphere:

Carrie Wicker, Museum Educator; wickerca@msu.edu

Broader Impacts, new exhibitions, general Edu:

Denice Blair, Director of Education; dblair@msu.edu

Programs for Food Fight!, Prompt Response; Ignite talks:

Abbie Stevens, Public Programming Manager; alstev@msu.edu

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Broader Impacts

  • Teaching or classroom resource
  • Temporary Museum exhibition
  • Portable activity modules
  • Research display exhibit alongside other projects
  • Program(s) centered on research concepts
  • Professional dev workshops & bootcamps

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Wharton Center

Eric Olmscheid

Executive Director

eric@whartoncenter.com

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WHARTON CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS��IAH FACULTY KICK-OFF�AUG 25, 2023

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WHARTON CENTER

  • Michigan’s premiere performing arts center
  • Operates as an independent, self-sustaining organization within the University
  • 250+ events per season
  • 150,000+ patrons per season
  • National and international level of programming
  • Commitment to arts education

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WHARTON CENTER is…

a Creative Producer

a Venue Manager

an Arts Presenter

a Leader in Arts Education

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K-12 School

Programs

  • Curriculum Initiatives
  • Artist Training Programs

MSU Campus

Community

  • Academic Programs
  • Student Engagement

Audience & Community

Engagement

  • Community Programs
  • Pre/Post Show

WHARTON CENTER

INSTITUTE FOR ARTS & CREATIVITY�Supported by MSU Federal Credit Union

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1. Embed a performance into your course. Limited blocks of tickets available for certain performances at no charge for IAH courses.

2. Students attend a performance for credit/extra credit.

- $19 student tickets for Wharton-presented shows

- $29 for Broadway shows

3. Venue Tour. Schedule a course session to take a tour of Wharton Center to learn more about the inner workings of a professional performing arts center.

4. Hands-on workshop with local teaching artists. For a small fee-for-service, bring a Wharton Center arts-integration teaching artist into your classroom.

Embed performanceK-12 School Programs

  • Curriculum Initiatives
  • Artist Training Programs

Ways to Connect with Wharton Center:

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Mandy Gonzales: Fearless

Broadway Cabaret

Wed Sept 20

When You Wish Upon a Star

Jazz Ensemble

Wed Oct 18

The Odyssey by The Acting Company

Theater

Sat Oct 28 & Sun Oct 29

Fall 2023 shows with free ticket blocks available:

SPRING 2024

AIRPLAY

Nonverbal clowning/storytelling

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Jazz Ensemble/Big Band

Ray Chen

Classical Violin w/ Piano

Small Island Big Song

Sustainability, Indigenous Global Music

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Kelly Stuible-Clark (she/her)

Senior Education Program Manager

517.884.3166

stuible3@whartoncenter.com

How to Connect:

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THANK YOU

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Presenter Questions

Add your questions to the collaborate board on Nearpod. We will get through as many as possible in five minutes. Please keep longer form questions for later or contact our speakers via email.

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Community

Bringing the Classroom Community out into Campus

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These Questions are also on the Nearpod for those of you going to breakout rooms

Discussion on Campus Resources

  • Which of the resources did you find most interesting/would you be most likely to use and why?
  • Have you used any of these resources in your classroom before? What were your takeaways from that experience?
  • Based on any experiences you have taking your students outside the classroom, what advice would you give your colleagues on what works/what needs more support?

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IAH Fall Workshops (tentative)

AI/IAH (pt. 2) - Integrating AI guidances into IAH classes

    • Early October

Collaborative learning toolkit - resources and best practices for effective group learning

    • Early November

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Thank you for your feedback

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Feedback on today’s kickoff

Workshop preferences

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