FAST FAST Fellowship Program Fellowship Program (Future Academic Scholars in Teaching) (Future Academic Scholars in Teaching)

Directed by the MSU CIRTL Steering Committee

-Diversity of students within and among colleges -natural sciences, agriculture & natural resources, engineering,

and veterinary medicine-Teaching-as-Research Projects –mentored teaching

experiences and projects-Learning Community –part of a learning community-faculty,

staff, administrators, and students

Career and Professional Development Program at Michigan State University

http://grad.msu.edu/prep/

CIRTL NetworkCIRTL Network-Medium to high level exposure program -Mid to late career students

-Parallel faculty development opportunities at MSU (e.g., Lilly Teaching Fellows)

FAST FAST Fellowship Program-Evaluation MethodsFellowship Program-Evaluation Methods

•Pre-program online survey (common assessment itemsused by UW, CU, VU)

•Materials developed throughout the program-TAR project poster (drafts)

-TAR project poster (final)

-TAR project symposium talk

•Post-program online survey (common assessment itemsused by UW, CU, VU)

•Post-program individual interviews –C. Vergara(satisfaction, impacts on professional development)

(assistance with question development: Austin, Connelly)(15 of 29 completed for the first 3 years)

•Findings used to re-evaluate, conduct the program

FAST FAST Fellowship ProgramFellowship Program•2006-2009- a total of 29 Ph.D. students•11 male, 18 female•Most- mid to late in their programs•17 departments represented

Human Nutrition Math EducationEntomology BiochemistryAgric. Economics Crop & Soil SciencesHorticulture MathematicsElec. Engineering Chem. EngineeringMech. Engineering Fisheries and WildlifeZoology Plant BiologySociology Construction Mgt.Community and Rec. Resources

•2009-2010 academic year 10 additional students (includes first student from Vet. Medicine!)

*Determining the Status of Graduate Teaching Assistant Preparation as a Basis for a New Model of Professional Development*Students’ Understanding of the Derivative*Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Propagation in Horticulture*Opinions About Climate Change Among Non-Science

Majors and Influence of Passive and Active Learning Strategies

*Utilizing an Informal Learning Experience to Improve Students Understanding of the Evolutionary Concept of Variation

*Improving Critical Thinking Skills of Undergraduates Health Science Students with Case Studies

FAST FAST Fellowship Program Fellowship Program Teaching-As-Research ProjectsTeaching-As-Research Projects

FAST FAST Fellowship ProgramFellowship ProgramPreliminary Trends, Impacts, LinkagesPreliminary Trends, Impacts, Linkages

•Fellows appreciated the opportunity to discuss & apply topics associated with teaching, learning, and assessmentwith a diversity of faculty, staff and students

“Doing a teaching-as-research project”

•Fellows-dilemma-would like to have more time to spend in the program/on projects; however, they have many commitments

•FAST affected students’ views about teaching assessment techniques and resources available

•Participation in Network courses, 2008 Forum, STEMES

•Fellows transitioning into faculty (& other positions in industry) roles, e.g., N.C. State, Univ. of Michigan , Lansing Community College, Univ. of Toronto, Michigan State Univ., Univ. of Michigan-Flint

•Component of I3 NSF Grant at MSU-Starting 2009