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FAST Fellowship Program (Future Academic Scholars in Teaching) Directed by the MSU CIRTL Steering Committee -Diversity of students within and among colleges.

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1 FAST Fellowship Program (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

2 Career and Professional Development Program at Michigan State University http://grad.msu.edu/prep/

3 CIRTL Network -Medium to high level exposure program -Mid to late career students -Parallel faculty development opportunities at MSU (e.g., Lilly Teaching Fellows)

4 FAST Fellowship Program-Evaluation Methods Pre-program online survey (common assessment items used 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 items used 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

5 FAST Fellowship 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 NutritionMath Education EntomologyBiochemistry Agric. EconomicsCrop & Soil Sciences HorticultureMathematics Elec. EngineeringChem. Engineering Mech. EngineeringFisheries and Wildlife ZoologyPlant Biology SociologyConstruction Mgt. Community and Rec. Resources 2009-2010 academic year 10 additional students (includes first student from Vet. Medicine!)

6 *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 Fellowship Program Teaching-As-Research Projects

7 FAST Fellowship Program Preliminary Trends, Impacts, Linkages Fellows appreciated the opportunity to discuss & apply topics associated with teaching, learning, and assessment with 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 I 3 NSF Grant at MSU-Starting 2009


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