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Interview of Dr. Kinitra Brooks, associate professor in English at Michigan State University
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Brooks, Kinitra Dechaun
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2020-01-29
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Voices of the Black Imaginary
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Dr. Kinitra Brooks, the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University, explains how her New Orleans roots affected her research and life, making her more interested in the supernatural. She shares her definition of Afrofuturism and discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's legacy showcases aspects of Afrofuturism before the term was officially coined. Dr. Brook introduces her latest work in the area of conjure feminism, a study...
Show moreDr. Kinitra Brooks, the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University, explains how her New Orleans roots affected her research and life, making her more interested in the supernatural. She shares her definition of Afrofuturism and discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's legacy showcases aspects of Afrofuturism before the term was officially coined. Dr. Brook introduces her latest work in the area of conjure feminism, a study exploring the various secrets of black southern and Caribbean women in terms of their spiritual work and practices. She speaks on how modern black women are looking to conjure women as a source of creative inspiration. Dr. Brooks is interviewed by Holly Baker.
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Assessing an online entrepreneurship course at Michigan State University
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Al-Yasari, Ammar
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2012
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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The Entrepreneurial Network (msuENET) was established in 2010 to teach entrepreneurship education, to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful enterprises, and to connect all individuals and groups that have an interest in entrepreneurship together to achieve the msuENET's central goal of creating an entrepreneurial society. As part of its programming, the msuENET created a certificate program in entrepreneurship (ANR491) to disseminate entrepreneurial education. This study...
Show moreThe Entrepreneurial Network (msuENET) was established in 2010 to teach entrepreneurship education, to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful enterprises, and to connect all individuals and groups that have an interest in entrepreneurship together to achieve the msuENET's central goal of creating an entrepreneurial society. As part of its programming, the msuENET created a certificate program in entrepreneurship (ANR491) to disseminate entrepreneurial education. This study provides an analysis of the impact of this certificate program on students' entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as evaluating the performance of msuENET up to this point of its limited life. The results were drawn from a survey of 25 students that enrolled in the entrepreneurship certificate program offered during the spring semester of 2012. Survey data was collected via a web questionnaire.One of the significant conclusions of this study is that msuENET's performance was significant. The entrepreneurship program had a positive impact on students' knowledge, skills and abilities. The majority of the program's students reported that they would start new businesses within the next 5 years. Finally, students were generally satisfied with the course and the instructors' performance.
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Through experiences, from interactions, and by choices over time : how professors at a research university understand and explain the factors that have influenced their teaching
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Steele, Gregory John
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2019
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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The intent of this study was to understand professors at a research university, and how the environments and individuals they interact with influenced them and their teaching. The primary research question for this study was, "How do professors at a research university understand and explain the factors that have influenced their teaching?" The secondary research question was intended to focus on the institutional factors that had the most influence on a professor and their teaching: "What...
Show moreThe intent of this study was to understand professors at a research university, and how the environments and individuals they interact with influenced them and their teaching. The primary research question for this study was, "How do professors at a research university understand and explain the factors that have influenced their teaching?" The secondary research question was intended to focus on the institutional factors that had the most influence on a professor and their teaching: "What are the most influential factors that affect a professor's teaching at a research institution?"I interviewed 15 award-winning professors from Michigan State University (MSU) about how they had been prepared, supported, and recognized for their work as teachers. My analysis showed how little preparation the professors received about teaching at a research university, how they relieved more on experience and trusted peers than any of the available campus resources, and how they tended to find personal student recognition more rewarding than their prestigious teaching awards. My results showed how institutional deficiencies (the lack teaching preparation, applicable resources, and sufficient recognition) created obstacles for the professors to overcome as they progressed and developed as teachers. To lessen or remove the institutional obstacles, I recommend research universities better assess and recognize a professor's teaching, faculty developers localize their available resources to the individual colleges and departments, and professors utilize their peers and self-reflection as a way to meet their needs and expectations as teachers. Professors at research universities are expected to prioritize their teaching and scholarship, but the importance of the former can become complicated when institutions place a greater emphasis on the latter (via the tenure process, promotions, raises, and rewards). This study extends previous scholarship which shows that professors at research universities are not sufficiently prepared, supported, or recognized for their work as teachers. If the individual institutions do not properly prepare their professors as teachers, then there is uncertainty as to how, where, and why the individual professors succeed and develop as teachers.
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