CISGS,College of Natural Science10/24/2023Michigan State University's Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its project: Improving Learning Outcomes and Equity in Blended Online and Face-to-Face Learning. Project leads Caitlin Kirby, EDLI’s Associate Director of Research, and Casey Henley, assistant professor and Director of Online Programs for the MSU Neuroscience Program, in collaboration with EDLI’s co-director, Stephen Thomas, will head the three-year, $400K project.

• Michigan State University's Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for its project: Improving Learning Outcomes and Equity in Blended Online and Face-to-Face Learning
• The project will investigate the effect of blended course design features on learning outcomes and equity for students from four historically marginalized groups: 
  • women and gender minorities
  • students of underrepresented ethnic minorities
  • students with disabilities
  • first-generation students

• The project will begin on campus this fall and run until 2026.

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