Knowledge Commons | Dustin De Felice | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/dustindefelice/activity/ Activity feed for Dustin De Felice. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:07:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9558af1cbdc1d2b8f3cbaabdb3058b82 Dustin De Felice's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1926272/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:37:13 -0400 0 da5385772aa16e6f6bb2f6a99242ae81 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Teaching Summary Statement, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=343 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:25:30 -0400             My teaching during this promotion period has been closely tied to college’s multiple missions in the arts, humanities, and student success, and its dedication to serving the entire MSU student popu […]

]]> aae1bab8ec00d82e25c5c86ac11c6122 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Effective Socially-Mediated Network, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=340 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:53:07 -0400 De Felice, D. Curtis, W. & Ortiz Alcocer, L. M. (2020). Effectively utilizing a socially-mediated network: Facilitating meaningful collaboration among pre-service student-teachers and university EFL students. In […]

]]> e8442e27c5460c77ea4d3f28a749af13 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Reframing Identity, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=337 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:46:46 -0400 Lypka, A. E., & De Felice, D. (2020). Reframing pre-service teachers’ and English language learners’ identity, multimodal literacy, and intercultural competency through participatory digital storytelling and tel […]

]]> ffa51f657e5e1d2ac936f8a116a12d74 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Indonesian Polyglots, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=334 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:38:16 -0400 Abstract

Learning languages independently can be more accessible in today’s online environment. Polyglots, who are speakers of more than three languages, take advantage of this online learning environment to l […]

]]> 106faf270ca7735cb3899a7a59fa3aa4 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Contribution to HuMetricsHSS, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=331 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:29:10 -0400 I was honored to be selected as part of Associate Dean Fritzsche for the HuMetrisHSS Fellowship in 2022. As part of this fellowship, we submitted the following contribution to the overall project. More […]

]]> 3b515d537d28dd18b24006d842dc172a Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=327 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:20:01 -0400 De Felice, D., et al. (2023, December). Life-changing moments in justice-centered qualitative research. In A. CohenMiller (Ed.), Transformative moments in qualitative research: Method, theory, and reflection. […]

]]> 759d0af5b62f6ccb4fb4e0c8078efc91 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Summer Orientation, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=310 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:14:21 -0400 Summer 2015-Summer 2022: One of the Directors for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Summer Orientation at Michigan State University. Committee met monthly before main event in early August. These […]

]]> 7d8b88e1405a131d200e02182635f559 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, STAF Workshop Facilitation, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=306 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:08:22 -0400 Starting in 2018, I joined the Writing Center’s Strategies for Teaching Across Fields (STAF) summer faculty workshop program as a presenter initially, and then I became a member of the facilitation team for 2 […]

]]> 9988ccb4f25d39c96abdf995b01842f6 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Veteran Committee Work, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=303 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:04:49 -0400 Starting in 2015, I joined the cross-campus Staff and Veteran Support Committee. Through my time with this important group, I have served on organizing committees for multiple workshops, important events, and […]

]]> 763e1be71bbfc6901ceb5a33ea6592ed Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Online TESOL Certificate Program Development, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=300 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:59:36 -0400 As mentioned in other areas, I started collaborating in 2015 with Shawn Loewen and Luca Guipponi on an idea for bringing the TESOL expertise in Wells Hall to a greater population outside of the East Lansing area. […]

]]> 2f961abee1c16b48556fd00fffd7e237 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Annual Director Evaluation, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=297 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:28:51 -0400 In the spirit of transparency, I share my annual evaluations, the policies, and the additional tasks I receive as part of the process each year with the faculty and staff. I believe this process is an important […]

]]> 8a76e76dc09ed40ccb6c0374b1292d38 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Online Course Development 2018-2020, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=294 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:23:50 -0400 In my first years on the job, I supported several initiatives geared toward building on the expertise of many faculty members within the ELC, LiLAC, and our partner center: CeLTA. From the Online TESOL […]

]]> b211c9bef85833aed055cceebe2ac353 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Online Course Development 2020-2022, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=291 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:16:53 -0400 Starting on March 13th, 2020, I oversaw the emergency movement of all ELC courses to a variety of online modalities. From faculty members who had never even opened up our learning management system to fully […]

]]> 67167292b43856009d146ca7afb37f68 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, The Qualitative Report, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=288 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:08:07 -0400 For many years, I was part of with the editorial team for “The Qualitative Report,” first as an author then a reviewer and finally a Team Leading Editor until 2021. During my time as a Team Leading Editor, I was […]

]]> 131bb75ea9dcdaa65bd4156424c00cf7 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-TSL 6700 ESOL for Psychologists and Counselors, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=274 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:41:00 -0400 I have often been called on for my expertise in delivering content rich courses for professional in related fields in education. This course is one such […]

]]> 149df33f45426b6623bb2313e350a8e6 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-LLT 841 Technology Mediated Teaching and Learning, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=270 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:38:54 -0400 I picked up this course at the middle of the semester in an effort to help another professor who needed to step away from the course. It was a pleasure to work with the students in multiple graduate programs. […]

]]> c43b7c6fc090c0ee035c914042ec6d30 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=266 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:32:20 -0400 I have co-taught this course for many years including the transition of this teaching practicum for graduate students into a fully online experience. We currently offer this course in a hybrid format. This course […]

]]> 14a26644bf9d26bdf8c8e84eadfbad39 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, LLT 496-Teaching Practicum, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=262 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:30:56 -0400 I have co-taught this course for many years including the transition of this teaching practicum for undergraduates into a fully online experience. We currently offer this course in a hybrid format. This course is […]

]]> 9ed2a219ac02f617b9ef8d0565a84e7f Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-FLT 898 Experiential Modules, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=258 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:27:52 -0400 This course was one of my favorites because of its intense student focus. Each semester, I would work with as many as ten students on projects they designed, led, and implemented from a wide variety of interest […]

]]> b3eaa2122d02e58ad709310de3f572e1 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-FLT 890 Exploration in Program Administration, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=254 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:20:55 -0400 I always try to focus my efforts on student success. In this particular instance, one of our amazing graduate students needed to take a course on program administration during an off semester. I worked with him […]

]]> 513628275c2d16100e08b7095f8a1f29 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-FLT 881 Teaching with Technology, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=250 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:16:54 -0400 I co-taught this course in Fall of 2018 in order to help the transition from my directorship of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching Program to the English Language […]

]]> e39c283302e45a8fa2b2ccb37cc8abd4 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, FLT 860 FLT, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=244 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:06:32 -0400 I co-taught this course in Fall of 2018 in order to help the transition from my directorship of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching Program to the English Language […]

]]> e4a4164322ffe228b183129318981068 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, FLT 817 Program Development & Administration, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=239 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:56:00 -0400 I co-taught this course in Fall of 2018 in order to help the transition from my directorship of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching Program to the English Language Center. […]

]]> 573c0d48f6570613b89abf3dd8cd2fe0 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Syllabus-FLT 807, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=235 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:52:27 -0400 I last taught this course in the Summer of 2018. It was important to offer this section in the summer to keep the graduate students on track with graduation. By offering this course in the summer, I was also able […]

]]> 56b74fee3c561ac2ea3a9378111d868c Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Open Door Policy, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=187 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:37:04 -0400 In response to requests for more information, accountability, and support, I instituted an open-door policy in 2018 that I have maintained through my term including virtually during the pandemic. This policy has […]

]]> 9b5646bd00898641d30b76e2192a26e7 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Director Free Meetings, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=196 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:35:35 -0400 I am aware that my presence in meetings can often have an undesirable effect on faculty and staff discussions. As such, I have implemented many meetings where I was not in attendance in order to allow the faculty […]

]]> 3b547be7121366fef0d42ad45a86607b Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, 1-to-1 Meetings, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=193 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:33:46 -0400 In addition to the annual review process, the open door policy, and anonymous survey, I initiate request for 1-to-1 meetings each semester excluding summers. These optional meetings include some official […]

]]> 30bcb72dbde7a5dd50e99e2295c8a693 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Anonymous Survey, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=190 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:31:14 -0400 In 2018, I started my first year with an anonymous survey to help me understand the center’s needs, concerns, and issues. That first semester included concerns related to communication across the unit, issues w […]

]]> 9a315a0084d77185d30b08b6450c9efb Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Leadership Vision, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=169 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:43:58 -0500 In 2022, I underwent a director review process that included a leadership presentation, peer review feedback, and a faculty-led review committee. The public presentation is available for review here:

Public […]

]]> bde34e7f49f0cc696a3c342fe937ab2f Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Annual Goals, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=166 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:33:23 -0500 Since I became the director, I have focused on three annual goals.

Reduce Deficit

Create More Opportunities

Increase Revenue Generation

Given the challenging conditions with international education […]

]]> c20b8396119b9d6f7462333b1352a760 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Online synchronous platforms, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=151 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:31:28 -0500 De Felice, D. (2017). Online synchronous platforms, foreign language learning and the use of sociolinguistic competence. Higher Education Research 2(5).

Abstract

The current saturation of possible synchronous […]

]]> ff5e4ca05b49cc087ccaad413d385f1f Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Serving the less-commonly-trained teacher, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=147 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:26:50 -0500 De Felice, D., Temples, A. & Winke, P. (2019) Serving the less-commonly-trained teacher: Professional development needs of Arabic instructors. The Qualitative Report, 24(9).

Abstract

As proficient speakers of […]

]]> 3b7fc66f159cade8b77b182add912dbc Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, A/synchronous telecollaborative digital media projects, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=144 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:41:41 -0500 Hafour, M. F., De Felice, D., & Kessler, G. (2023). A/synchronous telecollaborative digital media projects: Comparative effects on EFL learners' macro-and micro-level oral proficiency and intercultural […]

]]> b2bed92c08acda4380a4c9b0f9b93a0d Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, TESOL PAIS Submission, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=131 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 03:54:09 -0500 I submitted this article on the center's annual review process for the Program Administration Interest Section Newsletter of TESOL. This article was part of the online journal starting in 2022.

De Felice, D. […]

]]> 52ff94f1f084423a9cb208981ccfd882 Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Professional Responsibilities, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=111 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:38:40 -0500 While I have a 100% Other/Administration contact, I asked to maintain a 1/1 teaching load. With the challenges in international education, I also promised the faculty I would not compete with them for teaching […]

]]> 9a7fc940b87b0150a92ef77d3bab058f Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Center Administration, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=108 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:37:35 -0500 Starting in 2019, I held budget discussions and meetings with all faculty and staff invited. In 2021, I added a new Financial Teams Channel within the ELC’s Overall Teams Channel. This new channel included all b […]

]]> 94cde3540241ef3d9b5369f23c562d3b Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Testing Out PPL, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=103 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:24:16 -0500 During my time as director, I have kept the research tradition associated with the ELC going. We still offer our classrooms, our events, and our tasks as opportunities for research of all kinds. We added this […]

]]> 010cea7f726c9b3b31cb0a0236ce417c Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Faculty Development & Oversight, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=65 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:34:00 -0500 Faculty Development & Oversight Example 1

]]> 52cef5ff6fb45efde815c69ad34a306c Dustin De Felice wrote a new post, Outreach Example 1, on the site Dustin De Felice https://dustindefelice.commons.msu.edu/?p=59 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:24:36 -0500 In 2019, I agreed to host a promising scholar from Indonesia as part of his country's Enhancing International Publication program. This program was set up to offer Indonesian Ph.D students in Indonesia to be […]

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