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Nicole Nielsen is a University Innovation Fellow and undergraduate student studying Elementary Education at Utah State University. She is passionate about expanding traditional classroom teaching into greater integrated learning. 
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Originally from Boise, ID, Nicole attended Renaissance High School where she earned an Associates Degree from Idaho State University before her completion of high school. Motivated by her thirst for knowledge, Nicole plans to go on to obtain a second bachelor's degree in English and a Masters in Education. 

Fueled by her love of people and of creating spaces for everyone in the classroom, she was recommended for the University Innovation Fellowship. In addition to her work at Utah State, she also works for a local elementary school and volunteers with organizations in her community. 

Education has always been an interest of Nicole, and her passion has continued to grow throughout her time at Utah State. She believes that through developing new ways of reaching all types of learners, we can tackle the problems that plague our society and lead to greater empathy, equity and equality. 














Rachel Mickelson is excited to be part of the first team of University Innovation Fellows at Utah State University. She is studying Elementary as well as Special Education. Being the oldest of four children, Rachel has been in some sort of teaching role most of her life. After ending up in rural Montana, she had the opportunity to gain a substantial amount of teaching experience that solidified her path towards an education degree. 
Attending USU has only enhanced Rachel’s passion for teaching. With the help of the education program, special education program, and amazing professors and advisors, Rachel has been able to learn new skills that will aid her in providing the best education possible for her students. 
Rachel believes that every student deserves to have an education that best fits them and feels passionate about her role in providing that for her students by creating more integration between general and special education classrooms.


Discover:

Non I&E course imparting importance of I&E in the context of larger subject area.


Inspiration 

  • TedxUSU
    • TEDxUSU is an independently organized TED event focused on ideas worth spreading. Now in its sixth year, TEDxUSU features presentations, performances and recorded TEDTalks. It is a joining of both USU-based presenters as well as community, national and international speakers with a goal of creating a sense of Utah State University on the world stage.


How-to Workshops


  • Humanizing Learning with Digital Tools
    • Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock
    • “As colleges and universities move towards serving broader student populations, our teaching and learning environments must change to support their success. Diverse student populations require learning environments that provide options and use digital tools to mindfully cultivate a sense of belonging for students. This presentation will examine specific pedagogical approaches that leverage digital tools to create inclusivity and support learner variability. Believe it or not – technology can inspire greater connections between you and your students!”



Marketing and Communications Strategies 


  • The Utah Statesmen 
    • “Utah State Students Now Have Access to Adobe Creative Cloud”
    • <a href="https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/</span></a>


Learn:

Course (theory, case and/or discussion-based; concepts of opportunity recognition and value creation and risk tolerance are conveyed).

  • MSLE 4250 (Graduate Level) Marketing-Strategy-Leadership-Entrepreneurship Internship
    • This course provides management internship experience in a career-related position approved by the Department of Marketing and Strategy
  • BUSN 0300 (Undergraduate) Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    • Introduction to Entrepreneurship uses the entrepreneurial approach to help students develop not only their entrepreneurial skills but also their management skills. Students learn about entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship strategy. The business plan is covered.


Extracurricular clubs and program offerings.

  • USUSA Intercollegiate Studies Institute 
    • Intercollegiate Studies Institute is a national organization that was created by William F. Buckley Jr. to give university students an environment in which they could discuss the most meaningful questions in the fields of politics, philosophy, and economics.


Competitions (pitch, business plan or bus. model).

  • MSLE 3550 (end of class competition)
    • Discussion of the discovery, evaluation, and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities.


Start-up Weekend, 3-Day Startup, or other engagement catalyzing formation of venture team in pursuit of a specific opportunity.

  • Student Startups: Aggies Open Their Own Business
    • There are 15 consultants available through the Clark Center for Entrepreneurship to help students starting their own businesses. The USU entrepreneurship club, also reaches out to students of all majors to give them the tools to be successful in their product and business ventures.


Experiment:

Experimental course


Infrastructure 


Extracurricular formation and nurturing of design teams, vetting of opportunities 

  • USUSA Technical Communication Club
  • <a href="mailto:grace.gibbons2@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grace.gibbons2@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a>
  • “This club provides students with many networking opportunities and a chance to develop their professional and technical skills. Students can come to explore the field of technical communication, participate in technology workshops, network with alumni, and socialize with others.”
  • <a href="https://involvement.usu.edu/clubs/technicalcommunication"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://involvement.usu.edu/clubs/technicalcommunication</span></a>


Internship, co-op opportunity or business plan projects with external partners

Pursue:

Incubator, venture accelerator, bootcamp or startup venture space.

  • MSLE 3000 Entrepreneurship: starting your own business 
    • This survey course examines all aspects of starting the student’s own business. The course explores opportunity recognition, marketing, finance, management, obtaining resources, developing a value network, operations, feasibility analysis and the start-up business plan.


Seed funding sources

  • PFP 3460 Fundamentals of Personal Investing
    • Examination of investment vehicles available to personal investors. Principal emphasis on corporate and government securities. 


Tech transfer office, standards and /or express policies and related offerings.

  • CEE 6480 Application of Technology Transfer for Teachers
    • Focuses on application of modern instructional strategies to the transfer of technology and science to the public education setting. Part of a series of six courses.


Grant-writing, legal and/or other venture assistance.

  • ASTE 7370 Grant Writing and Management 
    • The course prepares students with the experiences and tools related to finding grants, grant proposal preparation, the evaluation of grant applications, and grant management and reporting. 
  • SPED 7070 SPED Grant Writing Internship
    • Guided experience in preparation of grant proposals.


Spin Out 

Composite Manufacturing Processes and Repair

  • Tee 6200 Composite manufacturing processes
    • composite materials survey, tooling design and fabrication, autoclave processes, vacuum bag techniques, filament winding processes, equipment requirements, materials cutting and storage, and composite materials testing.


Regional sources of capital (angel, VC, state or institutional funds).

  • Undergraduate Student Funding
  • GrantForward


Mentoring, advisory or business networks.

  • Huntsman School of Business Mentoring Programs
    • Students looking for mentoring and help on their business idea or plan have many resources available to them


Solutions. Come up with multiple ideas for solutions for each of the 5 problems (opportunities) you identified. Problem 1: Freshman do not have much direct contact with current teachers Panel discussion involving current teacher/administrators Integration of classroom skills into earlier courses by getting more guest speakers and hands on experiences in classrooms Problem 2: No class outlining how to handle conflict with district set curriculum Create a class or section in a class outlining how to teach curriculum and integrating own teaching style Go over location specific district standards and required curriculum before student teaching Problem 3: Freshman do not feel confident in classroom management skills when going to practicum before entering the program and taking the class Classroom management workshop earlier in the program, possibly for freshman. Teacher and student mentor program involving shadowing in classroom.

Prototype. Each person in your team should select an idea they are excited about and create a prototype for it. Nicole: Problem 1: Freshman do not have much direct contact with current teachers Panel discussion involving current teacher/administrators Rachel: Problem 3: Freshman do not feel confident in classroom management skills when going to practicum before entering the program and taking the class Teacher and student mentor program involving shadowing in classroom.

Testthe prototype with the relevant people -- students, faculty, etc., depending on what it is.

Iterate. Based on what you learned about the problem or the solution, you might make a minor modification, learn that the you are solving for the wrong problem or make large changes in your strategy for how you solve the problem. Incorporate your learnings into creating a new prototype and test once again with the same person or different ones. Nicole Modifications: Finding out dates that work for people, and creating meaningful questions to be answered by speakers that we feel would be beneficial to students at all stages of the program. Rachel Modifications: Minor changes to wording on flyer, partner of USU students instead of one per teacher Take a photo of people testing your prototypes, and include a short reflection about what you learned from the tests. If you are part of a Leadership Circle, combine all your photos and learnings into one submission.

Nicole- In completing this prototyping exercise, I learned that this solution is appealing to Utah State students and that their interest would carry if it were to form into a real event. For many of us, spare time is just not something we have, and so something I learned throughout prototyping was that finding a time that would work for this forum would be tricky. I also learned about the types of questions we would want answered and that speakers and a question panel would best accommodate what our students wanted.


Rachel: Everyone that prototyped my design really liked my idea. There were a few things I changed wording wise on my flier to be more clear. One peer suggested that she would have felt nervous as a freshman going to a school by herself and wondered if a student partnership would work. I really like this idea because it provides one more person to network with and to provide support.

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