Monica L. Rosen

Engagement & Assessment Educator Development Specialist

Monica L. Rosen (she/her) is an Academic Specialist at MSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation who specializes in providing educational development on classroom assessments and engaging instructional practices. 

Monica’s research interests include innovative and real-world assessment strategies, learner engagement, learning analytics, learning with Extended Reality (XR), educational technology, collaborative learning, competency-based learning, digital accessibility, first-generation students, adult learners, and user/learner experience. 

Prior to joining MSU, Monica was a Senior Instructional Designer at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and taught undergraduate courses in Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, and Statistics in-person, online, and remotely at Alma College. Monica has a BS in Psychology and a minor in Cognitive Science from the University of Central Florida. She also has an MA in Cognitive-Social Psychology with a minor in Teaching, Learning, & Teacher’s Education with a specialization in Innovative Learning Technologies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she is also a Ph.D. candidate. Monica is a Quality Matters (QM) certified course peer reviewer and serves on the 2023-2025 EDUCAUSE Young Professionals Advisory Committee. 

Monica enjoys spending time with her young daughter and husband on their small family farm and trail riding/camping with her horses. 

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• Assessment Strategies
• Increasing Learner Engagement
• Learning with Extended Reality (Virtual & Augmented Reality)