fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ʃˈʌlmən wʌzɐ fˈækəlti mˈɛmbɚɹ æt mˈɪʃɪɡən stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ænd kˈoʊdᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔn tˈiːtʃɪŋ ˌaɪˌɑːɹtˈiː.
From 1963 to 1982, Shulman was a faculty member at Michigan State University, where he founded and co-directed the Institute for Research on Teaching (IRT).