Winona State University is offering a spring section (February 3 – April 2) of WeTeach: Online/Blended Design and Delivery. In this course you will…• DEVELOP your own online teaching skills•... Continue Reading →
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Call for OER Proposals – “E”ffordability Summit
Minnesota State is partnering with the University of Wisconsin, Stout, for the annual "E”ffordability Summit: Access The Future. The "E"ffordability Summit will be held March 17 – March 18, 2020... Continue Reading →
Announcing the 2020 Innovation Funding Round
Minnesota State seeks to support student, faculty, and staff innovation that shows great potential for improving teaching, learning, and access for students across its 37 colleges and universities. Funded projects... Continue Reading →
Register for the 2019 Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference
November 20-22, 2019 Minnesota State faculty and staff are invited to attend (at no charge) the 2019 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Virtual Conference at one of ten Minnesota State campus... Continue Reading →
Spring Leadership Institute at St. Cloud State University
Requesting Call for Proposals The 2019 Spring Leadership Institute will be held on April 17th, 2020 at St. Cloud State University. The conference will feature the theme “Envisioning Higher Education... Continue Reading →
CEUs Offered For Free Faculty/Professional Development Sessions Nov. 6 in Brooklyn Center
Wednesday Workshops are 2-hour intensive professional development events facilitated by regional and national subject-matter experts. All Workshops are for Career and Technical Education instructors, technical program faculty and advisers, and... Continue Reading →
MCPA Conference October 31st and November 1st
The 2019 Annual Fall MCPA Conference is happening very soon! This year’s conference will take place in Bloomington, MN at the Radisson Blu in the Mall of America on Thursday,... Continue Reading →
Countdown to 2019 CTE Works Summit
Are you and your regional career pathway colleagues ready for Minnesota Career and Technical Education’s 10th annual state conference? 5) Register for the November 5-6 conference.Deadline for purchase orders and... Continue Reading →
Zoom Tips – Mute Participants, Recurring Meetings, Adding Co-hosts
Zoom is a communications software that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration. Minnesota State students, staff, and faculty can sign in with their Star ID. Zoom Tips... Continue Reading →
OER Opportunities at Minnesota State
Please see below the upcoming open educational resources (OER) opportunities available from Minnesota State for faculty and staff this fall. Z-Degree Project Minnesota State is embarking on a project to... Continue Reading →
Start Your Year with Professional Development – Sign up for WeTeach
Winona State University is offering a fall section of WeTeach: Online/Blended Design and Delivery. This 8-week online course will help you: • Develop your own online teaching skills• Learn how... Continue Reading →
OER at the 2019 Spring Academic and Student Affairs Equity and Inclusion Leadership Conference
There is a lot happening with open educational resources (OER) at Minnesota State. Proof of that could be seen on the first day of the 2019 Spring Academic and Student... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State introduces Zoom as a new web conferencing solution
Zoom is a communications software that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration. As of July 1, 2019, Minnesota State faculty, staff, and students can access Zoom by... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Recognized at National Conference
Minnesota State recognized at National Conference with exceptional statewide coordination for Positive Student Outcomes Award. The group on stage, receiving the award during "The Sourcies". This year at the CollegeSource... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Faculty Share OER Accomplishments
Faculty from across the Minnesota State system have been participating in ten-week Open Educational Resources (OER) Learning Circle cohorts in an effort to reduce textbook and classroom material costs for... Continue Reading →
Learn how faculty have used D2L’s ePortfolio tool in their courses
Attend the virtual ePortfolio Community of Practice Summer Showcase on June 10-11, 2019, where 13 Minnesota State faculty members will present their use of D2L’s ePortfolio tool. Minnesota State faculty... Continue Reading →
2019 Transfer Specialist & DARS User Conference
We are happy to announce this year’s Transfer Specialist & DARS User Conference at Madden’s on Gull Lake October 8-10, 2019. Due to the success of combining the Transfer Specialist... Continue Reading →
CTE Works! Summit Preparation Checklist — Call for Proposals Deadline May 24
Do you plan to participate in this fall’s annual CTE Works! Summit in Brooklyn Park highlighting technical programs and career pathway initiatives? BEFORE the end of the school year check... Continue Reading →
OTN Webinar Registration Closing Soon
Register for an Open Textbook Network (OTN) Webinars and be introduced to open educational resources (OER), creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University... Continue Reading →
Get a Jump Start on Designing Your Online and Hybrid Courses with WeTeach
Winona State University is offering a summer section of WeTeach: Online/Blended Design and Delivery. This 8-week online course will help you: • Develop your own online teaching skills • Learn... Continue Reading →
Press Releases: Minnesota State
Yesterday, April 17, 2019, saw a number of Press Releases from Minnesota State. Please view the below links to read more about each one: Minnesota State Extends Contract for Chancellor... Continue Reading →
New OER Opportunity!
We have a new OER opportunity available for Minnesota State faculty. Open Textbook Network (OTN) Webinars introduce OER, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open Success Story: Apple of my Eye
https://youtu.be/je9gMZy7SgI Apple of My Eye: Clinical Instruction Enhanced by “Bug-in-the-Eye” Technology was funded after their pitch at the 2016 Shark Tank Open hosted by Minnesota State Educational Innovations. The Minnesota State University,... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open Success Story: Burn Box
https://youtu.be/hGTBrazp0wY The Fire Technology Program at Lake Superior College Emergency Response Training Campus was awarded an innovation grant at the 2016 Shark Tank Open for their Burn Box project. Traditionally, students in... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open: eOrientation
St. Cloud Technical and Community College created an eOrientation program to help leverage technology for increased interpersonal connectedness in the advising and orientation process. With sustainability funding from Educational Innovations,... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open Success Story: OER
https://youtu.be/2dBEbBka018 Southwest Minnesota State University’s OER textbook project that provides open, affordable, and accessible classroom materials was funded through an open textbook grant from Minnesota State Educational Innovations. By creating their own OER... Continue Reading →
Apply for the Institute for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Minnesota State has identified a need to increase faculty cultural competence and use of culturally responsive and inclusive teaching strategies in order to advance equity and close the persistent opportunity... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open Success Story: Keepin’ It Cool
https://youtu.be/1S9lOlpBVSY Keepin’ It Cool, a project to bring cutting-edge technology to the Commercial Refrigeration program at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, was a project funded after their pitch at... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open Success Story: McLAB
https://youtu.be/XndEXS-y7mI Winona State University’s Mobile Computing Laboratory (McLAB) was a project funded after their pitch at the 2016 Shark Tank Open hosted by Minnesota State Educational Innovations. The goal of McLAB is to create a... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank Open – Expo Spotlight
This year’s Shark Tank Open, sponsored by Minnesota State Educational Innovations, will feature an expo with 22 exhibitors from past Shark Tank Open funded projects. Here's a quick peek of... Continue Reading →
