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Recognizing Leaders in Digital Learning Toronto (June 17, 2021) Global learning technology leader, D2L, announced the recipients of D2L’s Excellence Awards, which celebrate inspiration and innovation in digital education and... Continue Reading →
Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to share the results of the spring 2021 innovation funding round. Six projects have been selected to receive funding, all are ambitious and diverse, embodying the creativity and inventiveness of Minnesota State.
The Shark Tank Open was held virtually on April 8, 2021. If you were unable to attend, or wanted to watch more than one pitch presentation happening simultaneously, Educational Innovations is happy to provide recordings of these pitch presentations, and the Innovation Expo recordings, at MinnState.edu/Shark.
Pay It Forward Funding is available for up to $10,000, and rewards innovators who wish to replicate previously funded innovations from a college or university campus. Due May 7, 2021.
Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to announce the 2021 innovation funding recipients for small seed and sustaining innovation funding projects. Recipients were chosen based on the outcomes of a competitive review program and received up to $10,000. Review teams were comprised of faculty, staff, administrators, and students from the Minnesota State system.
Interested in getting an up-close look at an innovation? Attend a workshop April 9 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. There are four to choose from: culturally responsive pedagogy, digital badging, the power of an innovative mindset, and virtual reality.
Funded by a large seed grant through the Shark Tank Open, Bridges Health is an emerging pedagogic model at Winona State University providing innovative clinical education and training to a wide variety of students to effectively prepare for entry into practice in today’s complex healthcare environment. This model collaborates with community organizations to form academic-community partnerships that serve students and the local community.
This year there will be four themed (virtual) rooms with four presentations each. Get a sneak peek of this year's project titles and the campuses they come from.
This year, the Innovation Expo will feature presentations held throughout the month leading up to the 2021 Virtual Shark Tank Open (March 2 – April 7, 2021).
The Shark Tank Open is Minnesota State Educational Innovation’s premier innovation event, drawing educators from across 37 colleges and universities for one grand afternoon of reimagining education!
Educational Innovations invites faculty, staff, and administrators to participate as application reviewers in the FY21 innovation funding round. Innovation funding provides seed and sustaining grants for campus projects that support... Continue Reading →
Anyone interested in learning more about innovation funding opportunities but missed the information sessions, are invited to watch the recording. Watch on MediaSpace (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu) Applications for the... Continue Reading →
Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, Anoka-Ramsey Community College launched a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiative to encourage and support community college faculty in conducting research on effective teaching... Continue Reading →
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 →
Faculty from around Minnesota State applied for and received innovation funding to develop multimedia projects that demonstrate teaching practices that were perfected or created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Browse the Innovating... Continue Reading →
This year the Shark Tank Open was held a little differently. Typically faculty and staff present their project ideas to an audience and a panel of judges (the sharks) in... Continue Reading →
Dr. Kim Sommers, PsyD, LP and Dr. Lindsay Murn, PhD, LP - Minnesota State University, Mankato On Twitter and Instagram, memes and jokes about therapy and counseling have gone viral.... Continue Reading →
By Travis Dolence and Nathan Rundquist, Minnesota State University Moorhead Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years, you’ve noticed that the number of podcasts on... Continue Reading →
In 2019, professors Robert Jersak (Century College) and Dave Engen (Minnesota State University, Mankato) teamed up with a diverse group of six students to produce The Finding Your Place College... Continue Reading →
Written by Alissa Martinka Are Your Students Really Reading Their Textbooks? Our story begins about ten years ago when we decided to return to graduate school. Mary Gruis and I... Continue Reading →
Digital badges can be helpful for communicating skills and competencies that a person successfully acquires or demonstrates. St. Cloud State University received innovation funding through Minnesota State and partnered with... Continue Reading →
The Innovating through COVID-19 funding program encourages the sharing and use of innovative practices in online teaching and student services. Funding is dedicated to the creation of good quality multimedia demonstrations of practices developed or perfected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multimedia demonstrations... Continue Reading →
For the third year in a row, Educational Innovations is pleased to provide a unique opportunity for Minnesota State employees attending the Shark Tank Open (STO) – Pay It Forward Funding! Pay It Forward... Continue Reading →
It is said that "necessity is the mother of all creation." If that cliché' holds true, then the world of vocational/technical education should be undergoing a renaissance. Across the nation,... Continue Reading →
The 5th Annual Shark Tank Open presenters have been announced! Just as in past years, there will be three themed rooms with four presentations each. Faculty and staff will present... Continue Reading →
How we created an innovative, high quality, open educational resourceBy Katie Nelson, Ph.D. Inver Hills Community College On the first day of class, I frequently ask my students to write... Continue Reading →
Thursday, March 26, 20204:00 - 8:30 pm Sheraton Bloomington Hotel5601 West 78th Street Bloomington, MN 55439 The Shark Tank Open is Minnesota State Educational Innovation’s premier innovation event, drawing educators... Continue Reading →
By jenny sippel, Minneapolis College "Consider sitting in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you think you do not have the time, then consider sitting for an hour." Seeing... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State seeks to support faculty, staff, and student* innovation that shows great potential for improving teaching, learning, and access for students across its 37 colleges and universities. Submit an... Continue Reading →
Zoom is a communications software that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration. Students, staff, and faculty can sign in with their Star ID. Zoom Tips are monthly... Continue Reading →
