Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? Participate in the H5P Project and discover interactive content tools Pedagogy in PracticeBy Scott Wojtanowski If you... Continue Reading →
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? Rigor and Flexibility: A False Dichotomy Pedagogy in PracticeBy Catherine Ford The last two years of the... Continue Reading →
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? Before you hand back your next assignment, exam, or paper, consider putting a wrapper on it –... Continue Reading →
Integrating Equity Strategies into your Spring Courses - The approach of the semester end for many brings final exams, graduation, and registration. It also signals for many, that is it time to prepare for next semester's courses including syllabus creation, assignment development, and course content review. If you don't already, we encourage you to intentionally review and revise courses with a focus on equity and inclusion.
Integrating Equity Strategies into your Spring Courses - The approach of the semester end for many brings final exams, graduation, and registration. It also signals for many, that is it time to prepare for next semester's courses including syllabus creation, assignment development, and course content review. If you don't already, we encourage you to intentionally review and revise courses with a focus on equity and inclusion.
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? Strategies for Attending Virtual or Face-to-Face Conferences Pedagogy in PracticeBy Catherine Ford I was in the back... Continue Reading →
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? How S.M.A.R.T. are Your Learning Objectives? Pedagogy in PracticeBy Catherine Ford Image by Dungdm93 released under Creative... Continue Reading →
Jump to: Pedagogy in Practice | Academic Technology Tips | Did You Know? Resources for effective learning strategies Pedagogy in Practice Welcome to Fall 2021! Take a deep breath –... Continue Reading →
The last class of the semester - make it meaningful, Join a Biology CRP Short Course, Practices for Anti-Oppressive Teaching, Pay It Forward Funding Applications due May 7, Help Improve the Educational Development Digest
Teach Together Minnesota! Keynote, New Equity 101 Short Course, Consider the importance of aesthetics in learning experiences, explore anti-racist and culturally responsive teaching practices, hear student experiences at Teach Together Minnesota!
NED Talks, Pedagogy in Practice, NED Events Highlight, Academic Technology Tips, Initiatives Update, Share Your Voice
Not all feedback is equally valuable By Catherine Ford, Program Director for Educational Development Educators need to know that some feedback has the potential to make students feel overwhelmed and... Continue Reading →
New Year's Resolutions By Catherine Ford My feelings about New Year resolutions have run the spectrum. Some years I boldly declare my resolutions; other years I quietly write them down... Continue Reading →
Can student-led discussions be effective? Our friends at the Cult of Pedagogy have shared a laundry list of strategies to consider as you prepare to organize discussions with your students.... Continue Reading →
Self-care for both faculty and students Social and emotional health and their impact on the classroom Social Emotional Learning November can sometimes heighten anxiety for both faculty and students as... Continue Reading →
Collecting Mid-Semester Feedback Many of you are entering into Week 7 or 8 of the semester. You’ve likely covered 2-3 large units or a half dozen online modules and are... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Start of the 2020-2021 Academic Year! On behalf of the Educational Innovations unit of Academic and Student Affairs of Minnesota State, welcome to start of the 2020-2021... Continue Reading →
Attending to Cognitive Capacity in Videos The availability of screen recording tools like, Kaltura Capture, a tool available to the entire Minnesota State community, has made it extremely easy for anyone... Continue Reading →
Applying an equity and anti-racist lens to our pedagogy and practice By Catherine Ford Applying an equity and anti-racist lens to our pedagogy and practice is NOT a matter of... Continue Reading →
Start Planning Now to Redesign Your Fall Assessments Whatever delivery mode your fall courses take, begin planning now to evaluate and redesign your course assessments instead of waiting until the... Continue Reading →
Subscribe to the ASA Newsletter Join the Faculty Development Listserv Pivoting from Emergency Remote Teaching to Intentional Online Teaching by Catherine Ford If you could choose one word to describe... Continue Reading →
Subscribe to the ASA Newsletter | Join the Faculty Development Listserv Pedagogy and Practice Initiatives Update NED Event Highlight Share Your Voice Academic Technology Tips Upcoming Events Using a face... Continue Reading →
Classroom Assessment Techniques Have you heard about CATs? No, not the furry animal that mews, and no, not Campus Academic Technology Teams (CATTs). With all of the acronyms that get... Continue Reading →
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Have you ever wondered if what you're doing in the classroom is accomplishing what you want? Are students getting out of the assignment the intended... Continue Reading →
Building rapport the first few weeks of class Do you know your students’ names? Do you use them when you call on them in class? It is never too late to learn... Continue Reading →
NED Resource Site Launches This month we are launching the Network for Educational Development (NED) Resource Site. This is an exciting milestone as we will have a single location to... Continue Reading →
Formative and Summative Assessment With mid-terms over, you are probably steeped in the second half of the semester. Was the mid-term the first assessment in your course (test, paper, etc.)?... Continue Reading →
This month we highlight the Faculty Developer’s Network and improving student-to-content interactions. Faculty Developer’s Network Members of the Faculty Developer’s Network are engaged in leading or working with faculty development... Continue Reading →
On behalf of the Educational Innovations unit of Academic and Student Affairs of Minnesota State, welcome to start of the 2019-2020 academic year! In the digest this month, we are... Continue Reading →
News & Events New Digest Title and Schedule If you read the Faculty Development Digest in the past, you’ll notice that the digest has a new name, the Educational Development... Continue Reading →
