Learn about how faculty from OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money by adapting their courses to OER at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across four days in April with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each, presenting their work and answering questions.
Summer 2021 NED Opportunities Now Available
The Network for Educational Development (NED) is pleased to offer the Essentials of Being a Scholarly Teacher series of short courses, long courses, and learning communities on the NED event calendar.
All Learning Counts Webinar on Adult Placement During the Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the First Full Semester
Friday March 5 at 10:00 a.m. - All Learning Counts will be holding a webinar discussion on the lessons learned on adult student placement during the pandemic. Please join us to discuss the impact on adult student placement due to the pandemic and the challenges and successes that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have experienced.
Debunking Stigmas Surrounding Careers in the Trades and 2-year College Pathways!
Join us on February 11 for a Special Brown Bag Lunch Presentation DATE: February 11, 2021TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. This CTE Month event is a live encore presentation of a popular CTE Works! Summit session. Two-year college/career pathways are not just for “those types of students!” Students on “both ends of the building”... Continue Reading →
Educational Development Digest: February 2021
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 anxious by its quantity and ambiguity. Some students may altogether dismiss these provided comments as simply not helpful. Additionally, this unwise feedback can be unintentionally... Continue Reading →
Developing an Institutional Anti-Racist Framework
As Minnesota State continues to move towards becoming a more equitable environment, we are committed to incorporating anti-racist ethos on our campuses. All Minnesota State employees are welcome to join the webinar "Developing an Institutional Anti-Racist Framework" on January 21, 2021 from 9:00 - 10:30 am, an opportunity from the Minnesota State Office of Equity... Continue Reading →
Educational Development Digest: January 2021
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 and place them near my computer where I am sure to see them. Still other years, I pass on them all together. And so, here... Continue Reading →