NED Events Calendar

The Network for Educational Development (NED) provides educational development opportunities that are designed by Minnesota State faculty and staff for Minnesota State faculty and staff. These opportunities help build awareness, develop knowledge, skills, and abilities, and provide space for reflecting and revising.

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  • Foundations of Teaching Online (long course)

    Online

    February 8 - April 11, 2021 Course Learning Objectives Construct a course schedule, template, or outline that includes at least one learning objective for each module for your course.  Create an alignment map with your learning objective(s), assessment tool, learning activities, and materials.  Develop one assessment tool that will measure or evaluate your intended learning... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Learning Circles – Summer 2021 Applications Due

    Online

    What are OER Learning Circles? Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around open educational resources (OER) and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate textbook costs for students. In addition to virtual weekly meetings, OER Learning Circles will utilize a D2L Brightspace course to support... Continue Reading →

  • Foundations of Teaching Online: Summer 2021 (long course)

    Online

    June 7 - August 8, 2021 (Break 7/3 - 7/11) Course Learning Objectives Construct a course schedule, template, or outline that includes at least one learning objective for each module for your course.  Create an alignment map with your learning objective(s), assessment tool, learning activities, and materials.  Develop one assessment tool that will measure or... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Creative Commons Certificate: Registration Deadline Fall 2021

    Online

    The Creative Commons Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and practical exercises to develop learners’ open skills. Minnesota State system office will support up to ten seats for the CC Certificate for Librarians or the CC Certificate for Educators. This... Continue Reading →

  • Foundations of Teaching Online: Summer 2022

    Online

    June 6 - August 7, 2022 (Break 7/4 - 7/10) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design and... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Foundations of Teaching Online: Deans 2023

    Online

    June 5 – August 6, 2023 (Break 7/3 – 7/9) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Creative Commons Certificate: Fall 2023 Deadline

      The Creative Commons (CC) Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and practical exercises to develop learners’ open skills. Minnesota State will support up to ten (10) seats for the CC Certificate for Librarians or the CC Certificate for Educators... Continue Reading →

  • Foundations of Teaching Online (Summer 2025)

    June 3 – August 4, 2024 (Break 7/1 – 7/7) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Foundations of Teaching Online for Deans (Summer 2025)

    June 2 – August 3, 2025 (Break 6/30 – 7/6) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design... Continue Reading →

    Free

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