The NED was established to provide 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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Webinars
Using Existing Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work
OnlineDescription Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Discover various ways to align grading rubrics... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Colleagues: September 2021
OnlineDescription When colleagues readied themselves for emergency remote teaching in 2020, we all received a powerful reminder in the value of social learning. Colleagues from across the system who had... Continue Reading →
Designing Your Course for Student Learning 2
OnlineDescription Spend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives... Continue Reading →
Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials
OnlineDescription You want to teach with accessible online materials, but don't really know where to look. Here's a chance to see some options, and to share with others something that... Continue Reading →
OER FAQ: September 2021
OnlineDescription In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Time... Continue Reading →
Creating an Inviting Digital Learning Space with Zoom
OnlineDescription Virtual spaces still provide opportunities to personalize and humanize the learning environment. When facilitating sessions outside of a traditional setting, we need to be aware of techniques to share... Continue Reading →
Critical Directions for Equity Professional Development
OnlineIn partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description Across the landscape of higher education, there is a growing need and desire for professional development in the areas of... Continue Reading →
Librarian Workdays 2021: Ignite Affordable Education
OnlineAcademic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty.  Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across... Continue Reading →
Overview of Accommodations and Special Access in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription Learn the distinctions between setting Accommodations and setting Special Access for students in D2L Brightspace, and when it is appropriate to use each feature. Some of the options include allowing individual students extra time to take quizzes or complete assignments. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
What’s New in Evaluating with Discussions
OnlineDescription There is a new evaluation experience when assessing student work in Discussions! Get the inside scoop on the new layout and changed or expanded features, including the new page layout with evaluation tools and the posts being evaluated displaying side-by-side! Learn more about how to use the new evaluation experience in Discussions. RSVP Required... Continue Reading →
UDL: Quick Tips to Enhance Learning Experiences
OnlineDescription Design accessibility, access, and equity in your courses – Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help us address every students’ unique learning needs! This webinar is... Continue Reading →
Discussion Date Settings in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what's changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with... Continue Reading →