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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  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2024 (20.24.01)

    Online

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2024 release (version 20.24.01) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Finding Accessible OERs: Spring 2024

    All of us want to make our courses student friendly.  We would love to use low or zero cost materials, and we would like to make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed, high quality, and accessible. But having the time to find these materials is a struggle. This webinar will introduce you to a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Librarian Community of Practice: January 2024

    Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of libraries in open and no-cost content. How do you participate in affordability at your institution? How do you communicate the library role to others? We will share concerns and best practices about OER and affordable content. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering, a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Copy Materials Between Courses: Spring 2024

    Learn how to use the Import/export/copy components feature in D2L Brightspace to copy course contents from one course to another. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OEN Webinar

    Open Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200 stipend once the review... Continue Reading →

  • Using Strategies from Success Coaching to Support Equitable Advising: Spring 2024

    In our effort to support a diverse population of students, transactional forms of advising—those strictly limited to course selection—should be interrogated and revised where possible. A fruitful area that can offer strategies is academic success coaching, which focuses on holistic, ongoing support of students centered around the concept of goal setting and personal development. Yet... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • X, Y, Z, 1, 2, 3? Alternative Grading Methods: Spring 2024

    Online

    This webinar is for anyone ready for something other than A-F evaluation methods. If you'd like to explore alternative grading methods or maybe you've already done so, come learn about the possibilities, share your experiences, or ask questions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER FAQ: January

    Description 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! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Getting Started with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Spring 2024

    Online

    This is the pre-webinar associated with the NED short course: Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (February 12 through March 3rd). This webinar will present an overview of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning process. Participants will discuss how to get started on a SoTL project including the process steps to for creating a meaningful project.... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design: Tips and Favorite Ideas for Humanizing Online Courses: Spring 2024

    This webinar, scheduled on the last day of the Empathy by Design short course, will recap ideas, tips, recommendations, and favorite practices explored by participants of that short course. Join in to learn or share about how to "humanize" online courses. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Manage Dates on a Single Screen: Spring 2024

    Learn how to use Manage Dates in D2L Brightspace for viewing, editing and bulk offsetting course dates to reflect the current semester. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: February 2024 (20.24.02)

    Online

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the February 2024 release (version 20.24.02) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, February 15. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →

    Free

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