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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  • Technology Tips for Universal Design for Learning: Fall 2023

    Online

    Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that can help educators create inclusive and equitable learning experiences in concrete, specific ways. We can apply a culturally responsive and anti-racist teaching approach to UDL to help us answer the question: How do I ‘do’ anti-racist and culturally responsive teaching? And we can use technology tools... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Humanizing Student Assessments with Video or Audio Feedback: Fall 2023

    Online

    Video or Audio Feedback can be a powerful method for connecting with students in the online workspace. Creating personalized, specific feedback in strategic places in D2L can help students feel welcomed and engaged in their learning goals. In this webinar, we will explore the various places in D2L where video or audio feedback can be... 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 →

  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: November 2023

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the November 2023 release (version 20.23.11) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, November 16. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Authentic Assessments: Fall 2023

    We will explore what authentic assessments are and how they can be used to effectively measure course learning outcomes. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Accommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning, etc.) to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER FAQ: November

    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 tool below... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Conversations with Colleagues: November

    Topic Why do I do a racial equity grounding every class? What do I include in it? Conversation Host: Bea DeSantiago-Fjelstad It is essential to embed foundational practices in our courses that impact students. That’s why we must empower each other to challenge the inequities in our system and make education more accessible and equitable... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Regular and Substantive Interaction and Universal Design for Learning: Fall 2023

    Online

    The newly implemented definitions of academic engagement online and the conversation around Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) provides an opportunity to incorporate more inclusive and equitable learning experiences. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) combined with a culturally responsive and anti-racist teaching lens can help educators create opportunities for RSI in concrete, specific ways. In this... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Community Conversations: December

    Facilitators Nicole Hinrichs-Bideau Humanities and Film Studies instructor at Century College Nicole has been active in adopting OER materials for her classrooms, offering courses in a wide variety of formats and modalities, including piloting HyFlex courses. Nicole compiled her own "text" for Art of Film by using OER and YouTube content from a variety of... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: December 2023

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the December 2023 release (version 20.23.12) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, December 21. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • The Basics of Accessible Documents: Spring 2024

    Creating digital materials that are easy for people using assistive technology to use should not be scary.  Most of what you need to know how to do you are likely already doing!  We will take a quick look at 7 basic tools in Word that you can use to make your work accessible: Headings Lists... Continue Reading →

    Free

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