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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Empathy by Design: Summer 2023
OnlineJuly 10 - July 30, 2023 Short Course (This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Summer 2023
OnlineJuly 10 - July 31, 2023 Short Course Description This three-week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our... Continue Reading →
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Manage Course Dates to Improve Student Engagement: Summer 2023
OnlineJuly 10 - July 30, 2023 Short Course Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively improve course facilitation for student motivation. You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously offered... Continue Reading →
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The Professionalism Pact
OnlineNED Webinar As we have emerged from the most acute phase of the pandemic, we are seeing an even greater need to help students shore up their professional skills: meeting deadlines communicating effectively showing respect taking personal responsibility working in teams Now, we have AI like ChatGPT to consider, and the question is: how do... Continue Reading →
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Creating Video Quizzes
OnlineNED Webinar Video Quizzes can provide engaging learning opportunities and assessments all-in-one, with multiple choice, true/false, or written response questions built directly into your MediaSpace videos. This webinar will help you strategize when & why to use video quizzes, how to build the questions and attach them to the D2L gradebook, and how to view... Continue Reading →
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Getting Started with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
OnlineNED Webinar The short course, Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (July 17-August 6), is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). During this post-webinar we discuss an overview of Reflective practices that may be used in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects. A background overview of SoTL is presented, reviewing basic steps... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Summer 2023
OnlineJuly 17 – August 6, 2023 Short Course Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our values and... Continue Reading →
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Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry: Summer 2023
OnlineJuly 17 - August 6, 2023 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) that will help participants establish a basis for turning reflection into SoTL inquiry. Module 1 provides an overview of SoTL, including its history and process. Module 2 integrates participants’ reflection on teaching and... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: July 2023
OnlineNED Webinar This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the July 2023 release (version 20.23.07) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, July 20. 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... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Essays and Long Answer Assignments
OnlineGenerative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I encourage authentic writing when all of my students are using ChatGPT?” Join us this summer for a series of conversations about the impact of generative... Continue Reading →
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Media Library in D2L Brightspace: July 2023
OnlineNED Webinar Media Library is a tool in D2L Brightspace that enables you and your students to manage short audio or video recordings in your courses. Learn how you can add recordings as feedback for student learning activities. Attend this webinar to check out an overview of the new Media Library in Brightspace. This webinar... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I: Summer 2023
OnlineIntroduction to Disability Justice July 24 - August 13, 2023 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies to interrupt ableism. You can expect to create documents and/or find ways to apply your learning right away, including options like:... Continue Reading →
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