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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Events
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2024 BOT Awards Information Session: September
Nominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence are due November 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm. At this information session, learn about the nomination guidelines for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence, review the rubric, and ask questions regarding nomination content or submission process. Nominees, local campus nominating committee members, and staff... Continue Reading →
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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 →
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Equitable Academic Interventions: Fall 2023
This webinar will examine the difference between institutional equity and academic equity. Then, it will provide guidance on how faculty can foster more academic equity by developing curricular and pedagogical interventions that differentiate and diversify what they teach and how they teach. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Fall 2023
September 11 - October 22, 2023 Short Course Description This six-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 values... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Fall 2023
September 11 - October 1, 2023 Short Course Description This course is comprised of a series of modules designed to prepare deans to better support and encourage the academic equity work of faculty. The content will also prepare participants to employ inclusive leadership practices that can help advance and sustain the equity work of faculty... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Online Discussions
Generative 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 fall for a series of conversations about the impact of generative... Continue Reading →
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Creating and Evaluating with Discussions in D2L Brightspace
Leverage the discussion tool in D2L Brightspace to its greatest potential to enable students to engage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and thoughtful interaction. Review the new evaluation experience when assessing student work in discussions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After... Continue Reading →
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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 →
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Practical uses for the new Media Library tool in D2L: Fall 2023
The Media Library tool offers a simplified method for creating and storing video and audio recordings directly in your D2L course. Media Library includes a Record Video feature, and an Add Video Note feature, all of which can be used by both students and instructors. This webinar will present some practical uses of these tools,... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder: Fall 2023
September 18 - October 8, 2023 Short Course Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you’ll examine and apply principles of validity & reliability and writing effective quiz... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2023
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the September 2023 release (version 20.23.09) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, September 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 →
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OER FAQ: September
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 →
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