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June 12 – July 2, 2023 Short Course Description  You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store your recordings. You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →

July 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 →

July 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 →

July 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 →

July 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 →

July 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 →

Introduction 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 →

August 28 - September 17, 2023 Short Course Description  Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities,... Continue Reading →

September 5 - 24, 2023 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor,... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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 →