Events

Real Talk, Real Connection. Join us in conversation with educational development colleagues from across Minnesota State as we kick off this year's Conversations with Colleagues series. This year we will... Continue Reading →

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 →

February 2024 Topic: Finding your partners for change within your institution The work of faculty and staff can feel either stacked with required meetings or isolated with solitary tasks. Some of the initiatives we tackle (e.g. equity) represent undoing generations of patterns and rewiring complex, systemic structures. It’s important and often exhausting work! Connections with others... Continue Reading →

This interactive conversation provides a platform for faculty members to explore students' use of AI on their educational journey. First, we will view an Educause video Students’ Perspectives on Using AI (8:16)... Continue Reading →

Topic: Promoting Equity through Data Practices Hosts: Susan Parry, Hennepin Technical College and Martin Springborg, Dakota County Technical College In FY25, the Educational Development Committee is focusing on the theme “Promoting Equity through Data Practices.” After viewing a short video “Education gap: The root of inequality” we will connect the video’s themes with the Minnesota... Continue Reading →

Description Creating Equitable Assessments requires self-reflection, an ongoing process that one must continue to engage in to overcome intentional and unintentional barriers for our students. These barriers can arise from conscious or unconscious bias and systemic structures. Join us in a conversation around the six Actions for Equity-Minded Assessment proposed by Drs. Erick Montenegro and... Continue Reading →

February Topic Our main focus is rightly on our students. But the people doing the work of teaching matter, and there is an important overlap between what’s best for our... Continue Reading →

Topic Self-Care Conversations - Empowering Well-Being at Work Join us for an engaging and supportive session dedicated to self-care and well-being. This interactive workshop is designed to help colleagues explore... Continue Reading →

Helping Students Navigate Educational Technology Are your students struggling to keep up with the educational technology you or campus faculty are integrating into their courses? Join us for the next Conversations with Colleagues session focused on Helping Students Navigate Educational Technology. We’ll explore both the possibilities and barriers students face when using faculty-assigned and system-supported... Continue Reading →

Topic: Designing Accessibility from the Start In this discussion, we will focus on a proactive accessibility mindset in which we approach our materials and D2L courses with accessibility at the forefront. Practices such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), appropriate Word formatting, and accessible by design will be discussed. Breakouts will be collaborative with practice in implementing accessibility in... Continue Reading →

Topic: Our AI Accessibility Journey: From Experience to Action  This conversation will focus on these kinds of questions: What has been the experience this year with AI and accessibility? What did we learn from that? What do we want to do in the future based on this learning?  What is being done differently across campuses... Continue Reading →