The NED was established to provide 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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Designing Your Course for Student Learning Webinar 2
OnlineSpend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives and... Continue Reading →
Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use... Continue Reading →
Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve... Continue Reading →
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - August 21, 2022 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift... Continue Reading →
Equity and Technology Webinar 1
OnlineThis webinar will focus on ways in which Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be applied as an equity framework to support the use of digital technology for teaching and learning. We will look at the ways in UDL can go wrong if not applied with an intentional equity lens and examples of best practice... Continue Reading →
Using Zoom in Hybrid and Hyflex Classrooms
OnlineIn a hybrid class it takes deliberate effort to keep your online students feeling connected and engaged with your face-to-face class. Join this webinar to learn what to expect when facilitating a hybrid or HyFlex course and receive some recommendations for creating an equitable experience for all students. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... Continue Reading →
Equity 101: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - June 26, 2022 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 →
Equity and Technology: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - June 26, 2022 Short Course Description Learn to apply an equity lens to your teaching with technology. This course is an introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an equity framework. Explore ways to design courses that address access, accessibility, as well as equitable learning outcomes. In this... Continue Reading →
Foundations of Teaching Online: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - August 7, 2022 (Break 7/4 - 7/10) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design and... Continue Reading →
Aligning Instructional Strategies with Zoom: Summer 2022
June 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course Description 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 →
Hacking Your Course Assessments: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Assessment of Student Learning) Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had... Continue Reading →
What’s New in D2L Brightspace: June 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the June 2022 release (version 20.22.06) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, June 16. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →