NED Events Calendar

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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  • The Basics of Accessible Documents: Spring 2024

    Creating digital materials that are easy for people using assistive technology to use should not be scary.  Most of what you need to know how to do you are likely already doing!  We will take a quick look at 7 basic tools in Word that you can use to make your work accessible: Headings Lists... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2024 (20.24.01)

    Online

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2024 release (version 20.24.01) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Finding Accessible OERs: Spring 2024

    All of us want to make our courses student friendly.  We would love to use low or zero cost materials, and we would like to make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed, high quality, and accessible. But having the time to find these materials is a struggle. This webinar will introduce you to a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Librarian Community of Practice: January 2024

    Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of libraries in open and no-cost content. How do you participate in affordability at your institution? How do you communicate the library role to others? We will share concerns and best practices about OER and affordable content. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering, a... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Copy Materials Between Courses: Spring 2024

    Learn how to use the Import/export/copy components feature in D2L Brightspace to copy course contents from one course to another. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design: Spring 2024

    January 22 – February 11, 2024 Short Course Description  This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • 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... Continue Reading →

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