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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Conversations with Colleagues: December 2024
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... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: December
Description Gwen Oster started her career as an electrical apprentice with IBEW Local 292. She has taught electrical construction and maintenance for 25 years, beginning at Dunwoody College. Her family... Continue Reading →
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Creating a Syllabus Students Understand (Fall 2024)
The course syllabus is, as William Germano and Kit Nicholls note in their subtitle of their 2020 book Syllabus, “The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document that Changes Everything.” In thinking about spring... Continue Reading →
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Using Intelligent Agents in D2L to Support Learning and Course Alignment
This session will introduce the powerful tool of intelligent agents in D2L and demonstrate how they can be used to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. The focus will be... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: December 2024
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the December 2024 release (version 20.24.12) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, December 19. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used... Continue Reading →
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Organizing Your Gradebook for Clear and Effective Assessment
An organized grade book in D2L not only helps instructors manage grading efficiently but also aids students in understanding their progress. This webinar will cover strategies for organizing the grade... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Spring 2025
Spring 2025 OER Learning Circles February 10 – April 27, 2025 Apply by January 10 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to saving... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2025
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2025 release (version 20.25.01) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 16. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder (Spring 2025)
January 21 - February 9, 2025 Short Course Description Improving your assessments can do more than just measure what students know. It can also boost learning and save you time... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (January 2025)
Teaching with H5P Series What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot,... Continue Reading →
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