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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  • OER Learning Circles – Fall 2020 Applications Due

    Online

    What are OER Learning Circles? Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around open educational resources (OER) and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate textbook costs for students. In addition to virtual weekly meetings, OER Learning Circles will utilize a D2L Brightspace course to support... Continue Reading →

  • Creative Commons Certificate – Registration Deadline

    Online

    The Creative Commons Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and practical exercises to develop learners’ open skills. Minnesota State system office will support up to ten seats for the CC Certificate for Librarians OR the CC Certificate... Continue Reading →

  • Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations – September

    Online

    Description Introduction and Demonstration of Hypothesis and Hypothesis/D2L integration Writing in the margins has always been an essential activity for students. Annotation enhances reading comprehension and helps students think critically about course materials. Hypothesis digital annotation also empowers students to collaborate on understanding and developing ideas about their readings. Dr. Dan Allosso, Assistant Professor of... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Open Education Network Webinar

    Online

    Cancelled OEN Webinars introduce open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Faculty participating in this webinar may review... Continue Reading →

  • Open Education Network Webinar

    Online

    OEN Webinars introduce open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Faculty participating in this webinar may review an... Continue Reading →

  • OER FAQ: October

    Online

    Description: In this webinar, host Karen Pikula will answer questions that were commonly asked in OEN Webinars, Koffee with Karen, and the OER Learning Circles. Time will be allotted toward... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Next Steps: Advocacy and Integration

    Online

    The 4th OER Librarian's Workshop Day has been reconfigured into a virtual format and presents 2 separate entry points for engagement based on background knowledge and experience. Entry Point #2:... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Choosing a platform for your OER (Webinar)

    Online

    Part 1: Choosing a platform for your OER October 29, 2020 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm Part 2 Part 3 Missed a webinar? Check the NED Resource Site for any available recordings or resources. Description Open Education Resources appear in many different formats and on many different platforms such as Pressbooks, Canvas, PDF, SoftChalk, and D2L. What are the... Continue Reading →

    Free

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