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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Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
OnlineCreating Accessible Course Documents May 25 – June 14 Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice make digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
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Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineAligning Effective Instructional Strategies with Academic Technologies: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction using D2L Brightspace Tools May 25 – June 14 Description The Quality Improvement Process site provides examples of ways to to support instructor-to-student interaction in courses. Maintaining instructor presence through regular communications (announcements, updates) and specific student-instructor interactions. Engaging in heightened monitoring of student progress... Continue Reading →
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Communicating with Students via Intelligent Agents (Webinar)
OnlineDescription What in the world is an Intelligent Agent? The Intelligent Agents tool in D2L sends emails to students based on preset conditions. You can create and schedule Intelligent Agents... Continue Reading →
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You’re About to Grow: Using the Finding Your Place College Podcast for Student Orientation, Outreach and Virtual Mentoring (Webinar)
OnlineBackground In 2019, professors Robert Jersak (Century College) and Dave Engen (Minnesota State University, Mankato) teamed up with a diverse group of six students to produce The Finding Your Place... Continue Reading →
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CRP and Trauma Responsive Practices (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Both Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) and Trauma Responsive Practices (TRP) can offer us insight and support as we shift to bring students quality and compassionate education during the COVID-19... Continue Reading →
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Announcements as a Communication Tool in D2L Brightspace (Webinar)
OnlineDescription The Announcements on your D2L Brightspace course home page can help you communicate information to students and provide an additional avenue for student-teacher engagement. Learn tips for making the... Continue Reading →
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Applying the QM Rubric (2 week short course)
OnlineJune 1 – June 21 Description QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those considering... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy – Section 1 (3 week short course)
OnlineCulturally Responsive Pedagogy - Section 1 June 1 – June 21 Description How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to address educational disparities and meet the goals of Equity 2030? One promising path is to ground our practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the opportunity to critically reflect on our equity... Continue Reading →
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Improving Instructor-to-Student Interactions using Classlist and Email (Webinar)
OnlineDescription The Classlist and Email tools in D2L Brightspace enable teachers and students to interact with each other. Come learn about best practices along with tips and tricks to using these communication tools in your online courses. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming: We use the email address you provided to send you... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning Option 1 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Dive into some of the topics featured in the Minnesota State three week short course “Designing Your Course for Student Learning” beginning on July 6, 2020. Preview some of the topics in the course to decide if taking the course is the right fit for you! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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Aligning Assessments with Outcomes (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Coming soon! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming: We use the email address you provided to send you reminder emails as the event date gets closer, but we suggest you add this event to your calendar. Data Use: Your contact information is not shared with any third-parties, but we plan to use your... Continue Reading →
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Equity by Design Informational Webinar
OnlineThe Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion will be launching Equity by Design system-wide on June 24-25, 2020. In preparation for the launch, we are hosting this webinar which will focus on setting the stage to prepare campuses in undertaking Equity by Design. Webinar Topics: Equity by Design Overview Purpose of Equity by Design... Continue Reading →
