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: April
OnlineDescription Supporting Multilingual Learners in Our Disciplines Multilingual learners (MLs), sometimes called English language learners, comprise a significant part of our Minnesota State student population. It is challenging to track ML learner success because state and federal policies do not require higher education institutions to monitor the progress of MLs and most institutions do not... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Mid-April Check-in
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and implementing a plan for comprehensive set of development opportunities to help faculty members build knowledge, skills, and abilities related to equity and inclusion efforts within... Continue Reading →
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Overview of Accommodations and Special Access in D2L Brightspace
OnlineLearn the distinctions between setting Accommodations and setting Special Access for students in D2L Brightspace, and when it is appropriate to use each feature. Some of the options include allowing individual students extra time to take quizzes or complete assignments. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on... Continue Reading →
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Overview of Old and New HTML Editors in D2L Brightspace
OnlineD2L's HTML editor is changing. Get the inside scoop on the new layout and new or expanded features. The HTML editor is available in some form in most of the tools in Brightspace, including Announcements, Content, Quizzes, Assignments, and others. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on... Continue Reading →
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Latinx students and the complicated history with Higher Ed (Webinar)
OnlineDescription In this webinar, participants will learn about the many conditions that have resulted in the miseducation of Latinx students. In additions, participants will learn about the multiple ways that... Continue Reading →
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What’s a Humanized Online Course? Option 2 (Webinar)
OnlineParticipants will review two common approaches to defining humanized learning, learn how national standards for online course quality incorporate humanizing strategies and evaluate their current courses and practices to identify... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check In: May
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and... Continue Reading →
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Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows for Predictive Analytics (Webinar)
OnlineIn January 2020, Chancellor Malhotra appointed four Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows from among Minnesota State faculty across the state to generate an essential knowledge base to lay the philosophical and... Continue Reading →
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What’s new in D2L Brightspace: May 2021 (Webinar)
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in version 20.21.05, the Monthly release that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, May 20, 2021. RSVP Required Use the... Continue Reading →
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Open Education Network Webinar
OnlineOEN 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 open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200.00 honorarium once the review is completed. Registration Deadline is May 13, 2021... Continue Reading →
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Teach Together Minnesota! (Conference)
OnlineView the Program Educators from across Minnesota are invited to join this free virtual event to connect with colleagues within your discipline to have facilitated discussions grounded in cultural... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Teaching for Biology Faculty
OnlineMay 19 - June 9, 2021 Description Faculty members teaching within the discipline of Biology are invited to join colleagues in this three week short course to explore and apply elements of... Continue Reading →
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