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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D2L Brightspace: Announcements
OnlineThe 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 most... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circle Applications Due – Fall 2022
OnlineOER Learning Circles Fall 2022 September 26 - December 4 Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools, such as open licensing,... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Fall 2022
OnlineAugust 29 - September 18, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use... Continue Reading →
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Audio Description 101
OnlineAudio description—what is it, and how do you ensure it’s available on your videos? It’s easier than you might think! Join this webinar to learn about ways to ensure your... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Fall 2022 (Last Day to Sign-up)
OnlineSeptember 12 - December 16 Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities Fall 2022 Disciplines: Peace Officer Programs, History, Computer Science/MIS, and Mass Communication Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 6 - September 25, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials
OnlineThis webinar will show you how to look for teaching materials that are already ADA accessible--whether you need captioned videos, screen reader friendly websites, or documents that will be easy... Continue Reading →
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My Heart Belongs to SoTL: Getting Started
OnlineThis is a webinar associated with the short course, Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry, which is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - known as SoTL. In... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 12 - December 4, 2022 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 12 - October 23, 2022 Short Course Description This six week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2022 (20.22.09)
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the September 2022 release (version 20.22.09) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, September 15. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →
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Cultural Competence for Professional Fluency
OnlineLake Superior College has an ongoing initiative called Professional Fluency focusing on different aspects of professionalism that faculty can bring into their classes and actively teach. The first four aspects of professionalism we focused on were Timeliness, Respect, Taking Personal Responsibility, and Oral and Written Communication. We created a rubric defining how students can demonstrate... Continue Reading →
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