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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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 September 29. Questions?... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: October
OnlineDescription: 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 the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. Submit an OER Question RSVP RSVP below to register and receive the Zoom URL... Continue Reading →
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Pressbooks: Getting Your Stuff Organized (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Pressbooks is a software that we have available to us in Minnesota that functions as a free publishing tool. It can help you gather your various teaching materials into one place for students, functioning as a text for a course. In this webinar learn how to set up a Pressbooks account and learn the... Continue Reading →
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OER Next Steps: Advocacy and Integration
OnlineThe 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: OER Next Steps: Advocacy & Integration October 9, 2020 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm View Entry Point #1 Description This virtual event is for... Continue Reading →
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Choosing a platform for your OER (Webinar)
OnlinePart 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 →
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Who do you need to know as part of the OER process? (Webinar)
OnlinePart 2: Who do you need to know as part of the OER process? November 5, 2020 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm Part 1 Part 3 Missed a webinar? Check the NED Resource Site for any available recordings or resources. Description Everything in higher education happens through a process of many people’s actions, including publishing... Continue Reading →
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What do you need to fill out as part of the OER process? (And how?) – Webinar
OnlinePart 3: What do you need to fill out as part of the OER process? (And how?) November 12, 2020 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm Part 1 Part 2 Missed a webinar? Check the NED Resource Site for any available recordings or resources. Description Terms and conditions, Creative Commons License, releases – these are a... 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 November 12 Questions?... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: November
OnlineDescription: 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 the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. Submit an OER Question RSVP RSVP below to register and receive the Zoom URL... Continue Reading →
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Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations
OnlineTopic: Using OER in your HyFlex Courses HyFlex is a course design model that presents the components of hybrid learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both. Students can change their mode of attendance weekly or by topic, according to need... 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 January 25, 2021... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: February
OnlineDescription: 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 the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. Submit an OER Question RSVP RSVP below to register and receive the Zoom URL... Continue Reading →
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