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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OER Community Conversations: February 2022
OnlineTopic: Universal Design for Learning Modules Guests Kelli Hutton (Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Minneapolis College) and Lynn Coffey (Minneapolis College) have created a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) module for their... Continue Reading →
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Equity Book Group: February 2022
OnlineDescription This is a statewide opportunity to read, discuss, interact, share, and learn with a book on a topic relevant to our work and create action plans to create more equitable learning opportunities for students on our campuses and to eliminate the equity gap by 2030. The first 150 to register will receive a free... Continue Reading →
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Empathy by Design #1 – Compassion
OnlineDescription What's the difference between empathy, compassion, and humanizing? How can we create an online environment where students gain the most educational and socio-emotional benefit? During this webinar, we'll have... Continue Reading →
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Automated Closed Captioning: When to Bot and When to Not
OnlineDescription Automated or machine-generated closed captioning is a game changer for media accessibility. Learn about the pros and cons of automated captioning and transcripts and how to best utilize this... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: March 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the March 2022 release (version 20.22.03) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, March 17. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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A Framework for Antiracist Praxis: March 2022
OnlineDescription Join Darlene St. Clair and Melissa Prescott, instructors of the Introduction to Antiracist Pedagogy short course, for an introduction to antiracist pedagogy and the continuous cycle of antiracist praxis. 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... Continue Reading →
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Application of Antiracist Pedagogy: Building Community in the Classroom: March 2022
OnlineDescription Join Darlene St. Clair, Melissa Prescott, and the SCSU Online & Distance Learning team in a discussion of applying antiracist pedagogy through classroom community building. A specific focus will be challenges and opportunities within the online environment. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to... Continue Reading →
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Creating a Culturally Responsive Syllabus
OnlineDescription The course syllabus is, as William Germano and Kit Nicholls note in their subtitle of their 2020 book Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything. So, it’s the middle... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Spring 2022
OnlineMarch 21 - April 10, 2022 Short Course Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our... Continue Reading →
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Empathy by Design: Spring 2022
OnlineMarch 21 - April 10, 2022 Short Course (This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either... Continue Reading →
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Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery: Spring 2022
OnlineMarch 21 - April 10, 2022 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos. This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating... Continue Reading →
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Open Education Network Webinar
OnlineOpen Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. After the OEN Webinar, attendance will be taken. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library... Continue Reading →
