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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Classroom Inquiry and IRB: Fall 2023
September 25 - October 15, 2023 Short Course Description Participants will review Scholarship of Teaching (SoTL) premises to generate an inquiry question and a study outline grounded by consideration of... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Advising: Fall 2023
September 25 - October 15, 2023 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: September
Real Talk, Real Connection. Join us in conversation with educational development colleagues from across Minnesota State as we kick off this year's Conversations with Colleagues series. This year we will... Continue Reading →
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OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow: Day 1
Association of College and Research Libraries OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow September 27 and 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MnPALS Librarians are invited to join the ACRL’s virtual two-part... Continue Reading →
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Setting up Assignments in D2L Brightspace
There are multiple options for collecting student work for assessment. The Assignments tool in Brightspace offers a single location for different types of assessment, including traditional file submissions, media submissions,... Continue Reading →
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Click with Care: Ensuring Multimedia Accessibility Through Informed Choice
At its core, ensuring accessibility in course content is a matter of choice. Decisions on how to create, use, procure, and share multimedia directly impact student access and, ultimately, student... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Essays and Long-answer Assignments
Generative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I... Continue Reading →
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OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow: Day 2
Association of College and Research Libraries OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow September 27 and 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MnPALS Librarians are invited to join the ACRL’s virtual two-part... Continue Reading →
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Copy, Export, and Reuse Previous Course Material and Manage Dates Effectively in D2L Brightspace: Fall 2023
Re-purpose and share course material from semester to semester and campus to campus by using Import/ Export/ Copy Course Components in D2L. After importing old material, save time by using... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with Video Technologies: Fall 2023
October 2 - October 22, 2023 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store your recordings. You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →
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Create Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides a way for you to assess students with an online exam. Learn how you can utilize question layout, dates and time restrictions, and... Continue Reading →
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Assessing Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides different methods of feedback when assessing students for an online exam. You can choose how to score quiz questions: automatically, manually, and/or with... Continue Reading →
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