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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OER FAQ: May
Description In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder (Summer 2024)
May 28 - June 16 Short Course Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and... Continue Reading →
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Qualitative and Quantitative Data Webinar (Summer 2024)
This webinar will present an overview qualitative and quantitative data and how to use data to answer Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) questions. This is the webinar associated with the NED short course: Classroom Inquiry and IRB (June 3 – June 23). RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota... Continue Reading →
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Applying Templates in D2L Brightspace (Summer 2024)
May 29 - June 16, 2024 Short Course Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted... Continue Reading →
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Replay of Part 1 – Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription To better grasp what disability justice is, we’ll cover critical moments in disability history that everyone should know. We’ll examine how the past persists in current policies and attitudes today, but also note the wins in disability rights achieved thus far. We’ll also define ableism and provide examples of it. Lastly, we’ll share ways... Continue Reading →
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Precision in Practice: Aligning Learning Outcomes with Assessments (Summer 2024)
This webinar explores the critical relationship between learning outcomes and assessments. Participants will learn to design assessment tools that accurately reflect and measure the educational objectives, ensuring that what is taught aligns with what is assessed. Learning Outcomes: Understand the principles and importance of aligning assessments with learning outcomes. Apply techniques to develop assessments that... Continue Reading →
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Practical uses for the D2L Media Library (Summer 2024)
The Media Library tool offers a simplified method for creating and storing video and audio recordings directly in your D2L course. Media Library includes a Record Video feature, and an Add Video Note feature, all of which can be used by both students and instructors. This webinar will present some practical uses of these tools,... Continue Reading →
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Classroom Inquiry and IRB (Summer 2024)
June 3 - June 23, 2024 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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Foundations of Teaching Online (Summer 2024)
June 3 – August 4, 2024 (Break 7/1 – 7/7) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and... Continue Reading →
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Foundations of Teaching Online for Deans (Summer 2024)
June 3 – August 4, 2024 (Break 7/1 – 7/7) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and... Continue Reading →
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The Professionalism Pact (Summer 2024)
Professional fluency is a concept we’ve been consciously working on at Lake Superior College in one form or another since 2014. As we have emerged from the pandemic, we are... Continue Reading →
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Replay of Part 2 – Racial Justice and Disability Justice: Working Together to Free Our Minds and Bodies (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription We will discuss the compound impact of intersections between racism and ableism within US society and why this intersect is so rarely discussed in social justice. We’ll hear from... Continue Reading →
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