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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Finding and Using Open Educational Resources
OnlineLooking for that perfect image to insert into your PowerPoint slide? Searching for a soundtrack for your course welcome video? If you mix Creative Commons licensed work into your own... Continue Reading →
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Applying Content Page Templates in D2L Brightspace 2
OnlineThis webinar will demonstrate how you can use the pre-formatted HTML templates as a starting point for creating Content pages in D2L Brightspace. The templates provide you with example materials... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Improving Student to Content interaction: Summer 2022
OnlineAugust 1 - August 21, 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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Grade Smarter Not Harder: Summer 2022
OnlineAugust 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Technologies in the Higher Education Classroom
OnlineLearn how to be intentional in choosing classroom technologies based on a humanizing perspective. We will explore how technologies can be used to humanize a course and which technologies can... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May – July 2022
OnlineGet up to date on all the changes to Brightspace that were implemented over the summer of 2022. This session will include updates that occurred from May 2022-July 2022. (The... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace Overview
OnlineIf you are new to using D2L Brightspace, or would like a refresher, attend this overview session where we will take a look at some of the most commonly used... Continue Reading →
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Application of antiracist pedagogy: Summer 2022
OnlineThis webinar will introduce how to apply antiracist values and praxis into classroom teaching, with a specific focus on community building. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. ... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace Overview
OnlineIf you are new to using D2L Brightspace, or would like a refresher, attend this overview session where we will take a look at some of the most commonly used... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: August 2022 (20.22.08)
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the August 2022 release (version 20.22.08) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, August 18. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Copy Course Components
OnlineCopy Course Components is a tool in D2L Brightspace that enables you to copy materials from your existing courses into another course. When copying components, you can choose all or... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Create Content
OnlineUse the Content tool in D2L Brightspace to its greatest potential, by utilizing it as the framework for learning and assessment activities in your online course. We’ll include tips for... Continue Reading →
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