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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Minnesota State Equity Scorecard: Overview and Future Directions
OnlineIn partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description The Minnesota State Equity Scorecard serves a resource and tool to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across our the system. The Equity Scorecard seeks to provide a clear and holistic view of equity gaps for our student and employees stakeholder, in order to inform... Continue Reading →
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New Discussion Date Settings in D2L Brightspace: December 2021
OnlineDescription The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what’s changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: December 2021
OnlineTopic: Introduction to Open Pedagogy Open pedagogy allows students to assist with the creation and delivery of course content. Lori-Beth Larsen and Karen Pikula will share their open pedagogy-related knowledge... Continue Reading →
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No Dumb Questions: The Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Edition
OnlineDescription At Lake Superior College, Kelli Hallsten Erickson and Amy Jo Swing, faculty members and coordinators in the Center for Faculty Innovation, take anonymous questions from faculty about instruction and... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: December 2021
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the December 2021 release (version 20.21.12) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, December 16. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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Getting Equity-Ready for Spring
OnlineDescription Start off your semester strong by maximizing equity in your classroom. Join the Minnesota State Equity and Inclusion Coordinators in an interactive webinar that provides both insightful principles as... Continue Reading →
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Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop
OnlineDescription The Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop is a follow-up to December's OER Community Conversation (view the recording in the OER Community Site). During this panel, we will hear from... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Spring 2022 (3 week short course)
OnlineJanuary 10 - 30, 2022 Originally scheduled for November 22 - December 12, 2021. Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Create Rubrics
OnlineDescription Learn how to create rubrics in D2L Brightspace to provide students with the components on which they will be evaluated prior to them submitting their work. An established rubric... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: January 2022
Topic: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Student-centered Course Design Description Instructional Designers from Minnesota State University Moorhead will share how they co-facilitate an instructional cohort focused on student-centered practices. Presenters... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2022 release (version 20.22.01) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 20. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Evaluating with Rubrics
OnlineDescription Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Discover various ways to align grading rubrics... Continue Reading →
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